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The Traders Thread - Monday 8th September (TRAD)
Greystone
- 07 Sep 2008 12:19
Greystone
- 07 Sep 2008 12:20
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Greystone
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Greystone
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Greystone
- 08 Sep 2008 06:07
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Good morning traders!
In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently 438.04 points higher at 12,650.27, while the
ended the morning up 770.74 points at 20,704.02.
Happy trading!
G.
In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently 438.04 points higher at 12,650.27, while the
ended the morning up 770.74 points at 20,704.02.
Happy trading!
G.
Kyoto
- 08 Sep 2008 06:26
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Kyoto
- 08 Sep 2008 07:02
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Morning all. Market reports:
Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money
Saturday
The US government is on the verge of enacting a multi-billion dollar bail-out of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aimed at stabilising financial markets after a tumultuous week. The bail-out details of which could be announced as early as Saturday will involve the US Treasury using its newly-granted powers to provide financial support to the pair, in return for senior management changes at the helm of both companies.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailouts as America heads for recession
The FTSE 100 index of leading equities is now pricing in a UK recession, experts said, after the index dropped 121.40 points to 5240.70. The 2.3pc fall brings to total drop over the past week to 7pc - the biggest weekly fall since the midst of the dot-com bust.
FTSE 100 suffers worst week in six years
Insurance giant AIG is exploring the possibility of placing some of its most toxic sub-prime-related assets in a separate vehicle in an attempt to protect the rest of its business from further harm. The main aim of creating a special vehicle would be to separate tranches of credit default swaps (CDSs) - which have resulted in the group reporting record losses in each of its last three quarters -from the rest of AIG's insurance business.
Insurer AIG may hive off toxic assets
The 13 members of the cartel meet in Vienna next week and Iran and Venezuela have made their position clear. "Oil supply must be well proportioned with demand, and control over Opec's excess oil supply is an issue that must be discussed," said Gholam Hossein Nozari, Iran's oil minister, this week. Translation: he doesn't want to see the price fall below $100.
Is oil going back under $100 a barrel? Not if Opec can help it
The rouble recovered from a trough after Russia's central bank put a floor under the currency. The move was the latest attempt by Russian authorities to bring back confidence in the rouble, which has been hit by investors withdrawing large sums of money from Russia.
Russia aids rouble's recovery with floor to assure investors
Sunday
Nationwide, one of Britain's biggest mortgage lenders, is in advanced talks to merge with the Derbyshire Building Society in a move expected to kick-start consolidation of the 350bn industry, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
Nationwide swoops on battered rivals
Gordon Brown has left the public finances heading for a budget deficit almost as large as the one that triggered the 1970s International Monetary Fund bail-out, financiers have warned.
Gordon Brown policies 'piling up budget deficit'
It didn't take long for the economists, industry experts and campaigners to declare Gordon Brown's housing rescue plan a major disappointment. The Prime Minister's measures aimed at supporting homes vulnerable to the slump were described as "piddling" by some commentators and his stamp duty holiday derided as insignificant and ineffectual.
Gordon Brown's housing plan wins no fans
The housing crisis has hit estate agents; 150 are closing each month.
Estate agent massacre
China's central bank has built stakes worth an estimated 9bn in Britain's index of leading blue-chip companies, including HSBC, Tesco and Unilever, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph reveals today.
Secret investments reveal China's stealthy advance into UK Plc
LEHMAN BROTHERS is preparing to split into two separately listed companies, as rescue talks between the beleaguered $11 billion (6.2 billion) investment bank and the Korea Development Bank appear to be running out of time.
Plan to split Lehman Brothers as sale stalls
He took on corruption and turned to future president Dmitry Medvedev for help... and then the Moscow mafia stepped in. Nick Kochan hears why Bill Browder is putting it behind him.
Investor who wouldn't play the Russians' game
Monday
Asian shares surged today and stock markets in Europe are poised to follow after the US government nationalised troubled mortgage houses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the biggest financial bail-out in history.
Asian stock markets surge after America bails out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
After the US Treasury's bail-out of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Reserve has announced new rules to "facilitate responsible lending". New measures will include preventing lenders from imposing a penalty on early mortgage payments and requiring an escrow account for property tax and insurance.
Lenders may be in last-chance saloon over mortgage frauds
As GSEs, Fannie and Freddie had a limit on how much they could borrow. Under FHFA control, the only such limit is the extent to which the US government can continue to borrow.
Is the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rescue the beginning of the end of the crisis?
Dozens of small regional banks in the US could be plunged into financial difficulties as a result of the government bail-out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
US banks face losses after giant mortgage bail-out
Paulson & Co, last years most successful hedge fund, has told investment bankers it is ready to consider backing rescue recapitalisations of troubled financial institutions signalling a switch from betting against the sector to buying into it.
Paulson & Co signals strategy shift
The price of crude oil surged more than $2 a barrel as the approach of Hurricane Ike delayed the restart of production from the Gulf of Mexico. Royal Dutch Shell evacuated workers from Gulf platforms or kept staff onshore who were moved from the path of Hurricane Gustav last month.
Crude oil surges $2 as Hurricane Ike delays production restart
America's leading financial regulator has warned General Electric - the nation's archetypal conglomerate - that it may bring legal charges against the company as part of a long-running investigation into its accounting practices.
GE warned it may face charges over its accounts
With almost 1,700 companies on Aim, naturally some will feel overshadowed and for various reasons decide to seek new homes. As the market becomes increasingly difficult, and investors rein in their investment in smaller companies, it should come as no surprise that more companies will de-list from the junior market.
