Noteworthy News – March 15, 2010
From SurlyTraderMarch 14, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Politics:
Fed gets new oversight powers under Dodd bill - Reuters
“No need” for Greek bailout decision – German finance minister - Reuters
China’s ... (more)
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March 14, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Liquidity and Volatility
From SurlyTraderMarch 11, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Equity volatility might seem to have little to do with the level or shape of interest rates, but after a bit of exploration we might be able to draw some solid ... (more)
1 pixel = $1 Million
From SurlyTraderMarch 11, 2010 at 8:29 am
A sobering perspective.
No related posts. ... (more)
Is the FDIC Solvent?
From SurlyTraderMarch 10, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Sheila Bair has to be given credit, she is working with a whole mess of financial institution failures that would give anyone nightmares. 168 failed institutions ... (more)
Testing the Rate Barrier
From SurlyTraderMarch 8, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Every few months I draw the spotlight on long-term US interest rates as they approach a long held barrier. Thirty year treasury yields have not been above ... (more)
The Fundamentals: How bad are they?
From SurlyTraderFebruary 24, 2010 at 10:05 pm
On a daily basis we all get confronted with a lot of data. In that data resides many false signals and conflicting statistics. Today, I would like to take a step back and ... (more)
What Influences Volatility?
From SurlyTraderFebruary 22, 2010 at 10:27 pm
The holy grail of derivatives trading is to predict future levels of volatility. Unlike equity prices alone, volatility has a somewhat predictive nature. An equity price ... (more)
Depressing Speech from San Fran Fed
From SurlyTraderFebruary 22, 2010 at 12:16 pm
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen gave a speech today at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate School of Business Administration, University of San Diego. ... (more)
Noteworthy News – February 22, 2010
FromFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Politics:
Ron Paul for President, says Conservative Political Action Conference poll – NY Daily News
Majority says stimulus program has been negative for economy –
Has the Greece Turmoil Subsided?
From SurlyTraderFebruary 17, 2010 at 10:56 pm
It seems that the equity markets are shrugging off a rather tumultuous few weeks. The consensus is that the Greece situation is under control and the crisis mode has been put ... (more)
SurlyTrader Joins Web 2.0
From SurlyTraderFebruary 17, 2010 at 12:10 am
“Web 2.0″ has been a hot phrase since social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, Digg.com, etc. have taken over the web. Basically, Web 2.0 represents community ... (more)
Positioning for Deflation or Inflation?
FromFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Economics is a very inexact science. We can all feel the relief from asset prices that are 50% above the 2009 lows, but the uncertainty lingers like a thick and unforgiving
... (more)Noteworthy News – February 15, 2010
From SurlyTraderFebruary 14, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Politics:
CIT TARP wipeout is official: The US Treasury loses its entire $2.33 billion TARP investment in CIT Group — the largest TARP loss to date - MSN Money
L.A. budget ... (more)
The “PIGS” Problem
From SurlyTraderFebruary 11, 2010 at 7:36 pm
If you are at all wondering why Europe and specifically the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, & Spain) have been in the macro spotlight as the next shoe to drop, it is very ... (more)
Counterfeit Treasuries
From SurlyTraderFebruary 10, 2010 at 10:38 pm
I found the following story highly entertaining. It is one thing to counterfeit money, but it is quite another to counterfeit treasury securities without abandon:
“A ... (more)
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