Monthly Archives: November 2011

November 27, 2011: Turkey Week

MONDAY MOROSITY - “HARD TIMES AHEAD” SAYS RAJOY

New Spanish PM wins in landslide

SUPER TUESDAY COMMITTEE FAILURE - SO WHAT?

Supercommittee deadlocks along party lines

WALL OF WORRY WEDNESDAY - TIME TO CLIMB?

“Disastrous” German bond auction rattles markets

THANKSGIVING THOUGHTS

Happy Thanksgiving

BLACK FRIDAY FOLLIES - ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS.

S&P is now closer to another downgrading of Japan’s debt

BONUS SECTION

TUESDAY’S FOMC MINUTES WITH COMMENTARY

November 20, 2011: Euro Zoned

MONDAY MORNING MUSINGS

Italy’s largest bank reports a loss of €10.6Bn in the third quarter

TUMULTUOUS TUESDAY - THE 1% STRIKES BACK

“Occupy Wall Street” protestors evicted from Zuccotti park

WHICH WAY WEDNESDAY - TOPPING OR POPPING?

Fitch warns U.S. banks could be “greatly affected” should eurozone debt crisis spread

THRILL-RIDE THURSDAY - HERE WE GO AGAIN!

Bankruptcy of MF Global in the news as questions emerge about misallocated funds

TGIF - SAVED BY THE BELL OR ON A HIGHWAY TO HELL?

Phil explains the manipulations driving up the price of oil

November 13, 2011: That Hyddeous Strength

MONDAY MARKET MADNESS - BERLUSCONI DOES HAMLET

Italian bond yields soar as pressure builds on Berlusconi to resign

TECHNICAL TUESDAY - TOPPING OR POPPING?

Berlusconi agrees to resign if austerity plan is passed

WHIPSAW WEDNESDAY - YAWN!

Dollar soars as Italian 10-Year bond yields climb over 7%, markets drop in response

FLIP FLOP THURSDAY - FIXED AGAIN?

Italian bond yields plummet as legislators agree on austerity plan

FRIDAY THOUGHTS - NEWSFLASH: WORLD NOT ENDING!

Berlusconi resigns, new Greek Prime Minister is sworn in; markets end wild week little changed

November 6, 2011: It’s Greek To Me

MONDAY MARKET MADNESS - YENTERVENTION!

A “massive” intervention by the Bank of Japan pushes the Dollar up

TESTY TUESDAY - 2 STEPS FORWARD AND 1 STEP BACK

Political posturing in Greece rattles markets

WILL WE HOLD IT WEDNESDAY - THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE

The Fed stays the course, no stimulus for now

FLIP FLOP FUTURES THURSDAY - WHAT NEXT?

Early morning futures trades pay off for our Members

FRIDAY FOLLIES - GREECE JOB

Week ends with Greece in turmoil as Papandreou tries to forge a temporary coalition government