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Short-Term Borrowing
Half the volume in the stock market is short – borrowed. Why? It’s the more remarkable because stocks since late December have delivered an epic momentum rebound. A 15% gain is a good year. Half the sectors in the market…
View pageForm Follows Function
We’re told that on Friday Jan 18, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared on optimism about US-China trade, then abruptly yesterday “global growth fears” sparked a selloff. Directional changes in a day don’t reflect buy-and-hold behavior, so why do headline…
View pageExchanging Data
Do we need another stock exchange? I’ve been asked this question repeatedly since Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, E*TRADE, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, TD Ameritrade, UBS, and Virtu Financial agreed Jan 7 to collaborate on seeking…
View pageLeveraged Market
Paul Rowady writing at Alphacution says 67% of securities in US stock markets are derivatives dependent on an underlying 33%, made up of company stocks. It’s leveraged. We can talk about ramifications at the end. To begin, the point is…
View pageDown Maiden Lane
For the Federal Reserve, 2018 was the end of the lane. For us, 2019 is fresh and new, and we’re hitting it running. The market comes stumbling in (anybody remember Suzy Quatro?). The Dow Jones dropped 6% as it did…
View pageA Credit Market
In the stock market the beatings have been consistent while we all wait for morale to improve. What’s causing it? I’m surprised conservatives haven’t blamed midterm elections. Alert reader Pat Davidson in Wisconsin notes CNBC viewers say tariffs, global economic…
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We take a moment to honor the passing of George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, who earned respect across aisles and left a legacy of dignity, achievement and service. Markets are closed today in Presidential honor,…
View pageBucking the Mighty
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, keeper of the buck, speaks today. Should we care, investors and investor-relations folks? There’s been less worshipfulness in the Powell Fed era than during the Yellen and Bernanke regimes. Out of sight, out of mind. …
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I like Thanksgiving. We may not all always feel grateful for our circumstances, but an attitude of gratefulness is healthy, I’m convinced. So, happy Thanksgiving! Karen and I will be feeling festively appreciative this year high in the Rockies, in…
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