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• Daily Credit Summary: December 10 - Like Clockwork

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 750
  Spreads were tighter in the US today as the ten-day swing cycle in IG has once again reached channel tights. Overnight outperformance on a weakening dollar was stymied by a weak jobless claims number that stalled the performance in the US after a decent open. Breadth was very positive though in credit as roll thoughts ...
  9 hours ago

• An Evening With Kathleen Battle *Open Thread*

  
  NO QUARTER — Authority: 547
  Some of you may recall how I ruined my partner’s Solstice present for me, one she had planned for some time, back in September. I had gotten a flyer from the Charleston Concert Series in the mail, and behold, my favorite opera singer, Kathleen Battle was coming to Charleston. Turns out, my partner had already ...
  1 day ago

• US Treasury extends bailout program to 2010

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 675
  Filed under: Management , Money and Finance Today , Personal finance , Politics , Headline news , Housing , Small business , Federal Reserve , Financial Crisis US Treasury Geithner wants to protect his turf. He sent a letter to Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Harry Reid extending the Troubled Asset ...
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• Precious Metals: A Minuscule Market, BLS Jobs Report Worthless, Obama Continues to Increase Spending, U.S. Treasury Zero-Rate Auction

  
  Hedge Fund Blogs From HedgeCo.Net — Authority: 469
  The volatility of precious metals prices will continue to astound. For those requiring a courage boost, I offer the following information as succor… The Precious Metals market is minuscule - Matterhorn Asset Management The graph below shows how small the gold and silver industries and markets are in ...
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• The phrase “TARP” isn’t leaving our lives anytime soon

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 497
  TARP is going nowhere, guys. Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner informed Congress this morning that the program, set to expire at the end of the year, will be extended until at least October. Which means that the bailouts won’t be going anywhere anytime soon, as a way to extend small-business credit. source ...
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• Treasury: Geither Testimony On G20 Coordination

  
  Newsroom Magazine — Authority: 127
  After the experiences of the Great Depression and World War II, the United States led in the creation of the international financial system that anchored prosperity and stability for more than 60 years. Today, that system must be reformed to address 21st century challenges.Timothy GeithnerSecretary Of The United ...
  2 days ago

• Daily Credit Summary: December 8 - Greeced Darkening

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 750
  Commentary compliments of www.creditresearch.com Spreads ended the day mixed in the US today with very low intraday ranges and only marginal moves as HY just outperformed IG. Breadth was modestly negative as TMT and CONSumer names underperformed. We note that credit has outperformed equity in the last couple of ...
  2 days ago

• Short Signals on 30 Year US Treasury Bonds

  
  Commodity News And Mining Stocks — Authority: 121
  It is very hard to deny Jason Russells trading acumen. As founder and Chief Investment Officer of Acorn Global Investments , Mr. Russell applies "highly disciplined, adaptable and proven strategies to a liquid portfolio of exchange traded futures and exchange traded funds diversified by geography, sectors, ...
  3 days ago

• Congress Slams Ben Bernanke and Fed Reserve

  
  The Daily Reckoning Australia — Authority: 559
  "You are the definition of a moral hazard. Your Fed has become the creature from Jekyll Island" That was Senator Jim Bunnings comment to Ben Bernanke during the hearing into Bernankes renomination to the US Federal Reserve. Who would have thought there are members of Congress willing to say it as it is to Ben ...
  3 days ago

• Bail-out of US banks will cost $200bn less than predicted

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 972
  The final cost of the US governments bail-out of the banking sector is expected to be $200bn lower than first thought.
  3 days ago

• From Bailout Czar To Grizzly Adams

  
  Boom2Bust.com — Authority: 540
  How many of you are aware that Neel Kashkari, the “Bailout Czar” who was put in charge of the $700 billion Treasury Asset Relief Program (TARP) by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, is now living “off the map” in a Northern California cabin? From the Washington Post’s Laura Blumenfeld yesterday: Kashkari ...
  3 days ago

• The Scale of Paulson’s Gold Purchases

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 141
  John Paulson (unrelated to Hank, ex-US Treasury Secretary), US hedge fund manager, shot to fame by capitalizing in spectacular fashion on the credit crisis by, among others, betting against a number of financial institutions. In the process, he raked in some $20 billion. He more recently developed an affinity for ...
  3 days ago

• Daily Highlights: 12.7.09

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 750
  Asia currencies fall, led by Rupiah, on bets US rates to rise. China’s top leaders pledged to maintain a “moderately” loose monetary policy stance. European stock markets fell as the dollar jumped to a five week high against the euro. Nikkei hits 6-week high on weaker yen. Sales at US retailers probably rose ...
  3 days ago

• The Daily Habit: Politics

  
  The 115- Fear and Loathing in America: Random Babble from the Red-Eyed Counterculture — Authority: 140
          Kashkari the Next Unibomber? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/04/AR2009120402016_5.html?g=0&sid=ST2009120402037
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• Goldman On Gold: $1,450/Oz

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 750
  And forthwith, the oracle speaks. The much awaited 2010 Commodity Outlook is out. Here is the 2010 summary breakdown: Some commentary: As we start a new decade with the global economy emerging from the worst recession of the post-war era, we expect the commodity supply-side constraints of the past ...
  1 week ago

• Bank of America to repay $45bn govt debt

  
  ICM Commercial & Business News — Authority: 138
  The Bank of America said it will repay the £45 billion loan it received from the US government, which it received as a bailout at the peak of the economic crisis. The loan was given to America’s biggest bank under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and to date it has paid $2.54bn in dividends to the US ...
  1 week ago

• From Russia, With Love: Wake Up, America!

  
  Candid Conservatives — Authority: 133
  Stephen Byers, Sr Whitefield, NH USA © 2009 Northwdsnh – All Rights Reserved To my Fellow Americans, “I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within” – General Douglas MacArthur. What exactly did ...
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• Thank You, Sir! May I Have Another?

  
  Bank Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 123
  While weve previously focused on all the banks that are turning up their noses at the sweet smell of TARP II , we almost missed the fact that theres at least one small bank that scooted back to the trough for another generous helping of TARP Lite. WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. has sold a second round of ...
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• Relief for Homeowners and Home Buyers Dealing with Short Sales

  
  The MD Suburbs of DC — Authority: 125
  It looks like there is a little glimmer of hope  for thousands, if not millions, of homeowners and home buyers that are currently dealing with short sales. A short sale goes into effect when a home owner needs to sell his or her house but the value of the home is well below what the home owner owes on their ...
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• Graham Was For “Cap And Trade” Before He Was Against It

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 641
  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham was in favor of a massive new energy tax before he was opposed to it, according to the White House’s Director of Energy and Climate Change Policy, Carol Browner. The proposal – called “Cap and Trade” – is sponsored by another notorious D.C. flip-flopper, former Democratic ...
  1 week ago

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