Category Archives: systemic risk
America’s ‘Fake’ Stability & Boobs On Credit
Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, Do you ever hear something so startlingly mind numbingly ridiculous you realize it must be a sign things have gotten so fucked up something has got to give? As I was driving to work yesterday morning on the Schuylkill Expressway a commercial comes on the radio […]
“This Is Where The Next Financial Crisis Will Come From”
“This Is Where The Next Financial Crisis Will Come From” By Zero Hedge In an extensive, must-read report published on Monday by Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid, the credit strategist unveiled an extensive analysis of the “Next Financial Crisis”, and specifically what may cause it, when it may happen, and how the world could respond assuming it […]
“This Is Where The Next Financial Crisis Will Come From”
In an extensive, must-read report published on Monday by Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid, the credit strategist unveiled an extensive analysis of the “Next Financial Crisis”, and specifically what may cause it, when it may happen, and how the world could respond assuming it still has means to counteract the next economic and financial crash. In […]
About That Debt Ceiling Crisis…
With just one month left until the “X Date”, better known as the first day on which Treasury has exhausted its borrowing authority and no longer has sufficient funds to pay all of its bills in full and on time, and also known as the date the US is technically in default on its debt […]
As Jackson Hole Ends, Here Is The Truth
The 2017 edition of the Jackson Hole symposium is officially over, and while central bankers disappointed markets by not providing any insight into their views on monetary policy (assuming they have any) they instead focused on market stability, and patted themselves on the back for creating a fake “risk-free environment” (which they justify by the […]
Yellen Warns Of “Algo Presence” In Markets, Fears “Risks Of Excessive Optimism”
While we will not see her speech or Q&A, the much anticipated speech on financial stability from Janet Yellen has just dropped. While expectations were for a 'snoozefest' speech, market volatility heading in suggested more than a little anxiety. While the core of her speech pushed back against easing financial reforms, she fears "risks of […]
Shocking Admission From Global Head Of Strategy: “Our Clients Have Given Up On Valuation As A Metric”
For all the recent concerns about an “imminent” nuclear war with North Korea (not happening, according to the head of the CIA), which prompted a stunned reaction from Morgan Stanley which earlier today observed the “70% rise in the VIX index over three days, 2% drop in global equities, and more than a few holidays […]
The Most Important Chart For Stocks
We have previously shown the chart below on countless occasions, so we are content to see that increasingly more banks are showcasing it as the biggest potential threat to the future of the market’s artificial levitation. Here is BofA’s Martin Mauro explaining why “investors may be well served by locking in some profits in US […]