June 2010

While California has been the poster boy for state budgetary woes, Illinois has moved into the top spot as the US state most likely to default on its debt. To avoid default more cuts are going to be necessary. See recent posts by me and…

Gary Shilling talked with Bloomberg about the implications of China's recent currency move and the European debt crisis. True to form, he is bearish – both on the Chinese move and on the European debt situation. His view is that the Yuan…

The following is the beginning of the Chancellor George Osborne's speech today before the British House of Commons on the 2010 Budget. This emergency Budget deals decisively with our country's record debts. It pays for the past. And it…

Existing house sales in the US fell 2.2% month over month in May to an annualized 5.66 million rate from the upwardly-revised 5.79 million rate in April. Note that analysts polled by Reuters expected sales to rise to a 6.12 million rate.…

This is just in from David Rosenberg: In the discussion about the outlook for U.S. Treasury bonds, the point must be emphasized that supply alone has been an inadequate focus for predicting future price/yield. You don’t have to do much…

Last year Russia previously indicated it was thinking about adding Australian and Canadian dollars to its reserves.  More recently it said it was preparing to do just that.  At the end of last week, the ECB's Noyer opined that…

Top Links Facing Deficit, Britain Unveils Emergency Budget - NYTimes.com Emergency Budget: George Osborne's austerity package haunted by spectre of 1981 | UK news | The Guardian The Usual Fare The Undeserving Unemployed -…

Highlights The US dollar remains firm after yesterday’s recovery.  New concerns about the funding needs of European banks have been sufficient to offset the stronger than expected German IFO survey.  Euro support is seen in…

The following is an excerpt from John Hussman's latest Weekly Market Commentary. I noted last week that we are closing in on a syndrome of indications that has always and only appeared during or immediately prior to recessions. At present,…

Joe Weisenthal, the title of this post is for you! Story of the Day: China's currency move China to Put Renminbi in a Currency Basket - Daily Reckoning Yuan appreciation not guaranteed - National Post Also See Marc Chandler's…