Obviously, the US Treasury is sending a message here – hedge funds can buy equities but not allowed to unload all together at the same time.
What are they afraid of?
As a start, what happened to Japan’s Nikkei earlier this year is something they want to avoid.
From 16000 Nikkei plunged down to below 12500 within a 3 weeks period.
The same fate is waiting for the US stock market should major hedge funds choose to exit the stock market and put their funds to work on something else with more money making potential.
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What a way for the year to start. In Asia, China acted decisively to devalue its currency and then speculators panic selling stocks in response. In Europe, EU looking to ...
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Saw this in the news that this year Warren's charity lunch auction did not go that well. http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/warren-buffett-charity-lunch-sold-for-1-million-plus-1.1316848 I remember last year the auction settled above $3 millions ...
US election in countdown mode now. Most people including traders cannot help but focus on the potential outcomes of this election. But this election is just the first messed up ...
This time it is South Korea's Bank of Korea who cuts its interest rate. As mentioned last time, once Japan started QE, it would reverse the effects of US ...
US election is early November. Olympic occupies pretty much all August. Although they are completely independent events, yet their schedules are set to happen together every four years. This combination ...
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How Fragile The US Financial Markets Are?
Straight from the horse’s mouth,
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-30/u-s-treasury-studies-money-managers-for-threats-to-stability.html
Obviously, the US Treasury is sending a message here – hedge funds can buy equities but not allowed to unload all together at the same time.
What are they afraid of?
As a start, what happened to Japan’s Nikkei earlier this year is something they want to avoid.
From 16000 Nikkei plunged down to below 12500 within a 3 weeks period.
The same fate is waiting for the US stock market should major hedge funds choose to exit the stock market and put their funds to work on something else with more money making potential.
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