JPMplays"Hidethesausage"rasputin
NEW1/16/20084:25:16AM So,JPMjustreported4thquarterresults.InthereleasetheyclaimtheyareONLYwritingdown$1.3billion,asreflectedinthisstatement:
"InvestmentBankfourth-quarterresultsdeclinedsignificantly.Resultsincluded:
-Markdownsof$1.3billion(netofhedges)onsubprimepositions,includingsubprimeCDOs...[
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Nextmoveinbondsnorman
NEW1/15/20087:36:50PM Wehaveseensomebigmovesinbondsrecently.
Inmyviewthebondmarketinsanityisbehindthatofstocks&oil&gold&realestate&allelse,butcatchingupfast.
Thepublicisabouttomoveintobondsinabigway.
Iamtalkinghighqualitybondsofcourse.
Recentlytheshortdatedhavebeenunderperforming...[
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TheInvesTechHousingBubbleBellwetherIndexhitafreshnewlowtodayasfearsofarecessionwreakedhavoconthehousingmarket.With30-yearmortgageratesstillabove6percentandbuyersreluctant,theoutlookremainsbleak.[
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CharlesHughSmithatoftwominds:Withtop1%owning60%ofallbonds,stocksandbusinessassets,versusbottom50%owningon2.5%ofnation'snetworth:
"Thetop1%doownfixedassets,ofcourse,justliketherestofus,andtheyareofcoursediversifiedaroundtheglobe.ButtheirU.S.liquidassetswouldberenderedworthlessbyhyper-inflation.Whywouldtheyallowthatcycletotakehold?
Finally,considertheirpositioninadeflationaryenvironment.Thin...[
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Andtherecertainlyappeartobeamplereasonstobeconcernedaboutbothalackofsavingandabuild-upofdebt.Intheearly1990s,householdsweresavingbetween8and10percentoftheirdisposableincome,aratemostfinancialexpertssayistheminimumrequired.In2006,thissavingratewasdowntoonly1percent.
Atthesametime,average(median)debtheldperhouseholdincreasedalmost40percentfromtheearly1990stothemid-2000s,andthisisevenafteradjusti...[
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Giveupnow?Citisees“terminaldecline”forbanks’modernbusinessmodels FirstMoody’s;nowCiti.Iseveryonelosingthefaithintheirabilitytodowhatitisthey’repaidfor,andthevalueofwhattheyproduce?Here’sasnapfromaCitiresearchnotelookingatthestrainedconditionofallthingsfinancial.Ina70-pagetomeentitled“TestingTimes,”thebank’schiefIBwatcherinEurope,JeremySigee,makesaconvincingcaseforsector-widecapitulation....[
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TheRealityofTradeDeficitsThetradedeficitjumpedthismonthbyalmost10%,to$63billion.Tohearthecandidatestalk,wecanlowerthedeficitbyforcingChinatoallowitscurrencytorise,increaseourexportsbecauseofalowerdollar,stopourdependenceonhigh-pricedforeignoil,etc.Whatevertheproblemsare,theyarenotofourmaking.Let'slookatthereality.IaskedmyfriendsatPlexustocreateafewchartsforme.First,let'sseeifalowerdollarwillhaveam...[
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MortgageCrisistoCorporateDebtCrisis:ThefinancialsystemfellunderintensestressWednesday.Theepicenterofthecrisiswasinthe“Creditdefaultswap,”orCDSmarket,and“contagion”fearswerebuildingquiteaheadofsteam.ThepricingforCountrywideFinancialdefaultprotection(5-yrCDS)surgedahuge469basispointstoarecord1,610bps(itwouldcost$16,100annuallytoinsure$100,000ofCountrywidedebtagainstdefault).Forperspective,Countr...[
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ThedifferencebetweenthestagflationsofthepastandTHISstagflationisthatconsumerdebtinflationuptonowhadyettoreachitspeak.
PeakDebt
ItistheFed'sabhorrenceofwageinflationthatwillkillthiscurrentstagflation..DEAD.
Thehigherthepricesforfoodandfuelrise,themorebusinesseswillcloseandthemorejobswillbelost.
TheFederalReserveBankingSystembasedonbleedingtheworkingpopulaceforthegainofthosewhodonotw...[
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UNPRODUCTIVEASSETS,WASTEDPRODUCTIVITY
JimWillieCB January10,2008
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JimWillieCBistheeditorofthe"HATTRICKLETTER"Usetheabovelinktosubscribetothepaidresearchreports,whichincludecoverageofseveralsm...[
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