Archive for December, 2015
Wednesday, December 30th, 2015
My friend and former colleague Steve Liddy forwarded this Bloomberg story which paints a landscape of active issuance in January by corporations.
Via Bloomberg:
(Bloomberg) -- Most recent updates, includes serial January issuers:
There are 30 issuers that have at least $1b maturing in January
In size order by amount issued (amount outstanding may ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2015
Attached is a Bloomberg story which summarizes the outlook of several dealers regarding the outlook for interest rates in 2016. One dealer looked for lower rates with the remainder looking for higher rates.
Via Bloomberg:
ESEARCH ROUNDUP: 2016 UST Rates and Supply Outlook
2015-12-23 15:30:00.0 GMT
By Monika Grabek
(Bloomberg) -- (Adds DB, BNP, BofAML)
* ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2015
I just want to take a moment to wish anyone who reads this blog a joyous Christmas. Enjoy the time with your family and take time to savor the real meaning of the holiday.
Regular blogging will resume in earnest in January.
Peace.
JJJ
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Sunday, December 20th, 2015
The WSJ has posted an insightful article on the failure of the collapse in oil prices (and gasoline in particular) to stoke consumer spending. Take a gander at this chart from the Saint Louis Fed as it shows the savings rate since oil began its descent last November. At that ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
Via Marc Chandler at Brown Brothers Harriman:
Dollar Mixed; BOJ Roils Markets
- The Bank of Japan made five adjustments to Japan's unorthodox monetary policy; however, the expansion of the BOJ's balance sheet remains unchanged at JPY80 trillion a year
- The onset of the holiday market conditions, especially following the FOMC meeting, ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
If you have an overwhelming urge to follow the FOMC operations which actually drain reserves from the system this is the link for you. In my day we referred to these operations as matched sales but in recent years the nomenclature changed and they are now reverse repos.
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
Excellent article via the FT recounting the parallels between the financial landscape in the late 1990s and today and the differing FOMC response to each. If you enjoy financial history this is excellent read.
Via the FT:
29 minutes ago
by: Matthew Klein
History never repeats, but there are some intriguing parallels between the ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
Ukraine has defaulted on a $3 billion bond payment that it owes to Russia. I am hardly an expert on things Ukrainian but it seems that this is a much a political event as a credit event.
Via Bloomberg:
December 18, 2015 — 5:54 AM EST
Ukraine defaulted on a $3 billion bond ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
The FOMC is the architect which draws the plans and then the folks who sit at the Open Market Desk (as your humble correspondent once did) are the bricklayers who actually cobble together the transactions which guide the rate higher. According to Bloomberg the Open Market Desk drained $120 billion ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2015
OPEC has issued a report with its long term prognostication on the price of oil. It has oil at $70 in 2020 and it gets back to $95 in 2040. (I am not so interested in 2040 as the actuarial charts make it a good bet that I will be ...
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