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Picture of the day: Three bear markets
I caught this photo via the Wall Street Journal's blog Market Beat by David Gaffen. This sell-off now ranks as one of the three worst in the last 100 hundred years.Very sobering.
Initial results of Lehman CDS auction
This comes via Credit Fixings.
The auction process to settle Credit Default Swap trades on Lehman Brothers bonds put the value of the debt at 9.75 cents on the dollar. That is much lower than one would have expected (12 cents on the…
Are the markets reaching the bottom?
It is usually said that capitulation is reached and the markets can go higher only when everyone has thrown in the towel. Are we there yet? I don't think so. However, would suggest you head over to the Guardian website and vote…
Pre-Market Update
Things have not calmed down yet and the Futures market is pointing to a very poor start to morning trading. We are looking at a minimum of 4% down right of the bat.If the Plunge Protection Team exists, now is your time to…
Global markets round-up
It is 8:15 AM ET and this is what I see in the markets today as we await the opening in New York:EuropeThe U.K FTSE 100 down 7.5%The German DAX down 9%The CAC-40 in Paris down over 8%AsiaJapan's Nikkei down nearly 10%The Hang Seng in Hong…
Global asset re-pricing
It's about 7:45 AM ET as I write this and the overseas stock markets are getting hammered. I can't say I don't fear what is going to happen today because I do. We are witnessing a meltdown of unimaginable proportions that is not just…
Chart of the day: Dow 1973-1974
The last time faced a recession and a Bear Market of such viciousness was 35 years ago in the recession of 1973-1975. In the UK, it was truly horrific as inflation shot up to 25% and stocks dropped more than 90% in inflation-adjusted terms.…
News round-up: 10 Oct 2008
Did you see that coming? What a train wreck of an end we had yesterday in the States. Things started off well enough with gains in Asian trading. The Europeans were a bit jittier, but it was within the bounds of reason. New York? That…
Nikkei down 8% at open
This does not bode well.Japan's Nikkei stock average slid more than 8% on Friday after U.S. stocks plummeted on fears about a global recession, while a firm yen added to the pain.In early trade, the benchmark Nikkei had shed 673.72 points…
Free Fallin’
No not the markets, the song. We need a bit of a break from this calamity of a global financial system. So here it is via Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, one of my favorite groups. The title is apropos, and the music is a bit…