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Monday, November 14th, 2016
Via WSJ:
By
AnnaMaria Andriotis
Updated Nov. 13, 2016 11:32 p.m. ET
The remaking of U.S. politics also is likely to upend the nation’s mortgage market. There are two reasons why: interest rates and regulation.
Changes in these areas could affect the course of the housing recovery, the availability of credit to ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2016
Via Bloomberg:
Short-term gain for long-term pain?
That's the view of economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., who argue that while some of President-elect Donald Trump's proposals could boost U.S. economic growth in the near future, his other policies would offset those positive impacts over the long-run.
Trump's surprise victory in the presidential elections ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2016
Via WSJ:
By
Christopher Whittall
Nov. 14, 2016 4:12 a.m. ET
The wave of selling that has swept across government-bond markets since Donald Trump’s election last week resumed Monday as investors continued to weigh the prospects of increased fiscal stimulus and a quicker pace of interest-rate rises.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2016
The rout in the Treasury market continues overnight unabated. The Long Bond traded at 3 percent overnight and that level has not stopped the hemorrhage as we are a tad cheaper as I compose this electronic missive. The aforementioned Long Bond is the best performer on the curve in overnight ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2016
Via Bloomberg:
November 13, 2016 — 7:00 PM EST Updated on November 13, 2016 — 7:55 PM EST
Japan’s economy grew more than forecast in the three months through September, as a rebound in exports compensated for continued weak spending at home by people and companies.
Key Points
Gross domestic product ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2016
Via WSJ:
By
Timothy W. Martin,
Georgi Kantchev and
Kosaku Narioka
Nov. 13, 2016 3:03 p.m. ET
Central bankers lowered interest rates to near zero or below to try to revive their gasping economies. In the process, though, they have put in jeopardy the pensions of more than 100 million government workers and ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2016
Via Bloomberg:
Why the 2,826-Day-Old Bull Market Could Be a Headache for Trump
Joseph Ciolli JoeCiolli
November 13, 2016 — 4:51 PM EST
An early bear market may be best for an incoming president
Bull market in the S&P 500 is the second-longest of all-time
The election’s over, but for ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2016
Via WSJ:
By
Michael C. Bender
Updated Nov. 13, 2016 4:38 p.m. ET
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, a selection that suggests that the Republican is interested in a more conventional approach to governing after his insurgent campaign.
Mr. Trump ...
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Sunday, November 13th, 2016
Via Bloomberg:
Citigroup Says Get Used to Trump Rotation Into the Stock Market
Lu Wang luwangnyc
November 11, 2016 — 2:28 PM EST
Strategists raised equities to overweight from underweight
Fixed income securities cut amid growing inflation risk
Citigroup Inc. views the 72-hour-old rotation into stocks following Donald Trump’s presidential ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
Via Bloomberg:
Obama’s Successor Inherits Bond Market at Epic Turning Point
Eliza Ronalds-Hannon ElizaHannon
Liz McCormick mccormickliz
November 6, 2016 — 6:00 PM EST Updated on November 7, 2016 — 2:07 AM EST
Tailwinds during his tenure now risk buffeting next president
Nation’s interest ...
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