BEIJING (AP) — More than two dozen companies in China are postponing initial public offerings and security companies are pledging more than $19 billion for a fund to stabilize the country’s free-falling stock market.The 28 companies, which had obtained permission from China’s securities watchdog for IPOs planned in Shanghai and Shenzhen, said they would postpone them due to recent market […]
Despite all the talk of “containment” and “Greece doesn’t matter,” not only are we told by anonymous EU officials that some banks may not open Monday but now, a Greek SEC Official has warned…*GREEK BOURSE MAY NOT TRADE MON IF NO ELA EXTENDED: SEC OFFICIAL
Greeks just got CYNK’d (or Hanergy’d).As a reminder, here is the exuberance in Greek stocks from […]
AP Photo/Lefteris PitarakisA British police officer stands guard backdropped by Chinese flags held by Chinese students, supporters of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, as they gather at a counter- demonstration against a protest against the leader across the street from Downing Street in central London, where he was meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron at his official residence, Tuesday, […]
“All his marketing makes him look like a jerk,” says Jo-ann Skyes. She is, oddly enough, speaking about her son.His name: Timothy Sykes. At the ripe, young age of 33, he was the ostentatious self-made millionaire you may recall having seen on the reality TV show “Wall Street Warriors.” He was the only memorable character on the show — none of […]
Indexes gapped up on the open after a strong election day for the GOP which markets generally view as business friendly, and while the S&P 500 held its gains the NASDAQ fell back a bit. The S&P 500 gained 0.57% while the NASDAQ dropped 0.06%. We have the official government data on employment Friday but on the Wednesday before that […]
The Fake Stock MarketStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 10, 2014 – 06:46 AM GMTBy: John_RubinoFor the average person trying to decide how to feel about the economy, the single biggest data point is the stock market. When share prices are rising, the implicit message is that finance professionals — who, after all, dedicate their lives to understanding such things and […]
By Cris SheridanOver the last several years, two powerful forces have helped to drive the stock market far higher than many have expected. The first, as we all know, has been very loose monetary policy through a combination of low rates and continuous rounds of QE by the Federal Reserve.The second has been the record amount of stocks bought by […]
The utilization of the Chinese market as both policy tool and ‘wealth’ creator – as The Fed has done with the S&P 500 – remains less than the PBOC would like. It appears the Chinese prefer their ‘risk’ in Baccarat and real estate and don’t trust those stock markets shisters… so the government is doing something about it. While American […]
Over the last several years, two powerful forces have helped to drive the stock market far higher than many have expected. The first, as we all know, has been very loose monetary policy through a combination of low rates and continuous rounds of QE by the Federal Reserve.The second has been the record amount of stocks bought by companies through […]
RBNZ Raises OCR from 2.75% to 3.00%The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) was expected to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 2.75% to 3.00%. This is the 2nd rate hike from the 2.50% OCR that persisted since March, 2011. The RBNZ statement noted inflationary pressure several times, so it might pay to pay extra attention to inflation data […]
