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March 19, 2012
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Comment Yesterday we hosted a conference call titled “What’s Next On The QE Front?”. Please listen to the audio and view the handout below. [audio:https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/SubscriberArea/503842-581270.mp3|titles=Conference Call] [pageview class=”PDFViewer” url=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/wp-content/plugins/PDFViewer/plugin.php?id=67″] Zero Hedge (blog) – Here Is Why Everything Is Up Today – From Goldman: “Expect The New QE As Soon As April” From Goldman Sachs Q:… Continue reading Is QE3 Coming In April?
Bloomberg – S&P 500 Dividend Payments Rise to Record Standard & Poor’s 500 Index companies have never paid more dividends following increases this week by banks including JPMorgan (JPM) Chase & Co., according to Howard Silverblatt, S&P’s senior index analyst. Announced payouts imply an annual dividend rate of $29.02 per index share, Silverblatt said in… Continue reading Dividend Paying Stocks
<Click on chart for larger image> Bloomberg.com – China Adds Treasuries For First Time Since July on Europe Woes China, the largest foreign U.S. creditor, increased its holdings of U.S. government securities in January for the first time in six months as European leaders struggled to contain the region’s sovereign-debt crisis. Holdings rose by 0.7… Continue reading Chinese Treasury Buying
The Economist – Can it be…the recovery? The outlook for the world economy is better than it was, but there are still big risks out there THERE are tantalising signs of good news in the world economy. In America firms are hiring more and consumers are spending more. The euro zone’s recession is proving milder… Continue reading A Cover Story About The Economy, Contrarian Signal?
<Click on picture to view interview> Comment Jim Bianco was on FOX Business on Wednesday discussing the Federal Reserve and inflation. Jim argues that inflation is close to being a problem again. To view the interview click on the image above. To view any of our recent interviews click here. Reuters – A little extra… Continue reading Is Inflation A Problem? Maybe!
The Wall Street Journal – Apple Shares Hit $600 Ahead of iPad Release Apple Inc. AAPL -0.69%shares briefly rose above $600 Thursday, the latest milestone in their meteoric climb as expectations build for the company’s smartphone and tablet sales. The Cupertino, Calif., consumer-electronics maker’s stock has climbed consistently since recrossing the $100 mark nearly three… Continue reading Apple
The Big Picture (blog) – Why ECRI’s Recession Call Stands Most data, both public and private, are seasonally adjusted. But the nature of the Great Recession seems to have had an unexpected impact on the statistical seasonal adjustment algorithms that are hard-wired to detect when the seasonal patterns evolve and change over the years. This… Continue reading Still Looking For Recession
<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – U.S., U.K. Discuss Tapping Oil Stocks Speaking at New York University Thursday, Mr. Cameron said he and Mr. Obama on Wednesday discussed tapping oil reserves. “We’d both like to see global oil prices at a lower level than they are today,” Mr. Cameron said.… Continue reading A Wall Street Oil Leak
<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Daniel Yergin: What’s Behind Rising Gas Prices? With so many ships trawling the crowded waters of the Persian Gulf, there is always the risk of an ‘accident’ or ‘collision’ with unintended consequences New petroleum supplies could come into the market over the year from… Continue reading Gas Prices
The Financial Times – Bond bulls caught in US Treasuries sell-off The extent of this week’s selling, then, suggests the bond market is at a crucial juncture. As evidence of economic recovery builds, and with the Fed dialling back on hints of further monetary easing, investors are reassessing that consensus trade. The question being asked… Continue reading What Bond Bulls?
The New York Times – Wall Street’s Latest Campus Recruiting Crisis Wall Street, once a magnet for America’s best and brightest, is facing a recruiting problem. The industry’s cachet, which was tarnished during the financial disaster, has been further stained by the lingering economic slowdown and a series of highly publicized industry scandals that have… Continue reading Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bankers