MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2014

Bank of England head Mark Carney faces a grilling from lawmakers tomorrow as Minutes Show Bank of England was Aware of Currency Rigging Eight Years Ago. The central bank said last week that an internal review has found no evidence so far that staff were involved in collusion. trillion-a-day foreign-exchange market.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

On Tuesday evening, Argentine President Cristina Fernández accused Juan Carlos Fábrega, head of Argentina’s central bank, of " provoking a devaluation of the peso ". In response Head of Argentine Central Bank Quits. There was a sharp sell-off in the benchmark Merval stock index after Mr Fábrega’s departure was announced.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 19, 2014

At the risk of incurring another nonsensical fine for quoting someone on leverage and capital ratios of French banks, please consider European Banks Face $1 Trillion Gap Before Review. The figures assume a benchmark capital ratio for other book measures of leverage of 7 percent, they wrote. “A

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Next year will be a very important year for China because possible strains in the banking system and the intensity with which the reformers present their case will give us a better sense both of how much debt capacity the country retains and of how well positioned Xi Jinping and his allies are to implement the needed reforms.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

For example, the Federal Reserve aims to achieve 2% inflation as an ideal benchmark to avoid its counterpart, deflation. By targeting a low and stable positive rate of inflation, the Fed and other central banks hope to avoid the risks posed by deflation while also dodging the problems posed by run-away inflation.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Third, do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Note: Another logical time is on your company’s anniversary; if you don’t know what day your business was founded, make one up — maybe the date you opened your business bank account or you signed your first contract.)

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Note: Another logical time is on your company’s anniversary; if you don’t know what day your business was founded, make one up — maybe the date you opened your business bank account or you signed your first contract.)

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MishTalk

JANUARY 19, 2016

Italian Banks Hammered Things don't matter until they do. For example, Bloomberg reports Italian Banks Lead European Decliners on Bad-Loan Concerns. Europe’s 46-member Stoxx 600 Banks Index decreased 1.9 Europe’s 46-member Stoxx 600 Banks Index decreased 1.9 For whatever reason, things in Europe are starting to matter.

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BCG

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Bank operating models continue to evolve in response to new regulations, digitization, a volatile economic and risk environment, external threats, and advances by nontraditional competitors. In response, many banks have increased their spending on OR management by more than 50% in the past five years.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Alternative Bank Schweiz (ABS), a small bank in Switzerland broke the negative interest rate on deposits barrier, CHARGING customers to cake their money. The Alternative Bank Schweiz wrote to customers telling them they would face a -0.125 per cent rate on their money from 2016 – and a -0.75 emphasis in caps from the article).

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MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2015

The headline seasonally adjusted Markit Greece Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index® registered 30.2, Question for Rena Why did you have a Greek bank account? On Monday Greek Bank Shares Crash 30% as Market Reopens. The benchmark index in Athens opened nearly 23% lower, with banking stocks the biggest losers.

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

The city’s benchmark index has surged 86 percent during that time, more than any of the world’s major stock gauges. It’s like a two-edged sword,” said Wu Kan, a money manager at Dragon Life Insurance Co. Another Central Bank Sponsored Bubble We all know how this will end. in Shanghai, which oversees about $3.3

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MishTalk

MAY 24, 2014

million after accusing a former trader at the bank of improperly influencing gold prices at the expense of a customer. The process of setting the benchmark price for gold in London dates to 1919. It is set twice a day by five banks that serve as market makers, according to the London Bullion Market Association. Surprising?

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Real world example – banking sector. Well, I expected that the largest amounts would be from February-October, with fewer amounts around November-January because this is holiday season and customers are less inclined to do any banking activities. However, when I compared this with benchmarks (i.e. Here’s a real example.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2016

In the fall of 2015, after spending two years in a small town in the Ruhr Valley starting to learn German (I will appreciate Mark Twain’s perspective on the sprache so much better going forward), I moved to Frankfurt to begin my Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Image Source: WallpaperUp ).

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Since early 2010, energy producers have raised $550 billion of new bonds and loans as the Federal Reserve held borrowing costs near zero, according to Deutsche Bank AG. percent in June, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data. Research firm CreditSights Inc. And this is a mania.” percent this week from 5.7

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2014

Russia Intervenes in Currency Markets to Stabilize Ruble Bloomberg reports Ruble Plunges to Record as Bank Rossii Seen Selling $10 Billion. percent against the dollar today, more than any other currency tracked by Bloomberg, while the benchmark Micex stock index plunged more than 11 percent and benchmark bond yields soared. “So

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The New York Times reports China Rates Approach Crisis Levels Despite Central Bank Measures. The central bank, the People’s Bank of China, said late Friday that it had provided more than 300 billion renminbi, or about $50 billion, in short-term funds to selected banks over a three-day period that week.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 23, 2015

China’s central bank cut benchmark interest rates for the sixth time this year in a bid to support an economy which is forecast to grow at its slowest annual rate in 25 years. The PBoC said on its website that it was lowering the one-year benchmark bank lending rate by 25 basis points to 4.35

