margin requirements are being increased all over the place
the CME raised margin requirement for silver, then cotton, then soybeans
the ICE raised margin requirement for sugar
and this is what happened to the price of sugar
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margin requirements are being increased all over the place
the CME raised margin requirement for silver, then cotton, then soybeans
the ICE raised margin requirement for sugar
and this is what happened to the price of sugar
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too much liquidity in China, inflation up
China tightens
increases bank RRR (reserve requirement ratio)
effect on China stocks today:
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this is good stuff
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k"]YouTube - Quantitative Easing Explained[/ame]
Ireland 10 yr sov bond yield came back in after EU bigshots told bond investors they will not have to take losses until 2013
everybody's expecting Ireland will be bailed out
Fed QE2 formally begins
http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/to..._schedule.html
buys 6 to 8 billion dollars of US treasuries with maturity range of 11/15/2014 to 4/30/2016
anyone who has those specific treasuries in their inventory can sell to the Fed
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-1...it-easing.html
The Federal Reserve began buying Treasuries as part of a second round of unconventional monetary easing to reduce unemployment and avert deflation.
Policy makers are purchasing $6 billion to $8 billion of U.S. government debt as part of its plan to acquire $600 billion of Treasuries through June and reinvest maturing mortgage holdings. Securities due from November 2014 through April 2016 that are eligible for purchase today are listed on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website.
Last edited by uls; November 13th, 2010 at 11:18 AM.
By the way, GM will have its IPO this week... Kinda interesting how it all works out for the IPO buyers and how the market will react! Mukang hit and run lang siguro gagawin ng mga IPO buyers hahahaha
the past couple of days, the EU has been pressuring Ireland to accept help
the Irish govt says it doesnt need help
the EU is afraid the crisis in Ireland will spillover to other EU countries
that's why the EU wants Ireland to accept help, to stop the crisis from spreading, like cancer
so the latest is...
the Irish govt is given an ultimatum -- decide in 24 hours
Ireland told: Take EU bailout or trigger crisis
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...an-debt-crisis
An increasingly isolated Irish government was coming under mounting pressure tonight to seek an EU or International Monetary Fund bailout within 24 hours amid fears that contagion from its crippled banking sector might spread through the weaker eurozone countries.
Last edited by uls; November 16th, 2010 at 12:21 PM.
Austria refuses to transfer EUR190M to Greece
the money is part of the bailout fund for Greece
the QE2 trade (short USD, long stocks and commodities) unwinds
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Last edited by uls; November 17th, 2010 at 02:59 AM.
China is experiencing high food price inflation
China govt to hold down food prices
Govt to introduce food price rules
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/busines...t_11556581.htm
The Chinese government will introduce a series of adjustment measures to restrain rocketing food prices, the China Securities Journal reported Tuesday, citing sources close to authorities.
The National Development and Reform Commission, China's economic and social development policy formulator, is likely to release some strict rules to stabilize food prices, the report said.
Measures such as price fixing plans, food price control systems in cities, public subsidies, and harsher punishment for hoarding and market manipulation activities will be introduced soon.
Uh oh price fixing, they never end up well... Lalong kukulang supply nyan...
GM IPO should be in the secondary market later tonight... See how it does...