Doug Kass: S&P 500 Poised to Soar in 2012
Derivatives are the Design of the Devil
Hedge Funds Miss Out on Recent Commodity Performance; Will They Chase Risk?
Equity Outflows Prompt Goldman to Say Growth Has Peaked in Asia
Italian and Spanish Bond Yields Fall As Three Year Loans From the ECB are Believed to Boost Demand
State of the Union: From Hero to Zero
Overnight Deposits Hit New Highs at the ECB
Central Bank Intervention: Can Man Ignore the Natural Cycle?
Historical Data Predicts No Recession Ahead in 2012
European Banks Have Until 1/20/12 to Detail Fundraising Methods to the European Banking Authority
“………..Some analysts have called banks the canary in the coalmine, saying that they can predict whether the economy will recover or whether it will get worse. ButRalph Silva, research director at SRN, said banks are more than that.
“I don’t think they’re the canary right now, I think they’re actually the grenade because they are the ones that are going to fix this or make it worse,” he told CNBC in an interview…..”
Comments »Expect a Better Economy in 2012
Dovish policy and better economic data…now if we could get the wheels put on in Europe.
Comments »The Big Picture is Out with 2012 Scenarios
Calling All Reaganomics Worshipers
Despite the title is is only fair to point out that both sides of the aisle are responsible for the outcome….
Comments »2012 Predictions From 16 of the Smartest People on Wall Street
FLASH: European Sovereign Bond Yields Move Lower
Brazil Runs a Version of Their Own QE to Boost Lending for Smaller Institutions
The monetary authority will buy credit portfolios and longer term binds on portfolios of less than $2.2 billion.
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