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Is China blowing bubbles? - ft/alphaville
Is China blowing bubbles? - ft/alphaville
Yes, says Citigroup’s Willem Buiter, who thinks the Chinese authorities will fail in their efforts to prevent a classic boom, bubble and bust asset sequence. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: sell PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio (PGJ) sell iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (FXI); sellSPDR S&P China ETF (GXC); buy WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund (CYB); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinionInteresting Market Thoughts from Dave Rosenberg
Stronger U.S. dollar. Rising bond yields. Lower commodity prices. Slower growth. And the stock market is flirting at post-crisis highs. Bond yields are rising temporarily and this will very likely prove to be a good buying opportunity; ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF) buy PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) sell S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) sell iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) sell iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) buy UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ProShares (TBT) buy PIMCO 7-15 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund (TENZ); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinionGabelli Sues Western
This Complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief arising from Defendants’ illegal acquisition of GGMT’s voting stock in clear violation of the antipyramiding provision, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-12(d)(1)(A)(i), and Section 48(a), 15 U.S.C. § 80a-48(a), of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”). Defendants are now threatening to use that wrongfully-acquired voting power in a proxy contest for the election of directors of GGMT at the annual meeting currently e ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: sell Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust (GGT); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinionThe dollar's danger A debt-driven collapse?
If no one else will bid at the desired rates, the Federal Reserve is likely to step in as the "lender of last resort" -- buying hundreds of billions of dollars of US government debt. But that is effectively printing money to pay our bills -- the classic alarm signal for a coming explosion in inflation. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: sell iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion