German Central Bank Head Warns About “Helicopter Money” (He Really Means “Helicopter Money”)
I am constantly skeptical of the term “helicopter money” as bandied about by the average economic writer. “Free cash” is what I consider helicopter money. The typical headline reference to helicopter money is some sort of discussion about QE, monetary printing, central bank asset purchases, etc., not free money. Today, Jens Weidmann, head of Deutsche Bundesbank, […]
This Will Be The Next Bear Market Sector
It all started back in 2008 when the industry was hit with ultra-high oil prices and tightening credit markets. This helped keep new players out of the industry and capacity in check — so no oversupply or pressure on pricing. At the same time, high fuel costs lead to a wave of consolidation in the […]
Central Banks Are Attempting To Ward Off Stock Market Crashes
The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan have run out of “bullets” in their arsenal. They will continue to cut interest rates further ‘below zero’, but that is not taming the ‘Beast of ‘Deflation’.To the global community, it is evident that this is not continuing to prop up the stock markets any longer. […]
Analyzing Warren Buffett’s Biggest Bet-Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (WFC) is Warren Buffett’s largest holding, and he first bought into the company in 1989. Buffett owns businesses with lengthy operating histories, durable competitive advantages, and excellent management teams, and Wells Fargo is no exception. Warren Buffett even added to his stake in the company during the fourth quarter of 2015, making the stock […]
USD/JPY-More At The 110.66 Low Than You Might Think
EUR/USD Weekly Chart Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT See REAL TIME trader positioning -The most recent comments noted that “the failed breakout could be bearish but EUR/USD is still in a range (could end up as a triangle or flat from the 2015 low) and levels to pay attention to for support are 1.0872 (year open) and […]
Week In Review: Bain Capital Enters China Healthcare Market With $150 Million Deal
Bain Capital of the US will pay $150 million for a majority stake in Asia Pacific Medical Group, a collection of five hospitals and several clinics in China and southeast Asia (see story). The facilities serve both local and international clients. The investment allocates some capital for expansion in China’s largest cities, though details were not […]
QE By NIRPitrage Working As Corporate Executives Run History’s Biggest Theft
US bank loan and deposit growth continues to go bonkers at annual growth rates of more than 8% for loans and around 6% for money supply while loan and deposit growth in Europe are near zero. Most of that loan growth has been in Commercial and Industrial Loans, which are not being used to finance […]
Speculators Pile Into Sterling And Take Profits On Long Aussie Positions
After a relatively quiet period into the run-up to the ECB, speculative activity markedly increased in the CFTC reporting week ending the day prior to the conclusion of the FOMC meeting. Two speculative gross currency position adjustments stand out. First, speculators appeared to have bought a record amount of sterling contracts. The gross long position more […]
Cutting Losses With Fisher’s 3 Golden Sell Rules
Returning readers to Investing Caffeine understand this is a location to cover a wide assortment of investing topics, ranging from electric cars and professional poker to taxes and globalization. Investing Caffeine is also a location that profiles great investors and their associated investment lessons. Today we are going to revisit investing giant Phil Fisher, but rather than rehashing his accomplishments and overall philosophy, we […]
3 Safe High-Yield Stocks On Sale Today
Most of the time when we think of dividend stocks we gravitate to traditional dividend paying sectors such as Utilities or Consumer Staple stocks like General Mills (NYSE: GIS). The income moniker also conjures up traditional blue chip buy and hold stocks like Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT). Rarely, however, do investors focus on and target small cap companies […]
