Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Fed injected 200 billion surge in the Dow crashed 400 points.
Monday, January 30, 2012
New York, a young house slave of the tragic history of loan repayment.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
$ 110: a weaker dollar as the main driving force pushing up oil prices.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
To face the reality: US official predicts recession for the first time
United States Department of energy information agency's latest a forecast reports that, in the first half of 2008, the United States economy will shrink. This is the United States Government pointed out that the recession of the first official forecast report.
According to the United States http://finance. Department of energy information agency recently in monthly energy forecast report said: "the first half of this year, the United States by real GDP will fall slightly, and then started to rebound in 2008, the overall growth rate of 1.3 per cent, is the lowest growth rate since 2001. ”
United States Department of energy Intelligence Bureau economists Nasir · Gil Gil said, the Agency estimates that annualised, the first quarter of this year, the economy will shrink 0.5 per cent, the second quarter will shrink 0.7 per cent.
The report does not mention the word "recession", but most economists believe that two consecutive quarters of economic contraction is recession.
Gil Gil said: "the real estate downturn is more widely spread to the entire economy. "He also said that, if not the dollar makes the foreign demand for more powerful United States products, the economic situation even worse.
Intelligence Agency forecasts annualised, United States real gross domestic product (GDP) will be from the fourth quarter of 2007 11.577 trillion shrinkage-2008 first quarter 11.563 trillion in the second quarter and further reduced to 11.542 trillion and Q3 will increase to $ 11.633 trillion.
Friday, January 27, 2012
The fed into turning point in how much the market interest rates as critical
This week, even though there are many economic data will be published, many financial institutions performance will debut, but the most important issue is the Fed will cut interest rates, the number of base points. Bloomberg's Economist survey shows the Fed will cut interest rates 0.5 to 2.50% last Friday bear in the event of a liquidity crisis, the market interest rate cuts expected to 0.75%, some analysts even expected to be 1%.
It was pointed out that this http://finance. the Fed's interest rate policy may become a turning point in many markets, crude oil market can tell people that the Fed's decision is important. Over the past few weeks energy prices soar, but many market participants expressed this trend and basic surface and no relationship, and the financial market turbulence and dollar decline is currently the most important factor. Precious metal market. US dollar exchange rate and financial market stability becomes each big market-linked bonds, the Fed's interest rate policy is especially eye-catching.
From interest rate futures market information is 88 basis points, i.e. a 48% chance cuts 0.75%, 52% chance of 1% interest rate reduction. Interest rate futures market prices reflect the market balance, interest rate options market is more "personalized", the chances of interest rate cuts 0.5% 19.5% interest rate reduction 1.25% chance also 10.8%.
Current fed face two problems: economic growth and inflation. According to the Fed's statement last August 7 days before the Fed has been stressed that inflation risks; to 18 September, the main risks to economic growth; in the ensuing two declarations, the relationship between the two tend to balance; while the 30 January this year, once again become major economic risk.
Just like the United States Brookings senior fellow Douglas W. Elmendorf, although modern monetary policymakers have many rules, but the Bank does not respond to the financial crisis "manual". Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke likes to go ahead in the market, namely the market and to counter market crisis. Therefore, as long as he thinks necessary, interest rates are not the problem.
Another example can also prove that Ben Bernanke at to the Ordinance. Ben Bernanke has indicated that "the Central Bank and other regulators to protect against possible for specific financial instruments or financial institutions to develop specific rules of seduction", but due to the deterioration of the credit markets, the Fed said last week, for mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market price up to 2000 billion rescue package.
The real question is whether the interest rate cuts useful?:
Interest rate cuts, of course, you can increase the fluidity of the market, but now is not the lack of money. Subprime lending market crisis is a liquidity crisis, borrowers were unable to repay, and the Fed rate cut and cannot directly reduce housing loan interest rates. Over the past few months market performance attests to this.
While the credit market crisis is a crisis of confidence. Solvency crisis financial institutions a loss which is not fully exposed, leading to mistrust between financial institutions, are no longer mutually financing, credit crisis arise. The Fed's rate cut on this powerless. At this point, the US Federal Reserve launched many make the market more opaque rescue policy (such as last week's MBS for national debt policy), the leading financial institutions risk exposure, the more difficult and may cause market worse. But in the end, excessive interest rate cuts will let investors worry about prices soaring.
Interest rate cuts 0.75% may allow more calm, market operation market will continue to follow the past track running, the dollar will face pressure on interest rates of 1% would cause some market shock, but does not change the market orientation; cuts 0.5% or less, you will be on the market is very large, and even fundamental effects.
In addition, this week also concern development focused on the United States President George w. Bush has given the deterioration in the credit market crisis and economic recession odds, has decided on Monday and its financial markets working group meetings to seek solutions. The Organization's members include the United States Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and SEC and commodity futures trading Commission Chairman. Experts point out that, because the situation is urgent, the White House may be announced after the new economy and relieve tension in the market.
Secondly, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and three other major financial firms, will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday announced first quarter performance, and thus can assess United States subprime mortgage crisis and credit crunch crisis is on Wall Street have caused further damage. Last week, Bear Stearns was the serious deterioration of the liquidity position, the trend of the US Federal Reserve for help, the market worried that there are other manufacturers also face the same crisis, some even directly to a Lehman Brothers will be the second victim. Experts point out that the financial industry's latest results announcement for the helped market assessment United States financial services industry has been caught in a systemic crisis.
In addition, Bear Stearns on Friday after the fed and Morgan Bank emergency, whether their financial situation has stabilised or rescue units there are further action, the focus of concern.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Detailed description of the Fed's rescue tactics
Into 2008, as the subprime mortgage crisis continues to worsen, turbulent financial markets in the United States, the fed and the Bush administration continues to intensify efforts to rescue, to avoid the situation completely out of control. According to http://finance., 16 day and night, the Fed once again decisive final, a is for financial institutions to create new financing tool and immediately lowered the discount rate from 3.5 to 3.25%. With the US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Fed this two urgent decisions aimed at financial institutions provide more financing channels.
The Fed's emergency measures introduced in the middle of a rare, on the one hand, visible on the current United States the seriousness of the financial crisis, on the other hand is visible the Fed's rescue.
United States is now the most immediate and urgent problem is how to restore the financial market stability, and orderly running. After the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, comprehensive, suffered financial system has become a trend, but credit led to a serious lack of market liquidity. Credit to the economy, like blood to life. If individuals and enterprises is difficult to obtain credit, consumption and investment will inevitably be subdued, and threaten the whole economies of normal operation.
In view of this, the fed and the United States Government is from the currency and the financial perspectives, the race to launch rescue measures to promote the orderly operation of the market. Specific to the Federal Reserve, on the one hand, through various means injection of capital to financial markets, increase market liquidity; on the other hand, through a sustained substantial interest rate cuts, the stability of the market to avoid recession. The Bush Administration launched up to 1680 billion stimulus package, through tax rebates to promote consumption and investment.
But based on the subprime mortgage crisis also worsening, rescue measures effect existed hysteresis of current financial markets in the United States will continue to be turbulent. United States investment bank on Friday Bear Stearns liquidity problem "significantly worse" raises significant decline in the market. With the United States economic recession features increasingly apparent, the financial market has become highly sensitive to disturbance may cause market overreaction and exacerbate the economic difficulties of the United States.
If you said in the beginning of the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, the fed and the Bush administration have underestimated the gravity of the crisis, and missed a good opportunity to respond to crises; then, from the present a series of emergency bailout, the fed and the Bush Administration has been fully aware of the severity of the current issue, go to avoid the situation is getting out of control.
14 December, the fed, United States Department of the Treasury and the United States SEC respectively issued a statement stressing that they are paying close attention to the development of the situation in the financial markets. The Fed 16 day publishing two rescue measures, White House spokesman Perry j. emphasized that the United States Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is actively take steps to meet current challenges. It can be expected, if the situation continues to deteriorate, the fed and the Bush Administration's rescue efforts will intensify, progress will be accelerated. With the United States rescue measures effect gradually appearing in the second half of the United States is expected to be out of the current difficult situation.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Fed despair desperate throw "desperate measures" the Chinese do
Reading this article: the first page: the sharp decrease in the discount rate by 25 basis points the Fed "desperate times" throwing "desperate measures" on the second page: "all of the market is entering a vicious circle," the third page: United States crisis tests China decision page four: Fed's rescue also need to improve the transparency of the fifth page: rescue operations in the besieged little USD
The sharp decrease in the discount rate by 25 basis points the Fed "desperate times" throwing "desperate measures"
In almost 30 years since the first weekend of emergency meeting, the Fed has lowered the discount rate offering. But this does not mitigate the fears of investors, rather than stimulate market on the subprime mortgage crisis to further deepen the panic. Meanwhile, 18, United States Federal open market Committee (FOMC) meeting, held in yixi had analysis institutions guessing the intensity may increase the interest rate, interest rate cut of 75 points or even 100 points. "The United States to implement such emergency measures more confirmed the United States current financial deterioration than previously estimated. "Morgan Stanley greater China Chief Economist Wang said in an interview. "Despair desperate measures required at all times. The Fed is taking measures to regain its stability, but if this means that in the United States of Saturday night's interest rate, that's okay. "Sydney Commesec Chief securities Economist Craig · James said.
