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    Rising Leverage in Emerging Asia Where Is It Headed
Sep 27, 2016 - 09:57:34 PDT
The rapid increase in leverage in the emerging markets of Asia, particularly China, has become a concern for many investors globally. What is the source of the debt buildup?
According to UBS it is impossible to predict what might pop the bubbles, and when, even in cities with the clearest signs of a problem, UBS said. “A sharp increase in supply, higher interest rates or shifts in the international flow of capital could trigger a major price correction at any time
Tomorrow is options expiry and judging by the open interest reported today, the bankers will surely attack tomorrow.  It seems that they have circled $1340 gold and will do everything […]
There is a very real possibility that Deutsche Bank is going down. If the most prominent bank in Germany fails, the effect on Europe will be profound, & I don’t think the U.S. will escape the effects. The ripples will turn into a tsunami as they travel across the Atlantic.
Is this the beginning of the end for cash? As consumers have increasingly used credit and debit cards & made purchases online & on apps, they’ve used less & less cash
U.S.-based financial innovation start-up R3 announced on Monday that it and eight banks, including HSBC and State Street, have successfully tested a blockchain platform powered by Intel Corp technology for bond transactions.
    Fed’s Tarullo raises prospect of bank break-ups
Sep 27, 2016 - 07:08:46 PDT
The biggest US banks should be prepared to restructure if they struggle to adjust to new rules designed to ensure they could withstand the most severe of shocks to the system, the most powerful US banking regulator has suggested.
Our live blog followed reactions as ECB President Mario Draghi addressed the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
    Bank of Japan Tries Another Way to Spur Inflation
Sep 27, 2016 - 07:03:29 PDT
Bank of Japan’s policy shift is an acknowledgment that it can’t sway consumer expectations with words.
The European Central Bank and the head of Italy's bank rescue fund clashed on Monday over the European Union's tough conditions on state aid for troubled banks.
Monetary policies in Europe and Japan have produced trillions of dollars of bonds with negative nominal interest rates in the hope of stimulating economic growth.
    Economic Growth Requires More Than Low Interest Rates
Sep 27, 2016 - 06:55:48 PDT
Many commentators and economic experts are of the view that the Federal Reserve is running out of tools to keep the economy going given the very low level of interest rates.
    Legal Limbo: Do You REALLY Own Your Gold?
September 27, 2016
If you “own” precious metals under certain types of arrangements, you may be shocked to find that you’re in a legal limbo where ownership and possession are hazy at best. […]
    The QE Premium
Sep 27, 2016 - 06:49:10 PDT
The QE Premium It has been eight years since the great financial crisis of 2008, & the Fed is still maintaining an unprecedented level of accommodation in monetary policy. The Federal Funds rate has been pinned at or near zero since 2008. Recent discussions on raising the rate a mere quarter of a…
Slip slidin' away. That should be the anthem for both German banks, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. Deutsche Bank fell closer to 10 Euros per share this morning and Commerzbank fell to under 6 Euros per share. Deutsche Bank CDS (Senior and Subordinated) are spiking ... again. Deutsche Bank's 6% CoCo bond yields has jumped to its…
In addition to the massive layoffs, the bank will scrap its dividend payments for 2016 as part of the strategy revamp due to be published by Chief Executive Martin Zielke on Friday
    The Shanghai Accord Returns With Weak Dollar Ahead
Sep 27, 2016 - 06:32:49 PDT
Jim Rickard reveals why you can expect a weaker dollar going forward, and why the Fed might launch QE4 next year to keep the U.S. from falling into recession. Read on...
The Commerce Department reported today that sales of newly built homes posted a seasonally adjusted month to month decline of 7.6% to an annualized rate of 609,000. This was near the consensus gues…
    What Blows Up First, Part 3: Really, Deutsche Bank?
Sep 27, 2016 - 06:17:49 PDT
Deutsche Bank is behaving in ways that would make executives at Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns step back in alarm. It seems, for example, to have become a derivatives junkie.