Archive for September, 2016

Central Banks Turn to Sellers

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: Liz McCormick mccormickliz Andrea Wong MsAndreaWong Wes Goodman richwesgoodman September 25, 2016 — 7:00 PM EDT Updated on September 26, 2016 — 4:04 AM EDT Central banks have cut Treasuries for three straight quarters Pullback may be a sign the bond market is at a tipping point   They’ve long been one of the most reliable sources of demand for ...

FX

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Via Marc Chandler at Brown Brothers Harriman: Drivers for the Week Ahead The first US Presidential debate is a wild card, in the sense that the outcome is unknown The weekend elections in Spain's Basque country and Galicia may resolve the nine-month deadlock in Spain's national politics The OPEC ...

Some Corporate Bond Stuff

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: IG CREDIT: Shire, Gilead 10Y, 30Y Top Most Active List 2016-09-26 09:44:37.531 GMT By Robert Elson (Bloomberg) -- Secondary IG trading ended with a Trace count of $13.3b Friday vs $18.5b Thursday, $12b last Friday. 10- DMA $15.5b; 10-Friday moving avg $11.3b. * 144a trading added $2.9b of IG volume Friday vs $2.7b on Thursday, $1.8b ...

Travails at DeutscheBank Weigh on Equity markets

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: Jan-Henrik Foerster JanFoe September 26, 2016 — 3:18 AM EDT Updated on September 26, 2016 — 4:52 AM EDT Short sellers renew wagers as price of convertible debt drops U.S. seeking $14 billion to resolve mortgage securities probe   Deutsche Bank AG shares dropped to a record low amid concerns that mounting legal bills, including a ...

Credit Pipeline

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: IG CREDIT PIPELINE: GAIF, ICBCIL to Price, SUMIBK Added 2016-09-26 09:23:28.443 GMT By Robert Elson (Bloomberg) -- Set to price today: * Goodman Australia (GAIF) Baa1/BBB+, to price $bench 144a/Reg-S 10Y, via ANZ/HSBC/JPM; IPT +215 area * ICBC Finance (ICBCIL) A2/A, to price 2-part 144a/Reg-S deal, via C/BNP/BoC/GS/ICBC/JPM/ShangPudong * 3Y, IPT +155 area * 5Y, IPT +160 area LATEST ...

Early FX

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Via Kit Juckes at SocGen: <http://www.sgmarkets.com/r/?id=h116737ba,186bf519,186bf51a&p1=136122&p2=1c01c13927dbd462219ca78348e70c0b> I knew this was going to be a long day when , rushing out of the house late, the first thing I heard on the radio was the shipping forecast, which is on at 5:30 (not 6:30, doh!), but I was rewarded with a spectacular red ...

Threat to Yuan in China Housing Boom

Sunday, September 25th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: China's Runaway Housing Market Poses Latest Challenge for Yuan Bloomberg News September 25, 2016 — 7:34 PM EDT Here's the latest uncertainty facing China's currency: sky high house prices. A runaway boom in the largest cities will push investors to look for cheaper alternatives overseas, draining money out of China and putting downward ...

Profit Recession

Sunday, September 25th, 2016

Via WSJ: Profit Slump for S&P 500 Heads for a Sixth Straight Quarter Analysts have been cutting estimates for U.S. earnings, after earlier projecting a return to growth during the third quarter By Corrie Driebusch Sept. 25, 2016 4:45 p.m. ET The third quarter was supposed to be when earnings growth returned to U.S. companies. ...

Goldman Layoffs

Sunday, September 25th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs Said to Plan 25% Cut to Asia Investment Bank Jobs Cathy Chan chan_cat September 24, 2016 — 5:07 AM EDT About 75 posts said to be lost in Asia region, excluding Japan Goldman Sachs is said to make job cutbacks later this year   Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to cut about a quarter ...

Contagion Risk

Sunday, September 25th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: Contagion Risks Rise as Chinese Banks Fund Each Others’ Lending Bloomberg News September 25, 2016 — 12:01 PM EDT China’s smaller banks have never been more reliant on each other for funding, prompting rating companies to warn of contagion risks in any crisis. Wholesale funds, including those raised in the interbank market, accounted ...