Lorca on Headwinds and Tail Risks: It’s Five O’clock at the Crossroads of Liquidity and Volatility
Could the markets suddenly unravel? Of course they could. The fiat monetary system is like a mirage, it can tumble because of underestimated circumstances. Imagine for example Greece abruptly leaving the Eurozone, defaulting on its EFSF loans of €240 billion, its...Weekly Market Update
Market Action Volatility continues to manifest in financial markets. Triple digit losses and large intra-day swings characterized much of the week as all sectors and major indices in the U.S. posted losses. Money continues to flow overseas, particularly Europe where...Weekly Market Update
Market Action Markets recovered from last week’s sell off but still saw volatility continue with the Dow alternating triple digits moves throughout the week. The most apparent catalyst was the Federal Reserve’s published statement, which removed the word “patient”...Weekly Market Update
Market Action Disappointing economic data and bouts with volatility kept U.S. markets down this week. Analysts cast a theme of blaming the dollar’s rise for keeping corporate profitability low for the foreseeable future. Stocks gave up their gains for the years except...Drying Up The Collateral Base
Since 1873 the world has suffered two periods of great deflationary pressures: the first one from 1873-1893, and the second during the Great Depression in the 1930s. We may be facing a third one (at least according to several analysts), which has been forcing the...Sign Up for Our Publications
