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High yield bonds have rallied of late. ( Bespoke Investment Group , Crossing Wall Street )
The pursuit of “ fake alpha ” has created any number of problems. ( Big Picture )
“ A deadly pattern among some of the best traders is to channel achievement motivation into trading *more*.” ( TraderFeed )
Why does Barron’s continue printing the Citigroup Panic/Euphoria Model ? ( Condor Options )
Market rallies since the onset of the credit crisis. ( Bespoke Investment Group , Big Picture )
Grammatical evolution and market timing . ( Alea )
Banks are desperate to shed debt , even if it takes a fire sale. ( DealBreaker.com )
When it comes to early-stage companies should you bet on the jockey or the horse ? ( Journal of Finance - .pdf)
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Chart of the Week: Yields on U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Below 3% - … While difficult to discern from the graph, this is the first week the yield on that bond has ever closed below 3.0%. The reason for the low yield is the overwhelming demand cause by investors who are embracing a flight to safety approach to investing and see U.S. government debt as a safe haven for their assets. .. - VIX and More ( Note: Monday afternoon 10yr = closed at 2.73 - BC)
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$$$ Paulson calls for regulating everyone and everything [The Deal]
$$$ I’m Having A Hard Time Trusting This Guy’s Logic ... [WSF]
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$$$ A former Lehman Brother, who considers Amsterdam the birthplace of the capital markets, is filming a documentary on what the Europeans think of this crisis .
$$$ Bank robberies on the rise. [NYP]
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The markets are currently dealing with any number of cross-currents. One need only look to the fixed income markets to see how fears of stagflation are playing out in real time. Investors in search of a safe haven against stagflation are rapidly running out of options.
First, yields on the five-year TIPS are now below zero! In short, investors desperate for a “safe” way to play higher inflation have bid the bonds to levels not previously seen. (via Calculated Risk ... more
U.S. corporations are flush with cash . Net debt ratios hover around zero. ( NYTimes.com )
Will a weak economy prompt more corporate divestitures ? ( Financial Week )
“(N)ow both the bond market and foreign exchange show acute concern for the US economy .” ( FT Alphaville )
Investors are increasingly turning to currencies as an asset class . ( Capital Spectator )
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“In standard models of asset pricing, negative real interest rates are most likely to arise if growth expectations are particularly low or if uncertainty is particularly high.” ( Mankiw Blog )
Why are other central banks not playing follow the Fed ? ( WSJ.com , NYTimes.com )
How much attention should central banks pay to commodity-led inflation ? ( FT Alphaville )
Searching for safe havens in times of stagflation. ( Market Blog... more
“ How to Lie With Statistics ” by Darrell Huff is a venerable book on the many ways we as end-users of statistics can be misled by “the numbers.” As participants in the capital markets we are bombarded with various statistics on a daily basis. From various governmental sources we receive data on the state of the economy. From companies we receive earnings report that purport to tell us how the firm is doing.
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