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vix: And The Scapegoats Are? - 10/21/08 07:49 PM
And The Scapegoats Are? Today's Market ActionBefore we get into the discussion of who is going to be the fall guy(s) and gal(s) for the debacle that we now refer to as the Financial Crisis of 2008, let's take a quick look at the continued improvement in the indicators of credit market liquidity.The Ted SpreadThe LIBOR rate continues to show improvement by dropping to the lowest level we have seen in weeks at 3.8%. The 3-month bill is at a level of approximately 1.06%, bringing the spread to the neighborhood of 2.7%, still extremely wide but well below the close to … (4 comments)
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vix: The Financial Crisis Welcomes The World! - 10/09/08 05:41 AM
Another Day, Another Move To Save The Financial SystemToday we got the news that many in the markets have been waiting for. They have been waiting for what seems to be a very long time. That was the coordinated global rate cut by the central banks of the US, Canada, EU, England as well as a few other countries. EU rates have been to high and still remain that way even post cut.As I discussed yesterday morning, we had an immediate strong move up in the stock futures, a quick and severe fade and several other moves all before the market … (8 comments)
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vix: Hallelujah: Coordinated Global Rate Cut - 10/08/08 06:36 AM
Hallelujah: Coordinated Global Rate Cut Coordinated Rate Cut Move By The Central BankersAs I said as my closing line to my blog yesterday, if only we could get the EU to cooperate with the global financial crisis that we are going through. This morning as I write this (7:00 AM EST), the U.S., Canada, Britain and the EU cut rates 50 bp in a coordinated move to loosen the flow of credit around the world.This came on the heels of close to double digit drops in the stock markets in Asia (10%+ in some and close to 20% in some of … (2 comments)
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vix: The Fed Gets Involved: Commercial Paper - 10/07/08 02:24 PM
The Commercial Mortgage and Political Hotline The Fed Gets Involved: Commercial Paper The Commercial Paper MarketThe Fed came in this morning and said that they would create a facility which would buy short-term, high quality and unsecured highly rated debt in a step which will hopefully grease some of the wheels in this critically important market that has has been stagnant.Liquidity and Volatility IndicatorsAs an indication of the fact that the market s like this move, the TED Spread has narrowed to as low as 3.29 and is now at 3.46. Still high, but an improvement in this indicator of credit … (0 comments)
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vix: Survival Tips: Managing Your Business During A Down Market - 10/06/08 02:09 PM
Monday, October 6, 2008
Survival Tips: Managing Your Business During A Down Market The stock market is down 700+, the VIX is close to 60, and I figurured that this would be a great time to reprint an article from a blog that I read every day, The Mortgage Cicerone. The article refers to belt tightening practices and the ways of running your business, particularly in bad times.I came up out of my bomb shelter to write it.The information, if you are not already thinking in this direction, is some good food for thought, and a lot of it can … (5 comments)
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vix: Fannie Mae: Plain Vanilla or Chocolate Sundae? - 10/06/08 06:11 AM
Monday, October 6, 2008
Fannie Mae: Plain Vanilla or Chocolate Sundae? Market Update: Things are not looking great post Bill passage. I have a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach.VIX: Not yet open. Closed Friday at 45.14, and speculate we will see 50+ today.The Ted Spread: 3.89 this morning, up from Friday (higher is not better)Overseas stock markets are down fairly large, and S&P futures are down large."In A System Designed For Plain Vailla, Like Trying To Push A Chocolate Sundae Through Its' Gears"
To see the rest of the story, please go to http://commercialmortgagehotline.blogspot.com .
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