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- GE Could Tap Fed Fund, Goose Credit Markets
- J Clinton Hill submits: GE GE announced the intention of its finance division, GE Capital Corp, to access the Fed’s short term funding facility beginning next Monday on behalf of its commercial paper customers. This should raise a few eyebrows and deserves a closer watch. So far GE’s $88bn...
- External links 2008-10-24
- Citi, TARP and Trust: Banks May Trust Each Other More, But Consumers Lag Behind
- J Clinton Hill submits: Citigroup C announced plans to use $36.5bn of the $45bn in TARP funds it received for the purpose of lending in the following areas: $25bn in mortgages; $5.8bn for credit card loans; $2.5bn for consumer loans; $1.5bn for corporate loans; and $1bn for student loans. ...
- External links 2009-02-03
- Can the Economy Recover in the Midst of a Consumer Confidence Crisis?
- J Clinton Hill submits: Citigroup C announced plans to use $36.5bn of the $45bn in TARP funds it received for the purpose of lending in the following areas: $25bn in mortgages; $5.8bn for credit card loans; $2.5bn for consumer loans; $1.5bn for corporate loans; and $1bn for student loans. ...
- External links 2009-02-03
- A Contrarian Play on Financials to Consider Just in Case
- J Clinton Hill submits: I have a faithful friend who is always there in my back pocket and watching my back with the markets. His name is Justin Case (as in "just in case…"). This time I have consulted my contrarian friend about the prospects for a "sell in May...
- External links 2009-04-30
- BofA's Wrist Slap Speaks Volumes About Capital Markets Integrity
- J Clinton Hill submits: I normally observe most of Wall Street’s shenanigans from an emotional distance and refrain from throwing my two cents into the pot with other critics, but every now and then something really gets under my skin. This time it is the B of...
- External links 2009-08-03
- Galleon Proves the Case for More Oversight
- J Clinton Hill submits: On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported that Galleon, a hedge fund being charged with insider trading, paid hundreds of millions of dollars in return for privileged client trading information. Insider trading may have given Galleon an edge, but willingness to disclose information on the trading activities...
- External links 2009-10-29
- Goldman's Bet on the Housing Collapse: Back to Basic Instincts
- J Clinton Hill submits: I am always fascinated by the stream of consciousness process that takes place on a daily level as impressions of people and information upon our psyche lead to associations with past experiences. Behavioral scientists might label this as an example of our instincts at work. ...
- External links 2009-11-03
- FDIC?s Prepaid Insurance Fee Mandate Will Likely Pressure Regional Banks
- J Clinton Hill submits: The credit crisis continues to have repercussions and this time it is the FDIC that is feeling the pinch. The regulatory agency is flat out busted after having spent about $28bn to cover 120 bank failures so far this year. ...
- External links 2009-11-12
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- Whale Watching: Buffett's Move Is Just What Investors Need
- J Clinton Hill submits: Warren Buffett’s $5bn investment in Goldman Sachs is just the sort of thing investors need and want to see during uncertain times as these. Many cannot even fathom an end to the current the liquidity and confidence crisis besieging Wall Street’s financial institutions. Yet we...
- External links 2008-09-24
- CME, ICE Could Benefit from Regulation of CDS Market
- J Clinton Hill submits: It is clearly evident that the elephant in the room for the domestic and global economies is the $60 trillion unregulated credit default swaps (CDS) market. Warren Buffet once referred to these securities as "financial instruments of mass destruction." No one knows the final outcome...
- External links 2008-10-07
- Global Banks Likely to Keep Cutting Rates: What Are the Implications?
- J Clinton Hill submits: As the global recession accelerates, central banks are coordinating efforts to ease monetary policy. Until the financial crisis situation is fully quarantined, the economic paramedics will remain on high alert. As a result, the markets are currently reflecting the following probabilities for interest rate cuts: ...
- External links 2008-12-07
- Another Central Bank Bites the (Gold) Dust
- J Clinton Hill submits: The Financial Times has reported that Mauritius, a small nation comprising a collection of islands in the Indian Ocean, is the latest of sovereign central banks to purchase gold bullion from the IMF bank, which is scheduled to sell 403.3 tons. By doing so, Mauritius has...
- External links 2009-11-17
- Merrill Lynch Obituary & Epitaph: Repent Lest Ye Also Perish Like Our Fallen Brother Lehman
- J Clinton Hill submits: Merrill Lynch MER had a long history of being an innovator and leader in the financial services industry. For the sake of brevity, this blog article shall skip its historical accomplishments and focus on recent events surrounding the write-downs besieging Wall Street. First...
- External links 2008-09-17
- Fed's GMAC Bailout: Criticism Aside, GM Now Looks Appetizing
- J Clinton Hill submits: The U.S. Treasury’s decision to inject $6bn worth of capital into GMAC GOM allows the auto financer to broaden its distribution lending base to customers with minimum credit scores of 621 versus its previous standard of 700. This sounds counter-intuitive as cheap and easy credit is...
- External links 2008-12-30
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