Linkfest: Push to wind down Fannie, Freddie; Stock exchanges seek wider spreads; Deflation in Japan, US
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Today’s most shared:
- Senate leaders in bipartisan push to wind down Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac.
- NYSE, NASDAQ push for wider tick spreads.
- Deflation mindset hard to break in Japan; Coming soon to USA?
- The down of an age of drones, robots, machine learning will be wrenching.
- IPOs of money-losing companies make a comeback.
Senate banking leaders reach deal to wind down Fannie, Freddie
Reuters
The leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday outlined plans for legislation to wind down government-owned mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @Alea_, @Kiffmeister
Reuters
The leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday outlined plans for legislation to wind down government-owned mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
shared by @JacobWolinsky, @Alea_, @Kiffmeister
NYSE, Nasdaq join to push for wide tick trading rule
Wall Street Journal
The longtime rivals are looking to reclaim trading volumes from smaller competitors.
shared by @FGoria, @ritholtz, @nancefinance, @JoeSaluzzi, @ThemisSal
Wall Street Journal
The longtime rivals are looking to reclaim trading volumes from smaller competitors.
shared by @FGoria, @ritholtz, @nancefinance, @JoeSaluzzi, @ThemisSal
Yen-Pinching Undercuts Japan’s Push Against Years of Deflation
New York Times
After years of falling prices, many Japanese have the mind-set that they need to save, not spend, putting a burden on the economy.
shared by @fiatcurrency, @ObsoleteDogma, reddit/Economics, @RoubiniGlobal
New York Times
After years of falling prices, many Japanese have the mind-set that they need to save, not spend, putting a burden on the economy.
shared by @fiatcurrency, @ObsoleteDogma, reddit/Economics, @RoubiniGlobal
Could we be heading for deflation?
MarketWatch
U.S. prices are tracking eerily with 1990s Japan, writes Brett Arends.
shared by @Fullcarry, @pdacosta
MarketWatch
U.S. prices are tracking eerily with 1990s Japan, writes Brett Arends.
shared by @Fullcarry, @pdacosta
Drones will cause an upheaval of society like we haven’t seen in 700 years
Quartz
The human race is on the brink of momentous and dire change. It is a change that potentially smashes our institutions and warps our society beyond recognition.
shared by @interfluidity, @abnormalreturns, @ModeledBehavior, @Noahpinion, @howardlindzon
Quartz
The human race is on the brink of momentous and dire change. It is a change that potentially smashes our institutions and warps our society beyond recognition.
shared by @interfluidity, @abnormalreturns, @ModeledBehavior, @Noahpinion, @howardlindzon
The Holy Grail Of Trading Has Been Found: HFT Firm Reveals 1 Losing Trading Day In 1238 Days Of Trading
ZeroHedge
Think JPM’s 0 trading day losses in 2013 was impressive? Prepare to have your mind blown.
shared by Business Insider, @BarbarianCap, @ThemisSal, @NicTrades, @credittrader
ZeroHedge
Think JPM’s 0 trading day losses in 2013 was impressive? Prepare to have your mind blown.
shared by Business Insider, @BarbarianCap, @ThemisSal, @NicTrades, @credittrader
Lloyds Trader Said to Tip Off BP to $500 Million FX Deal
Bloomberg
A senior currency dealer at Lloyds Banking Group Plc shared details of a pending order by his firm with a trader at another company to the potential detriment of the bank, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
shared by @fiatcurrency, Naked Capitalism, @NicTrades, @Bloomberg
Bloomberg
A senior currency dealer at Lloyds Banking Group Plc shared details of a pending order by his firm with a trader at another company to the potential detriment of the bank, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
shared by @fiatcurrency, Naked Capitalism, @NicTrades, @Bloomberg
The “Easy Money” Myth
The Reformed Broker
On the five-year anniversary of the market’s bottom, you’re hearing quite a bit of revisionist history – mostly from people who’ve worked against your well-being, even if it wasn’t intentional. What they’re saying now is that “It’s been easy money” over the last five years, and that “anyone could’ve made profits.”
shared by @TFMkts, @ritholtz, @BarbarianCap, Crossing Wall Street, @JacobWolinsky, @Dasan
The Reformed Broker
On the five-year anniversary of the market’s bottom, you’re hearing quite a bit of revisionist history – mostly from people who’ve worked against your well-being, even if it wasn’t intentional. What they’re saying now is that “It’s been easy money” over the last five years, and that “anyone could’ve made profits.”
shared by @TFMkts, @ritholtz, @BarbarianCap, Crossing Wall Street, @JacobWolinsky, @Dasan
Morgan Stanley Chief Calls Bitcoin ’Surreal’
New York Times
James P. Gorman, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, said in a television interview on Monday that he did not have a firm grasp of the virtual currency.
shared by @Alea_, @FGoria, @cate_long, @MattGoldstein26
New York Times
James P. Gorman, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, said in a television interview on Monday that he did not have a firm grasp of the virtual currency.
shared by @Alea_, @FGoria, @cate_long, @MattGoldstein26
Bankers churn out money-losing IPOs.
Minyanville
shared by @TheStalwart, @JacobWolinsky, @naufalsanaullah, @M_C_Klein
Minyanville
shared by @TheStalwart, @JacobWolinsky, @naufalsanaullah, @M_C_Klein
Jeff Matthews on Icahn and eBay
Jeff Matthews
Ebay’s Got the Guy Who Helped Pioneer the World Wide Web, the Guy Who Created the Online Auctions Business, the Guy Who Helped Steve Jobs Save Apple, the Guy Who Dreamed Up Quicken, and the Guy Who Turned Around eBay on its Board; Who’s Icahn Enterprises L.P. Got?
shared by @abnormalreturns, @MParekh, @howardlindzon, Abnormal Returns
Jeff Matthews
Ebay’s Got the Guy Who Helped Pioneer the World Wide Web, the Guy Who Created the Online Auctions Business, the Guy Who Helped Steve Jobs Save Apple, the Guy Who Dreamed Up Quicken, and the Guy Who Turned Around eBay on its Board; Who’s Icahn Enterprises L.P. Got?
shared by @abnormalreturns, @MParekh, @howardlindzon, Abnormal Returns
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama
Funny or Die
with President Barack Obama, Zach Galifianakis, Scott Aukerman
shared by @danprimack, @ErikSchatzker, @AntDeRosa, @finansakrobat
Funny or Die
with President Barack Obama, Zach Galifianakis, Scott Aukerman
shared by @danprimack, @ErikSchatzker, @AntDeRosa, @finansakrobat
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