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A Five In Front Of The FTSE

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:54:04 GMT

Well, I said the FTSE could get to 5000, didn’t I? Can it hold these levels and consolidate higher? I think it’s entirely possible. The technicals look good; we’ve rallied 40 – 50% from the March lows[More...]

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.[More...]

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

15 European Banks Now Have Assets Larger Than Their Domestic Economies, Versus 10 Pre-Crisis

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:38 GMT

It appears just as in the US, where "the big 4" financial oligarchs now dominate, gave become even "too bigger to fail" post crisis and make a farce of "8000 competitors"....[More...]

Bank of America (BAC) To Repay Entire TARP Money

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:33:12 GMT

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) said on Wednesday that in a few days it will repay the entire $45 billion of bailout money it has received from the government for its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) at the height of the credit crisis last year and after its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. earlier this year.[More...]

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:56 GMT

Back in June, we discussed commercial real estate at length following attendance at a large real estate conference in NYC. Our tone was cautious and one question we wondered about was the percentage of GDP that real estate represents. We actually came across the answer back in August and meant to share then, but didn't get to it. Since the question/topic remains highly relevant to considering the potential negative economic drag from depressed real estate activity, we're sharing now -- the following table is from an 8/28/09 NYTs article, "Construction That Fueled Growth in the Sun Belt Slows":[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:02 GMT

The credit crunch crisis of confidence which we appear to be crawling out of even though the debt and equity markets catapulted themselves higher earlier this year could be similarly argued to be a crisis that started in the credit markets which crunched confidence around the world as it could a collapse in confidence in the value of the securities investors held which corrupted the credit markets causing them to cease funding.[More...]

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:39:42 GMT

Emerging markets are captivating investors again, but tidy profits aren’t always far away. Placing your bets on well-established global markets can also prove rewarding. That's why we're looking at Canada.[More...]

First Data extends merchant services agreement with Sovereign Bank

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:47:00 GMT

Payment processing company First Data has agreed with Sovereign Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, to extend their existing merchant services agreement.
Sovereign Bank and First Data began their co-operation to offer merchant services programs in 2001.
First Data said that it will continue to provide merchant processing services to Sovereign's business and commercial customers throughout the northeastern US, allowing the bank to offer a suite of electronic payment products and services including credit, debit, check and gift card programs.

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A Five In Front Of The FTSE

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

15 European Banks Now Have Assets Larger Than Their Domestic Economies, Versus 10 Pre-Crisis

Bank of America (BAC) To Repay Entire TARP Money

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

First Data extends merchant services agreement with Sovereign Bank

Daily Mail, London, market report column

TSE ordered to pay 10.7 bil. yen to Mizuho Securities, mulling appeal

Debt-laden Dubai World to meet banks

Daily Mail, London, market report column

Evening Standard, London, market report column

Lenihan to engage with EU on AIB capital

Alwaleed says banks should have foreseen Dubai crisis

Ruling poses dilemma for bank and State

Heritage Financial Group Subsidiary, HeritageBank of the South, Agrees to Purchase the Tattnall Bank in An FDIC-Assisted Transaction

Union Bank Vice Chairman John F. Woods Appointed Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding David I. Matson

Kamakura Reports First Deterioration in Corporate Credit Quality in 8 Months

Allied Irish Banks p.l.c.: AIB UK 1 LP Corrected Information Not New Information

Wall St Sense Offers Unbiased Analysis of Scrips Within Consumer Goods & Financial Sectors

Union Bank Launches Community Development Finance Web Site

The Fortune Financial Updated Analysis on Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Allied Irish Banks plc, Constellation Brands Inc., Xerium Technologies Inc., GLG Partners Inc. and First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

Benchmark Journal Reviews Key Sector Players

Latin American Minerals Inc. Announces Addition of Richard Boulay to the Board of Directors

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