Bob Hoye

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• Signs Of The Times

  Published 14 September 2007 | viewed 4,953 times

  Signs Of The Times: "Credit markets will get back to normal, as there is a lot of money that needs to find a home." -…

• Like Civilizations, Bull Markets are Born Stoic and Die Epicurean

  Published 12 September 2007 | viewed 6,300 times

  Signs Of The Times: "The banks that underwrote the $45 billion acquisition of TXU Corp, the world's biggest buyout, have offered to pay the $1…

• The Ropespinner Conspiracy

  Published 05 September 2007 | viewed 6,501 times

  The Ropespinner Conspiracy is a novel by Michael M. Thomas, a former investment banker who writes enjoyable novels about high finance. The title relates to…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 01 September 2007 | viewed 5,084 times

  Signs Of The Times: "BHP says credit crunch will not affect metal prices." - August 21 Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke to Senate Banking Committee:…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 24 August 2007 | viewed 5,330 times

  Signs Of The Times: "This is a liquidity driven market. "Getting rid of M3 makes expansion invisible. "Bernanke is closely attuned to the market and…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 17 August 2007 | viewed 4,870 times

  Signs Of The Times: "Don't worry, market dip only temporary." "The world is still in a low-inflation boom, driven by supply-side expansions. This environment is…

• Signs of the Times

  Published 07 August 2007 | viewed 7,196 times

  Signs from June: Some quotations from June are worth repeating - perhaps for some they may be worth regretting. "Freddie Mac says the subprime mess…

• Financial Contagian

  Published 26 July 2007 | viewed 7,049 times

  The first crash in subprime mortgage bonds wasn't noticed until the price had plunged to 73 in late February. When it was discovered by Wall…

• The Unholy Trinity

  Published 23 July 2007 | viewed 7,782 times

  The structure of today's credit markets is interesting. On top is the establishment's convictions that the Fed can infallibly set the right level of interest…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 16 July 2007 | viewed 7,387 times

  Signs Of The Times: "They are priced by convenient goony models dependent upon collusion by rating agencies. Failed auctions expose the shenanigans and might disable…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 10 July 2007 | viewed 5,766 times

  Signs Of The Times: "'Blank-check' shell companies, also known as a 'special purpose acquisition company' raised $4.1 billion on 33 IPOs so far this year,…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 29 June 2007 | viewed 4,872 times

  Signs Of The Times: The Peoples Bank of China recently did a survey that noted that over 40% of Chinese households plan to invest in…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 22 June 2007 | viewed 5,058 times

  Signs Of The Times: "Financial Leverage May Boost Global Economic Growth" - Bloomberg, June 4   "For Troubled Firms, A Flood of Big Loans" -…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 29 May 2007 | viewed 5,251 times

  Signs Of The Times: "Who Cares if the US gets a cold? America sneezed and the rest of the world went shopping." - Financial Post,…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 22 May 2007 | viewed 7,014 times

  Signs Of The Times: "Falling home prices and rising property tax assessments are fueling a grass-roots tax rebellion." Wall Street Journal, April 28   "Up…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 14 May 2007 | viewed 7,372 times

  Signs Of The Times: "It's the best of all worlds, global growth is strong and the dollar is weak." Wall Street Journal April 27 Chief…

• Signs Of The Times

  Published 08 May 2007 | viewed 8,101 times

  Signs Of The Times: "More Professors are Lured Out of Ivory Towers to Wall Street" "Demand for new funds offers a chance to test theories,…

• Metals Review

  Published 27 April 2007 | viewed 5,588 times

  Excerpt from April 26, 2007 PIVOTAL EVENTS The April 11 ChartWorks on copper outlined that a number of technical readings were at the "bling" level.…

• Pivotal Events

  Published 24 April 2007 | viewed 7,230 times

  Signs Of The Times: "So far in New York City it's the coldest April since 1874." - Bloomberg, April 12 "Snow won't dampen Global-Warming rallies."…

• Copper -- Into Resistance

  Published 13 April 2007 | viewed 4,780 times

  Technical observations of RossClark@shaw.ca When measured on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, copper prices have now moved from an oversold position in January to…