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MishTalk

APRIL 14, 2014

On Monday, the Ukraine central bank pulled out the bazooka with a massive set of rate hikes. Kiev’s central bank raised the benchmark discount rate from 6.5 Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. to the US dollar, to 13.16

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MishTalk

JUNE 5, 2014

In a widely expected move this morning, ECB president Mario Draghi announced negative interest rates, the first-ever move for a major central bank. The ECB also lowered the benchmark rate from 0.25% to 0.15%. The ECB will also continue to provide shorter-term cheap loans to banks at fixed rates until at least the end of 2016.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 11, 2016

It is also a potent sign of the lengths to which China's central bank is prepared to go to support the value of offshore renminbi, known as CNH. The overnight CNH Hibor, a daily benchmark for offshore renminbi interbank lending, hit a record-high 13.4 The one-week rate surged from 7.1 per cent to 11.2 The one-week rate surged from 7.1

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MishTalk

APRIL 14, 2015

The vast majority of mortgages in Portugal, and a huge number in Italy and Spain are tied to Euribor, the rate it costs European banks to borrow from each other. If Euribor drops low, enough banks will have to pay borrowers. The rate is based on how much it costs European banks to borrow from each other.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 19, 2015

This was the first time first time that the benchmark borrowing costs of a developed economy''s government has gone negative for a 10-year duration. Percent Inquiring minds may be wondering about short-term bank-to-bank lending. Such is the absolute madness of central bank policy. Swiss LIBOR Hits Record Low -0.72

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MishTalk

JANUARY 19, 2015

Last week was the first time that the benchmark borrowing costs of a developed economy''s government has gone negative for a 10-year duration. Percent Inquiring minds may be wondering about short-term bank-to-bank lending. Futility of Draghi''s Upcoming QE Such is the absolute madness of central bank policy. percent to 0.25

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 21, 2015

In the past I’ve written about how low interest rates and bank using the SBA guarantee program and its low down payment requirements plus a 10-year amortization have caused buyers to pay more for businesses than they would have years ago (because their payments are the same or less). Many banks will go as low as 1.25:1 times profit.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2014

The central bank on Sept. The PBOC also eased a ban on mortgages for people without home loan debt who want to buy a third home, allowing banks determine down payments and rates. The PBOC also eased a ban on mortgages for people without home loan debt who want to buy a third home, allowing banks determine down payments and rates.

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2015

In an effort to arrest hyperinflation and general panic over rising food prices, Ukraine''s Central Bank Hikes Benchmark Rate to 30 Percent. Ukraine''s central bank will raise its benchmark refinancing rate to 30 percent from 19.5 The new interest rate, which comes into effect on Wednesday, is the highest for 15 years.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

That reduced bank liquidity and helped send the three-month Saudi Interbank Offered Rate, a benchmark used to price many Islamic and conventional loans, to its highest since November. Mike "Mish" Shedlock Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

A financial services company engaged in investment banking and capital markets estimated the customer benefit of the Space X Falcon 9 reusable rocket. European Conference on Knowledge Management, 833. Creativity and Innovation Management, 21 (3), 304-314. million per launch. Çokpekin, Ö., & & Knudsen, M. Doolittle, J.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Pacific Investment Management Co.’s s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said investors should buy short-term Treasuries and credit securities that will be bolstered by the Fed’s intent to keep benchmark lending rates at almost zero. Here it is: " Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Gross’s View.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2016

In an irrational attempt to sponsor inflation, the Swedish central bank, Riksbank, slashed interest rates to -0.35% and conducted several rounds of QE. Some of Scandinavia’s biggest banks are warning investors not to underestimate the risk that the central bank is preparing to intervene in the currency market. Why the panic?

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The European Central Bank signalled it would expand its €1.1tn quantitative easing programme in December and cut its deposit rate should the slowdown in emerging markets threaten the eurozone’s economic recovery. He said the central bank stood ready to adjust the “size, composition and duration” of its QE package. per cent.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 20, 2014

The ruling meant, and banks enforced, the all or none principle. Payments will be made into accounts at the central bank instead of through Bank of New York Mellon Corp., The country’s benchmark restructured bonds due in 2033 fell 2.58 Bondholders can get payment directly from Argentina''s central bank.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

The government has reduced disbursements of dollars at the secondary markets in recent weeks,” said Garcia, citing non-public data from the Venezuelan Banking Association. Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds due in 2027 fell 0.44 Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. For my new readers, here are some recommended and popular articles for you to browse: Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry 101. Day in the Life of a Management Consultant (client version).

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Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 12, 2018

Management consulting can be likened to a ‘fashion business’, in the sense that new ideas fall in and out of vogue all the time. The book attempted to distil the methods deployed by the best-managed companies to create what’s sometimes referred to as sticky talent. Keep focused on your best people. Don’t take talent for granted.

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