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EU Debt Deal Only Making Problem Worse – Jim Rogers
Jun 29th, 2012 11:45 by News

June 29 – CNBC – VIDEO

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JK Comment: Rogers makes a pretty simple recommendation here: “Buy hard assets”. A must watch take on today’s news out of Europe and subsequent move in, well, everything.

Europe’s next big challenge
Jun 29th, 2012 11:04 by News

by Mohamed El-Erian
Once again, after a painful learning process and motivated by the best of intentions, European leaders gather in crisis management mode. Important decisions are taken but, again, they appear to fall short of the dramatic breakthrough required to get ahead of a crisis that eats away at the integrity of the region’s historic integration project.

…Without additional measures, it seems inevitable it will only be a matter of time until European leaders gather again for a crisis management meeting; and they will find the challenges even more onerous.

[source]

PG View: The massive ECB LTROs bought a couple weeks of relief for beleaguered European markets, the initial announcement of the €100 bln Spanish bank bailout garnered support for a single trading day, so focusing the might of the EFSF/ESM bailout facility on the problem should be good for what? A month? Less?

Operation Twist: New York Fed purchases $4.668 billion in Treasury coupons.
Jun 29th, 2012 09:22 by News
University of Michigan sentiment (final) revised down to 73.2 in Jun, below expectations, vs 74.1 preliminary print.
Jun 29th, 2012 08:45 by News
Chicago ISM rose to 52.9 in Jun, below expectations of 53.0, vs 52.7 in May.
Jun 29th, 2012 08:44 by News
Canada GDP +0.3% in Apr, on expectations of +0.2%, vs +0.1% in Mar.
Jun 29th, 2012 06:38 by News
US personal income +0.2% in May, in-line with expectations, vs +0.2% in Apr; PCE unch.
Jun 29th, 2012 06:35 by News
Gold sharply higher at 1585.90 (+32.90). Silver 27.41 (+1.06). Dollar falls. Euro surges. Stocks called higher. Treasurys mostly lower.
Jun 29th, 2012 06:24 by News
US. initial jobless claims -6k to 386k for the week ended 23-Jun, on expectations of 385k, vs upward revised 392k in the previous week.
Jun 28th, 2012 06:58 by News
US Q1 GDP – Final unrevised at 1.9%, in-line with expectations.
Jun 28th, 2012 06:58 by News
Gold lower at 1568.02 (-6.53). Silver 26.868 (-0.064). Dollar higher. Euro drops. Stocks called lower. Treasurys mostly higher.
Jun 28th, 2012 06:33 by News
Operation Twist: New York Fed purchases $1.980 billion in Treasury coupons.
Jun 27th, 2012 09:23 by News
US NAR pending home sales index surged 5.9% to 101.1 in May, above market expectations, vs 95.5 in Apr.
Jun 27th, 2012 08:26 by News
Gold lower at 1567.46 (-4.40). Silver 26.887 (-0.16). Dollar firm. Euro soft. Stocks called better. Treasurys mixed.
Jun 27th, 2012 06:28 by News
The Daily Market Report
Jun 26th, 2012 13:02 by News

Gold Eases as Dollar Firms


26-Jun (USAGOLD) — Gold has retreated into the range on renewed worries after German Chancellor Merkel was quoted as saying, “I don’t see total debt liability as long as I live.” This should not have come as any surprise to anyone as Germany’s objections to shared debt is pretty well documented at this point. Nonetheless, it sets a pretty adversarial tone for the EU summit and the euro fell to match the 3-week low at 1.2442. The corresponding rise in the dollar, put the yellow metal back on the defensive.

Spanish borrowing costs rose sharply on speculation that Moody’s plans to downgrade the country to junk status. Meanwhile the subordination issue related to the Spanish banking bailout continues to be debated and pressure is on Germany to forgo the senior status of any ESM loan to Spain because of the impact it would have on private bondholders and future attempts to sell bonds.

In the UK, pubic sector net borrowing was much higher than expectations in May, due to a drop in income tax receipts. BoE Governor Mervyn King was quick to blame the worsening of the UK economy on the eurozone crisis.

Any optimism associated with the first monthly rise in the Case-Shiller home price index in 8-months was offset by misses in the Richmond Fed index and consumer confident in June. As the US economy continues to founder, and the Obama administration continues to deflect by criticizing Europe, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble struck back saying, “Herr Obama should above all deal with the reduction of the American deficit. That is higher than that in the euro zone.”

Schäuble is understandably agitated by US kibitzing. While the US maintains the ‘exorbitant privilege’ of being able to print an endless numbers of dollars, the EMU was designed to have much tighter monetary controls. Europe can’t simply print its way out of debt as the US can.

