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><channel><title>Finance &#187; Peter Boockvar</title> <atom:link href="http://seriouslyfinance.com/author/peter-boockvar/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://seriouslyfinance.com</link> <description>real-time discovery by s.erious.ly</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:52:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <atom:link rel='hub' href='http://seriouslyfinance.com/?pushpress=hub'/> <cloud
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58491</guid> <description><![CDATA[Staying with the belief that the Fed can still do more, Bernanke said they are prepared for more accommodation if needed but he finally publicly acknowledges that &#8220;central bankers alone cannot solve the world&#8217;s economic problems.&#8221; He gives color on what left the Fed can do if circumstances warrant but acknowledges drawbacks to each perceived [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/bernanke-says/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wall St cares but does anyone else?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/YgAFlIlhITI/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/YgAFlIlhITI/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:44:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58486</guid> <description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s most interesting about the debate on what, if anything, the Fed should do next and the unfortunate belief that we need to hang on every single word uttered by Bernanke, especially today, is corporate America at this point could care less what the Fed does next. They know that interest rates are already at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/wall-st-cares-but-does-anyone-else/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bulls reach lowest since Mar ‘09 according to AAII</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/KakdPdl9qVE/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/KakdPdl9qVE/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:54:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Psychology/Sentiment]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58466</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the always fickle AAII measurement of stock market sentiment of individual investors, today&#8217;s Bull reading at 20.7 is down from 30.1 last week and is at the lowest level since March &#8216;09 when it got as low as 18.9 when the S&#038;P&#8217;s were below 700. Bears rose 7 pts on the week to 49.5 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/bulls-reach-lowest-since-mar-09-according-to-aaii/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>7 yr auction good, thoughts on Ben</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/QMX6gp_FAJk/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/QMX6gp_FAJk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:30:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/7-yr-auction-good-thoughts-on-ben/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A day before we hear from Bernanke and following an amazing Treasury rally since the Aug 10th FOMC statement, the 7 yr auction was good. The yield at 1.989% is below the when issued of 2.0% and the bid to cover of 2.98 is above the 1 yr average of 2.80 and matches the 2nd [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/7-yr-auction-good-thoughts-on-ben/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Phew, claims drop but still elevated</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/AHaF9LMd4QE/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/AHaF9LMd4QE/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:09:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58450</guid> <description><![CDATA[After the sticker shock report last week of 504k (revised from 500k), Initial Claims totaled 473k, 17k below expectations. The 4 week average though did tick up to 487k from 484k and is at the highest since late Nov &#8216;09. Continuing Claims, delayed by a week and lasting up to 26 weeks, fell by 62k [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/phew-claims-drop-but-still-elevated/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ireland gets to live for another 245 days</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/n1hhRkUh08o/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/n1hhRkUh08o/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:09:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58449</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ireland sold 3 month and 245 day paper at yields well below that of two weeks ago and at bid to covers that were very strong (10.1 for the 245 day issue). In light of the concerns that flared up a few weeks ago on the rising cost of the Irish bank bailout, its comforting [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/ireland-gets-to-live-for-another-245-days/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Home Sales at sad rate but housing stocks ok</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/ifG06W-5rRU/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/ifG06W-5rRU/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:15:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58415</guid> <description><![CDATA[July New Home Sales were much weaker than expected at an annualized rate of 276k vs the forecast of 330k and is down from a revised 315k in June. The record low remains the 267k level in May. This measure of contract signings is the 3rd month without the benefit of a tax credit. Months [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/new-home-sales-at-sad-rate-but-housing-stocks-ok/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Housing stocks traded ok but BKX breaking down</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/yHxrbuRnk6g/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/yHxrbuRnk6g/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:03:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58406</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the S&#038;P&#8217;s closing near where they were just before the awful home sale figure was released, the action is a clear message that the market knows the housing data before and after the tax credit deadline is completely distorted and thus a worthless take on the state of the market. We know things are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/housing-stocks-traded-ok-but-bkx-breaking-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Growth concerns and what to do about it</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/ZPD6iu8NwEw/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/ZPD6iu8NwEw/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58383</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fears of faltering economic momentum is what is weighing on global stock markets and boosting bonds with the German 10 yr bund yield in particular at fresh record lows and the US 10 yr yield back to the lowest since Mar &#8216;09. In terms of what to do from a policy standpoint, the WSJ today [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/growth-concerns-and-what-to-do-about-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Greek debt trading poorly again</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/x52QvH-LBdY/</link> <comments>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBigPicture/~3/x52QvH-LBdY/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:11:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Boockvar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Publishers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MacroNotes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=58372</guid> <description><![CDATA[Greek debt traded poorly again today. The 2 yr note yield is now approaching 11% at 10.98%, up 29 bps on the day and now exceeds the 10 yield of 10.90%, up 15 bps on the day. Also, 5 yr CDS is wider by 40 bps to 920 bps, the highest since late June. In [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/greek-debt-trading-poorly-again/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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