Archive for November, 2014
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
Via Bloomberg:
IG CREDIT: AAPL 10Y Most Active; BCHINA, 5 More Set to Price
2014-11-05 11:17:43.537 GMT
By Robert Elson
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The final Trace count for secondary
trading was $11.7b vs $9.8B Monday and $15.4b the previous
Tuesday. 10-DMA falls to $12.7b vs $13.3b as $17.9b Oct 21
leaves the count; 10-DMA of only ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
Via Marc Chandler at Brown Brothers Harriman:
Dollar Stronger; Republicans Win the US Senate
- The Republican Party scored a major victory in the US mid-term elections
- The Russian central bank scaled back its intervention mechanism amid continued weakness
- Data out of the UK came in decidedly weaker today
Price action: The dollar ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
Prices of Treasury coupon securities have registered losses in overseas trading as the result of the midterm election in the US (with the GOP drubbing the Obama led Democrats) has fostered a risk on mentality. The Republican landslide provides hope to those who believe their anti regulatory stance and pro ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
Via Reuters
Exclusive: Central bankers to challenge Draghi on ECB leadership style
By Eva Taylor and Paul Taylor
FRANKFURT/PARIS Tue Nov 4, 2014 10:18am EST
(Reuters) - National central bankers in the euro area plan to challenge European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Wednesday over what they see as his secretive management style ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
Via Bloomberg:
IG CREDIT: List of New Issues Expected to Price in U.S. Today
2014-11-04 15:13:07.231 GMT
By Greg Chang
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of new
issues expected to price today.
* Kingdom of Sweden $3b Aaa/AAA
* 3Y 144A/Reg S
* Launched MS -7 vs IPT MS -6
* Books: Barclays, C, HSBC, ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
The action in corporates is in the new issue market.
General Motors is offering benchmark size in 10s + 200) , 20s (+210 ) and 30s (+220) . One source thinks that the bonds are on the cheap side and expects pricing levels to be 10 tighter than these IPT levels. ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
Stephen Stanley of Amherst Pierpont Securities on the Trade data from earler today:
The trade balance deteriorated sharply in September, as the trade deficit widened to $43.0 billion, the worst reading since May. Goods exports plunged by 1.9%, driven mainly by a steep drop in energy exports (which accounted for $1.9 ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
One dealer reporting an interesting flow in Treasuries this morning. Real money accounts based in Japan are selling 12 year through 14 year paper. The trader who passed this along that the investors are selling based on the level of the dollar. They are long term holders and if (hypothetically) ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
One of the great rock groups of the 1960s was the aforementioned Buffalo Springfield. The group did not last long and dissolved quickly. They will be always remembered for two things: two of its members Steven Stills and Neil Young became half of Crosby Still Nash and Young; and their ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
Mortgages opened yesterday as much as 3 ticks tighter to Treasuries but a combination of hedge fund selling and real money repositioning post month end sapped the strength of the rally and MBS finished flat to 3 ticks wider.
One dealer notes that MBS has outperformed Treasuries by about 1/2 point ...
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