Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Bank Failures, Sovereign Bond Collapses, Savers Head for their Mattresses / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: DeviantInvestor

Throughout the colorful history of organized crime in the United States, periodic eruptions of inter-gang Mafia violence have dotted the criminal landscape. When turf wars broke out between competing crime families in major cities such as New York and Chicago, the combatants would conduct their warfare from unsavory redoubts such as abandoned warehouses or low-rent hotels and apartments. In such locations, the soldiers would spend their off hours sleeping on rented mattresses until the internecine conflicts had run their course; hence the expression “going to the mattresses.”

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Stock Market Gap Down...Bulls Fight Back...... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Jack_Steiman

Once again it looked like the evil pullback was under way. The futures were bad and worsening by the minute as European stock markets were diving. Flat futures became nearly one hundred down on the Dow and roughly twenty-five on the Nasdaq, Ten was the handle on the S&P 500. The market gapped down hard but refused to get worse than the opening print. It spun around in a very tight range the first hour or so and then slowly but surely started to improve. The Nasdaq was leading the way and this despite the fact that three major leading stocks in the land of technology were taking hard hits. Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG), and Priceline Inc. (PCLN) were all down with the first two down particularly hard. They worsened yet the market was improving. That has been the powerful theme of this stock market.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Marc Faber Sees 'Considerable Downside Risk' For US Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Bloomberg

Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, appeared on "Bloomberg Surveillance" with Tom Keene and Alix Steel today, saying that he sees "considerable downside risk" for U.S. stocks

Faber went on to say, "We are creating bubbles and bubbles and bubbles. This bubble will come to an end. My concern is that we are going to have a systemic crisis where it is going to be very difficult to hide."

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Laiki Bank Where Some Depositors Are More Equal Than Others / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Raul_I_Meijer

Yeah, some things in life are inevitable. That's why it was no surprise, though still endlessly amusing, to find that while depositors of Laiki Bank (aka Cyprus Popular Bank) on the island itself have been unable to get to their money for 10 days now, Laiki's 4 branches in the UK have all that time simply remained open for business.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cyprus Bailout Deal Could Kill the Euro / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Money_Morning

David Zeiler writes: European Union officials voiced relief following an 11th-hour Cyprus bailout deal, but in truth, they have little to celebrate.

Not only will this deal worsen the economic crisis in Cyprus, but the damage to the trust in the banking system also has created a time bomb set to go off the next time a Eurozone country - or especially its banks - get into trouble.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cyprus Rejects Europe’s Demand for Deposit Tax / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Submissions

Brett Chatz writes: The economy of the Island of Cypress is flailing.  An immediate 15.8 billion-euro bailout for the small country was requested of its European allies.  The answer from the economically frail European Central Bank (ECB) was a two-tiered compromise.  The initial requirement included a substantial tax on Cyprus bank deposits, which would raise 5.8 billion euros.  The second element of the plan had the ECB tendering 10 billion euros to alleviate the financial crisis of Cyprus.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cyprus: Will We Ever Learn? / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Adrian_Ash

So Cyprus got its IMF-ECB bail out. But have bank savers elsewhere got the message yet...?

Over the last 30 years I have seen a lot of changes in the financial markets.

One of the biggest changes by far was the formation of the European single currency - the Euro. Prior to its existence all of today's 17 member countries had their own currencies. Italy, Spain and Greece, to name a few, were often devaluing their currencies. Doing this was one of their solutions to avoid the pain of economic mismanagement. The pain would still come to the general populace, but it looked spread out more evenly amongst its citizens through inflation.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Another Stock Market Record High in Reach, Here's What to Do Now / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Money_Morning

Shah Gilani writes: It's time for some insight.

I'm constantly asked where I think the stock market is going next. Since the Dow recently reached new highs and the S&P 500 is pushing its old October 2007 highs, it's no wonder that's the question on everyone's mind and lips.

Monday, March 25, 2013

As Cyprus Struggles, Now Is the Time to Buy Gold / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Money_Morning

Peter Krauth writes: I'll bet a few Cypriot bank account holders are paying much closer attention to gold now.

Since the announcement that Cyprus was looking to confiscate up to 10% of bank deposits, gold has risen by up to $24/ounce on safe haven demand.

After all, gold is real wealth, and it's the only asset that's not simultaneously someone else's liability.

Monday, March 25, 2013

First Iceland then Greece Now Cyprus and Who is next in Asia ..? / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Sam_Chee_Kong

Ever wonder why the shit is starting to hit the fan (SHTF) in Europe now? This kicking the can down the road thingy will have to come to an end one day. The whole financial system is on the verge of collapsing right now as every available effort utilized to pump up the system seems to be going nowhere. Ever since the financial crisis erupted in 2008, the system has been kept afloat by pouring more money into it. Unfortunately the unlimited injection of funds by means of Quantitative Easing has not been very effective as of late mainly because most of it went to unproductive sectors such as the real estate and stock market. Thus what we are ended up is inflated property and stock prices which resulted in a Great Disconnect between the asset prices and the real economy.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Imminent Stock Market Rally Top / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Andre_Gratian

Current Position of the Market

SPX: Very Long-term trend - The very-long-term cycles are in their down phases, and if they make their lows when expected (after this bull market is over), there will be another steep and prolonged decline into late 2014. However, the severe correction of 2007-2009 may have curtailed the full downward pressure potential of the 40-yr and 120-yr cycles.

