2011

This is a Friday night massacre over in Europe. Fitch, the ratings agency, first downgraded Italy one notch, from AA- to A+, following in Moody's footsteps for earlier this week. Then, just a few minutes later, Fitch cut Spain's credit…

Last night, I posted a video of Robert Shapiro warning that the EU needed to address its banking crisis promptly and thoroughly. I agree 100%. I also mentioned a New York Times piece I wrote on Wednesday. I had anticipated my NY Times…

I don’t follow the Spanish banking sector well enough to know what hidden value Banco Pastor has but I find it curious that it is the subject of a takeover bid at a 31% premium by Spain’s fifth largest bank, Banco Popular.

Judging from this chart drawn up by the Financial Times, it would seem that Turkey is winning the currency wars and China is losing them.

In praise of Wall Street protesters - FT.com tags: protest Euro Zone: 'Depression' Makes…

We have been structurally bearish on equities since Absolute Return Partners was established in 2002. ‘Structurally bearish’ does not imply that we, or our clients, have had no exposure to equities throughout this period. Neither does it…

The following is a brief outline of "Gold and the 'Flations," published in the April 2005 Gloom, Boom & Doom Report. General talk has it that gold is a hedge against inflation. We might take this a step further and conclude that a…

Markets choppy ahead of the US employment report; global stocks mixed, commodities softer. US economic data performance continues to outperform; Sep. Canadian employment surges. Custody holdings at the Federal Reserve for foreign central…

An ode to Steve Jobs

This video is explosive. Dr. Robert Shapiro, an advisor to the International Monetary Fund, is saying in no uncertain terms that the dithering approach that Europe has taken will lead to crisis in a very short period, two to three weeks.…