• US Consumer Confidence falls to 62.0 in Jun, below market expectations of 63.2, vs negative revised 64.4 in May.
• Richmond Fed Index tumbles to -3 in Jun, below market expectations, vs 4 in May.
• US S&P Case-Shiller home prices index for 20-cities (nsa) +1.3% in Apr to 135.8, vs 134.1 in Mar.
• Germany GfK Consumer Confidence ticked higher to 5.8 for Jul, above expectations of 5.6, vs 5.7 in Jun.
• Italy retail sales (sa) -1.6% m/m in Apr, vs negative revised -0.8% in Mar; -6.8% y/y.
• UK Public Sector Net Borrowing rose to -£15.6 bln in May, vs downward revised -£19.9 bln in Apr.
• Singapore Manufacturing Production +6.6% y/y in May, vs positive revised -0.2% in Apr.
• Hong Kong Trade Balance -HK$35.6 bln in May, vs -HK$42.9 bln in Apr.

Summer Special: Angels and Kings
Jun 26th, 2012 11:00 by News

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Inflation Makes Big Incomes Smaller
Jun 26th, 2012 10:50 by News

$100,000 income: No big deal anymore

By Craig Guillot | Bankrate.com – Mon, Jun 25, 2012

According to Labor Department statistics, the average inflation rate for 2011 was the worst since 2008, with consumer prices rising 3.1 percent, compared to an average of 1.6 percent in 2010. Much of this was fueled by energy costs (up 15.2 percent for the year) and food costs (up 3.7 percent for the year). Just to keep up with standard inflation, a $100,000 salary in 1990 would have to be $172,103.29 in 2011.

“What would have cost you $100,000 in 1976 would cost you $381,000 today. That’s just the inflation, and there are so many other things that have grown very expensive,” says Mari Adam, Certified Financial Planner and president of Adam Financial Associates in Boca Raton, Fla.

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JK View: No inflation? HA! Great article in terms of putting income vs. cost of living into perspective. This article points to the disconcerting trend that if you do happen to be an earner of more than $100K, its almost impossible to make meaningful contributions to savings. And what money you do manage to save can’t earn anything sitting in a bank. The stock market remains volatile, yet range-bound. And all the while, asset allocations to gold remain overwhelmingly small in terms of overall holdings of the general population. All told, not only are the majority of us losing ground in terms of what our income will buy, we’re losing ground over time in terms of what our savings will buy. So long as this paradigm remains in place, gold needs to be considered as a savings alternative. In the example above, if $100,000 was saved in gold in 1990, it would be worth just shy of $400,000 today, far outpacing standard inflation.

US Consumer Confidence falls to 62.0 in Jun, below market expectations of 63.2, vs negative revised 64.4 in May.
Jun 26th, 2012 08:39 by News
Richmond Fed Index tumbles to -3 in Jun, below market expectations, vs 4 in May.
Jun 26th, 2012 08:39 by News
US S&P Case-Shiller home prices index for 20-cities (nsa) +1.3% in Apr to 135.8, vs 134.1 in Mar.
Jun 26th, 2012 07:07 by News
Gold easier at 1580.90 (-4.05). Silver 27.253 (-0.236). Dollar steady. Euro soft. Stocks called modestly higher. Treasurys mostly lower.
Jun 26th, 2012 06:36 by News
US Dallas Fed Index surges to 5.8 in Jun, on expectations of -2.0, vs -5.1 in May.
Jun 25th, 2012 08:49 by News
US new home sales +7.6% to 369k in May, well above market expectations of 346k, vs 343k in Apr.
Jun 25th, 2012 08:32 by News
India Prepares to Counter Rupee’s Slide
Jun 25th, 2012 07:12 by News


25-Jun (Bloomberg) — India boosted the amount of government bonds foreign investors can purchase by $5 billion, seeking to bolster demand for the rupee after it tumbled to a record low against the dollar.

Foreign institutional investors can now purchase $20 billion worth of government securities, up from $15 billion, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement today. Long-term overseas buyers such as sovereign wealth funds, central banks and pension funds will be allowed to invest in the debt directly to broaden the base of investors, the Reserve Bank also said.

…The rupee is Asia’s worst performer of the past year, having tumbled 21 percent versus the dollar, and its decline has contributed to an inflation rate that the central bank deemed last week too high to allow an interest-rate cut.

[source]

Gold steady at 1569.50 (+0.95). Silver 26.755 (-0.283). Dollar higher. Euro back below 1.25. Stocks called lower. Treasurys steady to higher.
Jun 25th, 2012 06:22 by News
Operation Twist: New York Fed purchases $1.829 billion in Treasury coupons.
Jun 22nd, 2012 10:45 by News
Gold steady at 1569.70 (+1.15). Silver 28.845 (-0.179). Dollar higher. Euro defensive. Stocks called higher. Treasurys steady to lower.
Jun 22nd, 2012 06:28 by News
US $7 bln 30-yr TIPS reopen awarded at record low 0.52% (prev low 0.77% from Feb) on solid 2.64 bid cover; indirect bid 34.3%.
Jun 21st, 2012 12:58 by News
Operation Twist: New York Fed purchases $4.781 billion in Treasury coupons.
Jun 21st, 2012 09:35 by News
US existing home sales -1.5% in May to 4.55 mln, below expectations of 4.58 mln, vs 4.62 mln in Apr.
Jun 21st, 2012 08:16 by News


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