Aim market: More set to leave the nest as cost of listing bites
NYSE Euronext, the transatlantic exchange operator, will combat alternative share trading platforms in Europe with plans to be the first exchange to launch one of its own, escalating the battle for regional market share.
NYSE Euronext to launch Octopus
Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money
Saturday
The US government is on the verge of enacting a multi-billion dollar bail-out of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aimed at stabilising financial markets after a tumultuous week. The bail-out details of which could be announced as early as Saturday will involve the US Treasury using its newly-granted powers to provide financial support to the pair, in return for senior management changes at the helm of both companies.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailouts as America heads for recession
The FTSE 100 index of leading equities is now pricing in a UK recession, experts said, after the index dropped 121.40 points to 5240.70. The 2.3pc fall brings to total drop over the past week to 7pc - the biggest weekly fall since the midst of the dot-com bust.
FTSE 100 suffers worst week in six years
Insurance giant AIG is exploring the possibility of placing some of its most toxic sub-prime-related assets in a separate vehicle in an attempt to protect the rest of its business from further harm. The main aim of creating a special vehicle would be to separate tranches of credit default swaps (CDSs) - which have resulted in the group reporting record losses in each of its last three quarters -from the rest of AIG's insurance business.
Insurer AIG may hive off toxic assets
The 13 members of the cartel meet in Vienna next week and Iran and Venezuela have made their position clear. "Oil supply must be well proportioned with demand, and control over Opec's excess oil supply is an issue that must be discussed," said Gholam Hossein Nozari, Iran's oil minister, this week. Translation: he doesn't want to see the price fall below $100.
Is oil going back under $100 a barrel? Not if Opec can help it
The rouble recovered from a trough after Russia's central bank put a floor under the currency. The move was the latest attempt by Russian authorities to bring back confidence in the rouble, which has been hit by investors withdrawing large sums of money from Russia.
Russia aids rouble's recovery with floor to assure investors
Sunday
Nationwide, one of Britain's biggest mortgage lenders, is in advanced talks to merge with the Derbyshire Building Society in a move expected to kick-start consolidation of the 350bn industry, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
Nationwide swoops on battered rivals
Gordon Brown has left the public finances heading for a budget deficit almost as large as the one that triggered the 1970s International Monetary Fund bail-out, financiers have warned.
Gordon Brown policies 'piling up budget deficit'
It didn't take long for the economists, industry experts and campaigners to declare Gordon Brown's housing rescue plan a major disappointment. The Prime Minister's measures aimed at supporting homes vulnerable to the slump were described as "piddling" by some commentators and his stamp duty holiday derided as insignificant and ineffectual.
Gordon Brown's housing plan wins no fans
The housing crisis has hit estate agents; 150 are closing each month.
Estate agent massacre
China's central bank has built stakes worth an estimated 9bn in Britain's index of leading blue-chip companies, including HSBC, Tesco and Unilever, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph reveals today.
Secret investments reveal China's stealthy advance into UK Plc
LEHMAN BROTHERS is preparing to split into two separately listed companies, as rescue talks between the beleaguered $11 billion (6.2 billion) investment bank and the Korea Development Bank appear to be running out of time.
Plan to split Lehman Brothers as sale stalls
He took on corruption and turned to future president Dmitry Medvedev for help... and then the Moscow mafia stepped in. Nick Kochan hears why Bill Browder is putting it behind him.
Investor who wouldn't play the Russians' game
Monday
Asian shares surged today and stock markets in Europe are poised to follow after the US government nationalised troubled mortgage houses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the biggest financial bail-out in history.
Asian stock markets surge after America bails out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
After the US Treasury's bail-out of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Reserve has announced new rules to "facilitate responsible lending". New measures will include preventing lenders from imposing a penalty on early mortgage payments and requiring an escrow account for property tax and insurance.
Lenders may be in last-chance saloon over mortgage frauds
As GSEs, Fannie and Freddie had a limit on how much they could borrow. Under FHFA control, the only such limit is the extent to which the US government can continue to borrow.
Is the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rescue the beginning of the end of the crisis?
Dozens of small regional banks in the US could be plunged into financial difficulties as a result of the government bail-out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
US banks face losses after giant mortgage bail-out
Paulson & Co, last years most successful hedge fund, has told investment bankers it is ready to consider backing rescue recapitalisations of troubled financial institutions signalling a switch from betting against the sector to buying into it.
Paulson & Co signals strategy shift
The price of crude oil surged more than $2 a barrel as the approach of Hurricane Ike delayed the restart of production from the Gulf of Mexico. Royal Dutch Shell evacuated workers from Gulf platforms or kept staff onshore who were moved from the path of Hurricane Gustav last month.
Crude oil surges $2 as Hurricane Ike delays production restart
America's leading financial regulator has warned General Electric - the nation's archetypal conglomerate - that it may bring legal charges against the company as part of a long-running investigation into its accounting practices.
GE warned it may face charges over its accounts
With almost 1,700 companies on Aim, naturally some will feel overshadowed and for various reasons decide to seek new homes. As the market becomes increasingly difficult, and investors rein in their investment in smaller companies, it should come as no surprise that more companies will de-list from the junior market.
Aim market: More set to leave the nest as cost of listing bites
NYSE Euronext, the transatlantic exchange operator, will combat alternative share trading platforms in Europe with plans to be the first exchange to launch one of its own, escalating the battle for regional market share.
NYSE Euronext to launch Octopus
Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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Kyoto
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