The "garbage" endorsement difficult to harness people's hearts
According to http://finance., local time, 16 March, the Federal Reserve in the Asian markets opened suddenly announced the discount rate from 3.5% to 3.25%, to increase market liquidity. The news published a dozen hours ago, JP Morgan and fed announce joint emergency financing for Bear Stearns, to save the bankers. Also, the Fed also ratified yesterday Morgan to approximately US $ 2 per share price of the acquisition of Bear Stearns. In accordance with Bear Stearns announced in January of this year's annual report the number of shares, this transaction on bear's valuation only 2.36 billion. If you learn to bear Stearns in Manhattan on Madison Avenue's global headquarters building is more than 10 billion dollars, bear's "sale" more reveals United States cruel liquidity crisis. A United States Fund Manager said the Bear Stearns crisis has begun in earlier. "As early as last Thursday we will get the message out of Bear Stearns, quickly take measures. Very fortunately, I had just put on Thursday all the money from Bear Stearns, on Friday and it broke. "Bear's customers are international large investment banks and hedge funds, it was supposed to be the industry more secure institutional broker (prime brokerage), it can provide hedge fund provides a comprehensive account of the various investment tools in one account, so attractive that it absorbed by client funds may be as high as $ on Siu. But the problem is that not long ago the rumors bear market will appear financial difficulties or even bankruptcy, many customers start massive withdrawals, many people fear that once the clearance, may own funds to be frozen for a long time. This results in the company there financial difficulties, at the same time, the company's stock price plummeted as well. "Less than half a year ago, the bear's stock price or even up to more than $ 150, or even a week ago was more than $ 70. Morgan large generic 2 US $/unit nominal prices to buy Bear Stearns, which reflects what? how can not panic on the market? "asked the Fund Manager. But the Fed lowered the discount rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, only more interbank borrowing the reference benchmark federal funds rate target by 25 basis points, why the market would remain indifferent? our hedge fund managers Sonny on reporter said that the problem lies not in the interest rate cut, nor is the fed and Morgan's rescue measures unpopular, but the Fed not long ago to allow financial institutions to "junk" bonds as collateral assets to Central Bank financing, has triggered a serious investors. He said that the market is not agree with the Federal Reserve, which is the equivalent of the junk bond placed and the United States Government bond equal status. "The Federal Reserve yourself a degraded, then who would buy a United States national debt?" Sonny, "the Fed's practices revealed a worrying situation, the United States financial institutions in the United States national debt to the Bank's mortgage financing, this stage may have no collateral assets to the Bank for financing, this is perhaps the more recent market volatility of the underlying cause. ”
Market expectations: rate cut of 75 ~ 100 basis points
For the Fed this action, the market does not appreciate it, they look close watched today convened by the Federal Reserve open market Committee meeting, whether or not to take interest rate cut means will be decided at this meeting. United States Ministry on March 14, published in February, the core CPI data display than the CPI ring zero growth, shows the United States in the economic downturn, inflationary pressures. CICC economists Shen Jian Guang in yesterday's release of the report of analysis that, in the economic risk of facing down, the Federal Reserve to pay more attention to core inflation rather than overall inflation, as long as core inflation is relatively stable, MEDLINE Chuwei guarantee economic growth will continue to cut interest rates. But before that, the Fed has announced a new round of a regular securities lending arrangements (TSLF) rescue plan, to level dealers provide up to $ 200 billion of Treasury bonds. Shen Jian optical analysis said that the plan is essentially to State bonds, the Fed is best of collateral and Bank Exchange poor collateral to facilitate inter-bank market liquidity, however this scheme to 27 March started, has now been caught in a liquidity crisis, liquidity significantly shrunk by financial institutions seem a bit late in coming. But in the long term, the underlying causes of the credit crunch or price decreases, it is difficult to improve business and buyer financing difficult situation. Given the current economic entities in weak States, interest rates remains the Fed currently can ease the United States economic growth stagnated problems inevitable choice. "From the market price performance, 100%
The Federal Reserve will cut interest rates of probability is equal to or more than 75 basis points, there are approximately 50% chance the Fed could cut interest rates of 100 basis points, the effectiveness of the policy remains to be seen. "Wang to reporters. The Fed's aforementioned conduct indicates that the Fed will do everything possible to save credit market, but if the effect is still affected by the market, investors instead of on the credit crisis deepens even more concern. CMC Markets in New York, Chief Forex strategist ashina Cardiff · Leite is directly show the pessimism. He thinks the dollar had a near-crisis point, but with decreased and the acceleration of the speed, the currency is the edge of the slide to runaway, if the Fed lowered interest rates, the Fed rate cut this week will have a very high against the dollar. Leticia's view, a leading international bank soon may intensify oral intervention intensity, expressed in the foreign exchange market volatility concerns, but also possible covert intervention which commercial banks in accordance with the other central banks of MEDLINE Chuhuo commands massive dollars. Central Bank intervention possibilities between combined, as in the smaller fundamental disadvantage, the dollar may be reasonable.