Intermediate trend - The uptrend from 1343 may have a little farther to go before topping.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Protect Your Retirement with Stock Market Crash "Insurance" / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Money_Morning

William Patalon writes: We buy insurance on our houses, our cars and even on our artwork and jewelry.

But that's not the case with our retirement savings - the money we spend our working lifetimes to amass - the money that will be our sole means of support once we stop working.

With our 401(k)s, IRAs and other socked-away savings, we're content to "let it ride."

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Stock Market Uptrend Trying to Extend / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Tony_Caldaro

Quite a choppy week in the US markets after four gaps openings. We had to go back to the end of June 2012 to find a similar week of indecision. That one ended with the indices eventually moving higher. For the week the SPX/DOW were mixed, and the NDX/NAZ were mixed. Asian markets lost 1.6%, European markets lost 1.9%, and the DJ World index lost 1.0%. On the economic front, reports continue to come in positive. On the uptick: housing starts, building permits, the FHFA index, existing home sales, the Philly FED, leading indicators, the WLEI, and the monetary base. On the downtick: the NAHB index and weekly jobless claims rose. Next week we get the final revision to Q4 GDP, the Chicago PMI and PCE prices.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

South Korea KOSPI Stock Market Forecast / Stock-Markets / South Korea

By: Manas_Banerji

It looks like that chance of making a new up trend is getting far for Kospi. Last time I was saying that Kospi has a good chance of making medium-term bearish pattern if it breaks levels below around 1940 range and now that fear is more convincing. If this bearish pattern triggers then Kospi may test levels below 1900.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Stock Market Bends....Doesn't Break..... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Jack_Steiman

The market looked to finally start a sell-off on Thursday as there was a strong gap down after Mr. Bernanke spoke on Wednesday. The gap was the real deal as many leading stocks broke down below their 50-day exponential moving averages and did so on confirming volume. Finally, said the bears. Something we can dig our teeth into. The bears were feeling as if they finally had the bulls on their knees. A sustainable pullback was imminent. Or so they thought. It doesn't mean it won't happen, but today we saw a decent gap up that extended throughout the day with the market basically closing on its highs. The bulls are doing what they've been doing for a long time and that's to buy every single dip because they feel things can't go bad for them. And who can blame them.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Cyprus Crisis Investor Opportunity and Risk Rockets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013

By: DeepCaster_LLC

A Climacteric began in the International Economy and Markets last week. Its Ramifications have not been widely acknowledged. It provides Great Opportunity and Great Risk. Moreover, this Mega-Development signaled that a Great Opportunity Window is beginning to close. And it signaled loud and clear that The Great Danger of which we have earlier written is approaching ever nearer.

The Opportunity which may well not arise again in our lifetimes. So it is important to carefully consider the implications of that Mega-Development for citizens, savers, and investors around the entire World, including the Great Risks to which it also gives rise.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Cyprus - Little Island, Big Problem / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Steve_H_Hanke

Who’s going to bail out Cyprus: Brussels or Moscow? That’s the multibillion-dollar question. In mid-March, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund proposed a rescue package for the tiny island—to the tune of roughly $20.5 billion. But this bailout proposal was different: $13 billion in aid being offered was conditional upon Cyprus raising the remaining $7.5 billion through a hefty one-time tax on its bank depositors. Not surprisingly, the Cypriots, among others, were not pleased with this idea. And on March 19, to Brussels’s surprise, the Cypriot Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the bailout package. Officials are now scrambling to arrive at a solution before March 26, when Cypriot banks are scheduled to reopen.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Return of Stock Market Dow 36,000 Forecast / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Clif_Droke

Some of you may remember the unforgettable title of the 1999 financial best-seller, Dow 36,000. It made a lot of waves back during the heyday of the internet stocks and day trading, but unfortunately for the authors, the timing of the book's release was less than ideal. The market topped out in late '99 and the infamous "tech wreck" followed in 2000. To this day, Dow 36,000 is considered as the ultimately example of a contrarian indicator - that is, when a book cover announces an extremely bullish forecast, the end is usually near for the bull.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Cyprus Crisis, Stock Market and Platinum / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013

By: P_Radomski_CFA

Cyprus lawmakers this week rejected a controversial euro bailout package, which would have set a dangerous precedent by taxing ordinary bank depositors to pay part of the bill. How will it imply the stock market? Will it make platinum any less appealing - especially relative to gold? Let's take a look.

The genie has been let out of the bottle. The fact that a democratic government could propose such a plan is a game changer. Ordinary people everywhere now know that putting their savings into insured bank accounts is no longer a guarantee of a good night's sleep. When governments are in desperate financial straits they will not hesitate to plunder the accounts of ordinary savers and investors. And that make gold all the more attractive.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Warning Stock and Bond Market Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Dr_Martenson

After the shot across the bow in 2008, you might have expected that regulators and market participants would use the experience to change for the better, to become more prudent, and to reduce the sorts of risky behaviors that almost crashed the entire system.

Unfortunately, you'd be wrong.