Baltic Dry Index (2); Baltic Dry Index continues (1); Baltic Dry Index Falls (1); Bank Stress Index (2); CFTC exempts index funds (1); consumer price index (1); Dollar Index (4); Expected Misery Index (1); Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (1); Index funds (2); Index funds influence (1); index roll congestion (1); index speculators (1); Metalworking Business Index Trends (1); sovereign credit derivatives index (1); Volatility Index (1); WTI Crude Index Losing Favor (1).
Jesse's Café Américain Fri 2010-03-19 12:32 EDT
"It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion." Paul Joseph GoebbelsAs measured by the VIX, the volatility index, the perception of risk in US markets has declined significantly in the last twelve months from over 50 to current readings around 20...
Sun 2010-02-28 13:27 EST
The European Union (EU) is shocked--shocked I tell you!--that Greece used financial engineering to qualify for admission. Exactly how did they think that weaker countries managed to meet the requirements?...A few years ago, Greece engaged in derivatives transactions which essentially gave it a disguised loan, a gift from geeks. Greece may or may not have had plans to invest the money to create national wealth instead of say, blowing it all on national bling. Either way, Greece used its national credit card in a futile attempt to keep up with the EU Joneses...Today, rumors are that crony capitalists are using derivatives to profit from Greece's misery. There are allegations that investment banks and hedge funds used their knowledge of Greece's hidden debt to drive up its borrowing cost and drive down the Euro. Then these speculators reversed their positions, when they had advance information of a potential bailout for Greece. Other rumors suggest customized trades on the sovereign credit derivatives index also exploited Greece's problems. Still other rumors point to a campaign to manipulate Greek debt prices and knock down the Euro.
Beware; Geeks Bearing Grifts; Janet Tavakoli; Washington Abandons Greece.
Jesse's Café Américain Sun 2009-09-13 12:28 EDT
The weekly chart on the US Dollar Index has rather awful technicals, as it has dropped to a recent low, and set the 'iron cross' in the moving averages that is generally the hallmark of a sustained decline...The ultimate objective of this formation remains 66. It is difficult to square this with a technical outlook that includes a major decline in the US equity indices, since the pairs have been running inversely, that is, dollar down, and stocks up.
H; Iron Cross; Jesse's Café Américain; s Top; Weekly Dollar Chart Targets 66.
Thu 2009-01-15 00:00 EST
US Bank Stress Rises 7% in Q3; Will the Final Solution for CDS Start in EU? IRA (Institutional Risk Analytics)
Bank Stress Index; CDS Start; EU; final solution; Institutional Risk Analyst; Q3.
Fri 2008-12-12 00:00 EST
US Bank Stress Rises 7% in Q3; Will the Final Solution for CDS Start in EU? by by Institutional Risk Analytics
Bank Stress Index; CDS Start; EU; final solution; Institutional Risk Analyst; Q3.
Fri 2008-11-07 00:00 EST
Thu 2008-08-21 00:00 EDT
INO - U.S $ INDEX (NYBOT:DX) Price Chart and Quote; US dollar index; USD FX
Dollar Index; DX; iNOS; NYBOT; price charting; quote.
Thu 2008-06-12 00:00 EDT
index roll congestion "date rape" by Goldman Sachs in the commodities market via GSCI (Goldman Sachs Commodities Index); 2007-02-07
Thu 2008-05-29 00:00 EDT
debunking Michael Master's testimony regarding commodity speculation; tacit cartel on the producer side, accommodating speculative futures prices, while managing spot supply? Steve Randy Waldman
Sat 2008-05-17 00:00 EDT
Fri 2007-09-07 00:00 EDT
INO - U.S $ INDEX (NYBOT:DX) Price Chart and Quote
Dollar Index; DX; iNOS; NYBOT; price charting; quote.
Thu 2004-04-08 00:00 EDT
