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Arguments For When The Fed Will Taper
The general consensus is that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not begin to taper its asset purchases until sometime in 2014.
House Price Valuations In The U.S. And Europe
House prices in the U.S. have more or less stabilized, and in some areas are even growing quickly again.
European Banks Are Losing Relevance
European banks have dramatically lost ground in global banking, Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB) notes.
Consensus Say Fed Taper Likely In December Or January
BAML has conducted another institutional survey for an updated look at when market players believe the U.S. Federal Reserve will taper its level of open market operations.
Electric Vehicle Sales Exploded In August
Total electric vehicles sales in August were an estimated 11,363, the U.S. Department of Energy reports.
The U.S. Treasury Secretary’s Debt Limit Letter To Congress
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has sent the below letter to Congress pleading for an increase to the nation’s debt limit.
Targeted, Tailored Ads Coming To Your Living Room
Satellite provider DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has rolled out a new advertising methodology to allow companies to send commercials to specific households based on troves of compiled...
Is HFT’s Zero Sum Game Reaching Its Endpoint?
As far as growth and profitability are concerned, high frequency trading is on the decline according to the Financial Times.
HFT Shenanigans: Data Leak, AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (AZN), Illiquid Crude, And Dark Pools Keep Rising
Every week Floating Path looks to highlight some of the crazier examples of HFT running amok in the markets.
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Morgan Stanley (MS): Big Banks Globally Will Be Constrained By Increasing Capital Requirements
The leverage ratio of a bank is calculated by dividing its Tier 1 capital by its average total consolidated assets.
NIKE, Inc. (NKE), Visa Inc (V), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): A Visual Look At The Dow 30 Reshuffle
Earlier this week, it was reported that NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), Facebook Inc (FB): The Data Behind The Twitter IPO
It’s finally here, Twitter has officially filed for an IPO! Thus far, there is little to know outside of the tweet above and rumors that Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Google Inc (GOOG), Nielsen Hldg NV (NLSN), TiVo Inc. (TIVO): Mark Cuban-Owned Company Soaring On Takeover Talks
Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), a company that focuses on analyzing consumers’ intake of media and can boast of having Mark Cuban as its second largest shareholder, has ...
U.S. Economic Radar – September 13, 2013
Recap of this week’s U.S. economic events:
The Treasury statement showed that the 12 month rolling budget deficit decreased to $680 billion in August.
Consumers’ credit card use declined again while student and auto loans continue to grow.
Monsanto Company (MON) And E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (DD) Have Spent $8 Million This Week To Defeat GMO Labeling Law In Washington
This November voters in Washington will be deciding on labeling of genetically modified foods via Washington Initiative 522, and thus far the biotech/agribusiness industry is ...
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Citigroup Inc (C): Four Biggest U.S. Banks Have Grown By $1.4 Trillion Since Crisis
It has been five years since the banking industry experienced a gigantic crisis stemming from the housing market, derivatives, and an overall lack of risk control.
The Thought Processes Of Larry Summers
Given that this man is likely to hold the most powerful financial position in the world, Barclays has published an excellent summary of opinions Summers has voiced regarding various...
Americans Hoping To Hide Cash Offshore Look To Singapore, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands
The days of Switzerland being the secret banking capital for the wealthy appear to be waning, as tax advisers are recommending Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands in ...
HFT Shenanigans: Spoofing eMinis; Apple Inc. (AAPL), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), And NASDAQ Composite (.IXIC)’s Weak Excuse
Every week Floating Path looks to highlight some of the crazier examples of HFT running amok in the markets.
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Latest HFT Shenanigans, Inside The Nasdaq Darkness
High frequency trading combined with a complex market structure leads to crazy anomalies on an almost daily basis.
When Will The Fed Taper?
Now a buzzword, “taper” has come to symbolize the potential slowing of bond purchases that the Federal Reserve will presumably begin in the near future. The U.S.
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors Company (GM): Vehicle Miles Driven Fall 0.4% In June
Total miles traveled on all roads and streets were an estimated 258.1 billion miles in June, the U.S. Department of Transportation reports.
U.S. Economic Radar – August 23, 2013
Recap of the past week’s U.S. economic releases:
1). New home sales sunk 13.4% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of only 394k. That rate is 6.8% higher than the same month a year ago.
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Apple Inc. (AAPL), BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK): Have We Reached Peak Smartphone?
Smartphones are now capable of doing most things we could want them to. Citigroup Inc.
Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America Corp (BAC): European Optimism? Investment Banks Begin Hiring
After the last two years saw thousands of jobs cut at major investment banks across Europe, reports are now showing some of the biggest have begun hiring traders and M&A bankers...
Bitcoins Becoming Wildly Popular In China
A recent startup in China shows just how popular Bitcoins have become in a nation where financial regulations are strict and punishments are doled out swiftly.
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Model S Achieves Unprecedented Safety Score: A Visual Look
Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced yesterday that their Model S sedan received the highest safety score ever given by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Chicago Fed National Activity Index At -0.15 In July
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was a reading of -0.15 in July, the Chicago Fed reports this morning.
Nestle SA (NESN), Unilever plc (ADR) (UL), Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT), Campbell Soup Company (CPB): World’s Largest Food Maker Looks To Cut Some Of Its 8,000 Brands
Vevey, Switzerland-based Nestle SA (VTX:NESN), maker of everything from coffee and frozen pizza to baby formula and bottled water, is “actively looking” at its brands and...
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Consumers Really Are Ditching Cable TV
The notion has been around for a few years now that folks were or will soon be “cutting the cord” and cancelling cable TV in favor of internet streaming services, but until...
Google Inc (GOOG), Time Warner Inc (TWX): YouTube Has Become A Dominant Media Platform
Most of us can probably assume YouTube is quite popular as it’s become ingrained in many people’s lives, but the latest issue of Fortune gives some mind-blowing numbers behind...
Apple Inc. (AAPL): iPhone Rumors Boosting Biometric Companies
The tech and investing worlds seem to have reignited their respective romances with Apple Inc.
The Unemployment Rate Is Up In 9 States Y/Y
In July, 28 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
America Continues Its Dominance In Creating Wealth Inequality
A recent study from a global group of economists shows that the United States continues to be the leader in creating income inequality. Facundo Alvaredo, Anthony B.
