MishTalk

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Current Liabilities Cash Much Smaller Than You Think I don't often dive into balance sheets, but did so after reading a Market-Watch opinion by Brett Arends. billion in “off-balance-sheet” liabilities. If “off-balance-sheet” is not included in my totals, then subtract another $31.5 billion and $137.1

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2013

China''s Move to Market-Set Rates Let''s step back to December 8 and look at China Relaxes Grip on Interest Rates China is relaxing its grip on interest rates with the launch of a financial instrument that allows banks to trade deposits with each other at market-determined prices. China’s credit boom is still in full swing.

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MishTalk

JULY 16, 2014

The Hoisington Investment Management, Second Quarter 2014 Review and Outlook makes the case " Treasury Bond Undervalued ". Projecting further into 2014, the evidence of a continual lackluster expansion is clear. range, arithmetic suggests that real GDP in 2014 will expand between 1.0% versus the average output level of 2013.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Draghiz e: "The test is credible because the ultimate purpose of it is to restore or strengthen private sector confidence in the soundness of the banks, in the quality of their balance sheets" Mish : The test is credible because we say it is. French reluctance is justified by the enormous exposure with their banks in recent years.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Seidner commented that 100% of strategists were negative on bonds heading into 2014 but I can name a couple exceptions, notably Lacy Hunt at Van Hoisington. From this perspective of the bond market, Europe has become Japan. Grant concluded with the idea " Gold is the anti-debt. It is money that cannot be conjured on a computer screen.

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Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2018

Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures make up one of those variables, provided they average at least one deal per year in a program that cumulatively amounts to more than 30% of a company’s market capitalization over 10 years, with no single deal being more than 30% of market cap. Take marketing giant WPP.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. And in 2014, Pfizer, the U.S. Imports among the world’s 20 largest economies have fallen as a share of their gross domestic product for four consecutive years.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

Strewn about the table were probably the tools of your trade: reams of data, balance sheets and P&Ls. Create a bull market. Financial markets boom when increasing numbers of investors want in. Likewise, our own resilience grows when we encourage positivity buyers to enter the market.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Heading into 2014, Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets remains adamant that growth estimates for China are too high and that rebalancing (while necessary), implies lower growth than most expect. I wish my readers a great 2014. It is clear that Beijing recognizes the problem of excess capacity. Stay tuned.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 19, 2016

Sales were down from 2014 and expenses were up. His balance sheet is a mess. One that struck me is something I see every so often and it’s marketing expense. He figured because a $30,000 marketing campaign didn’t work it really wasn’t an expense but should be considered profit.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Having lost access to the capital markets, the Greek government relied on the bailout funds to pay its bills. On Sunday lawmakers passed the 2014 budget without showing it to the IMF or the commission as demanded by EU rules. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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MishTalk

APRIL 12, 2015

percent of assets at the end of 2014, well above required regulatory minimums. percent at the end of 2014. Thomas Hoenig on State of US Banks Let''s take a look at April 2 statements by Thomas Hoenig in the FDIC Release of Fourth Quarter 2014 Global Capital Index. Fed officials seem to think so. They should think again.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The latest proposals could see up to 126 people being consulted on how to wind up a bank, even though agreement might need to be reached over the course of a weekend while financial markets are closed. Banking union won’t be ready for the results of the ECB health check in November 2014. How big is the proposed bailout fund? €55

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MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Following is a snip from the June 18-19, 2013 Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee , released today. Daily Bell.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 9, 2020

Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and America), when they devalue their currency it tends to weaken in the foreign exchange market, making the country more competitive in global trade. In March, American food prices rose at their fastest rate since 2014. Most notably, food prices.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Hello Mish Since August 2014 the target2 liabilities of the bank of Italia to the Eurosystem are again on an upward trend. billion since July 2014. It is therefore useful to examine the balance of payments of Italy to find out the exact cause of the recent surge of the Target2 liabilities of the Bank of Italia. Eric Dor Writes.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 8, 2015

China's Forex Reserves Note that China's Forex reserves are down about $500 billion from the 2014 peak. If China isn't going to expand its balance sheet anymore, that means it has to stop buying treasuries. That's what's going to happen in 2014. I also agree with Schiff on other things like free markets.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The interest rate burden on Chinese businesses and state-related entities has certainly been much higher in 2014 than it was for most of this century. They also tend to be associated with rising stock and real estate markets, which, by making households feel wealthier, encourages higher consumption.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. In November 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee began releasing projections for real GDP growth four times per year in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). The track record on recessions is perfect. A study by Alessi, et al.

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MishTalk

JUNE 9, 2015

Chart #2: Growing Payments While the current state of the city’s balance sheet is dismal, the real problem relates to what is expected to develop over the next decade. Chicago pension plan payments are expected to double from 2014 to 2015, and will then continue to rise for another decade before they begin to decline.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2017

But the Scalerator is very different from your typical startup accelerator: in our program, startups of any sector or age are accepted only if they have already demonstrated real market traction, high levels of ambition, and have a significant ownership stake. We helped the leading NGOs start growth projects for their own constituencies.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I did a search for the term "browser war" and discovered this December 19, 2014 ZDNet article: Did the browser wars finally end in 2014? The fighting might have finally ended in 2014. And in 2014, all those players seem to have dug in to well-entrenched positions. Mish Traffic by Location Browser War Over? times higher.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 21, 2016

ECB Hints at March Stimulus ECB president Mario Draghi ignited the markets today with Hints at More Stimulus in March. Investors reacted positively to Mr. Draghi’s comments Thursday, with eurozone equity markets moving higher in anticipation of further stimulus from the central bank. The euro fell against the U.S.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 10, 2015

When the bank reopened its shares plummeted as much as 14%, with the Spanish stock market down about 4%. Stress Tests Watered Down On January 16, 2014 I commented ECB Waters Down 2014 Stress Tests Second Time; Yet Another Sham Stress Test. Stress Tests Announced On October 27, 2014 alleged stress tests were a glowing success.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Today, Ally has a pristine balance sheet and is focused on its strengths with its leading domestic automotive services and direct banking franchises.” Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Nonetheless, the long bear market of the 1970s that lasted until 1982 caused valuations of the nifty fifty to fall to low levels along with the rest of the market, with most of the Nifty-Fifty under-performing the broader market averages. Congratulations, you went ahead in 2014. It opened the year 2000 at $50.40.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

With its balance sheet totalling nearly 1.6 Either way, it’s an unorthodox choice that has distorted financial markets and triggered warnings that the strategy could backfire. The ECB became the first major central bank to venture below zero in June 2014, and it now charges banks 0.2 percent to hold their cash overnight.

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MishTalk

APRIL 6, 2015

Futures were negative following Friday''s dismal job showing but that lasted only as long as the the market open. If I am correct, then this would lead to a further reduction of labor market slack, with the unemployment rate approaching 5 percent by the second half of the year. Reuters reports Rate Hike Timing Now Unclear.

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

trillion muni market had puzzled at the true identity of Bond Girl, Hector Negroni, co-founder of New York-based investing firm Fundamental Credit Opportunities, said in a telephone interview. “ It is not a balance sheet test, but a cash flow test. Buyers and traders in the $3.7 Chicago CUSIPs are listed here.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Since 2007, Federal Open Market Committee participants have been persistently too optimistic about future U.S. 2014) finds that one-year-ahead growth forecasts from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the European Central Bank from 2008 to 2012 exhibited substantial overoptimism, averaging 1.6 economic growth.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. A similar crash in public opinion awaits Bernanke for fueling one of the biggest, if not the biggest stock and bond market bubbles in history. Here we are.

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