domingo, 1 de octubre de 2017

OCT 1 17 SIT EC y POL



OCT 1  17 SIT EC y POL
ND denuncia debacle d Globaliz neoliberal y propone State-Social + Capit-compet in Econ


ZERO HEDGE  ECONOMICS
Neoliberal globalization is over. Financiers know it, they documented with graphics

Global context:


“How can one rationalize such investor behavior?”
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"As a measure of market fear, it was quite useful, until it became something that could be traded. "The sheer size of outstanding positions in VIX futures, VIX options, ETFs, ETNs and bank volatility selling programs is such that those trading these markets can no longer separate the true measure of volatility from their own actions."
The VIX index measures the expected volatility of the S&P 500, and is calculated by multiplying expected 30-day variance by 100.

As a measure of market fear, it was quite useful, until it became something that could be traded. “The sheer size of outstanding positions in VIX futures, VIX options, ETFs, ETNs and bank volatility selling programs is such that those trading these markets can no longer separate the true measure of volatility from their own actions.”

Or, said simpler, "low volatility" is no longer a description of a market state, rather it is a characterization of the one, and perhaps only, trade strategy that has the explicit blessing of central banks, who themselves do everything in their power to crush volatility as Deutsche Bank's Aleksandar Kocic explained yesterday in his latest observations of a market in which "shocks no longer shock."

It is also why average September vol was the lowest on record, and will continue to fall until a "tipping point" hits.

It is also why, as Barclays pointed out last week, as absolute national Vega across levered and inverse ETFs reached an all time high...


... the AUM in inverse VIX ETPs has soared over the past few months and is now in line with long vol ETPs, a situation which has previously occurred only twice since 2009

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The internal context is scary:


"We think people can spend 35–40 years working and saving, then stop working and go on for another 20–30–40 years at the same comfort level – but with a growing percentage of retirees and a shrinking number of workers paying into the system. I’m sorry, but that’s magical thinking."
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It's like "dancing on the rim of a volcano. If there is a sudden eruption (of volatility) you get badly burned."
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"There's very little reward, and there's a heck of a lot of risk...If you have to work for a living, get out of the casino because it's a dangerous place."

Full interview at:  Stockman: Stocks to plummet 40-70% from CNBC.  

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"...larger institutions suffer from a fatal lack of profitability that ultimately dooms them to commit fraud and, eventually, suffer a catastrophic systemic risk event... The only thing worse than 'excessive' leverage is 'excessive off balance sheet' leverage..."
For some time now, we have been concerned that the FOMC’s overt manipulation of credit spreads has embedded future credit losses on the balance sheets of US banksBut now we are starting to see even greater signs of stress as the large Wall Street banks again return to derivatives in order to manufacture the appearance of profitability.


In the case both of Citi and JPM, just half of the banks’ operating business comes from lending, while the remainder comes from risk bearing investments and trading.  With some $50 trillion in off-balance sheet (OBS) derivatives, which is almost six standard deviations above the $1.8 trillion peer average for large banks, Citi and JPM are now the outliers on Wall Street in terms of derivatives exposure. A move of 30bp in the OBS derivatives book of either bank would wipe out their capital.  The chart below shows the OBS derivatives exposure of Citi, JPM, GS and the other major banks.


Notice that all three of the leading derivatives dealers have been increasing exposures since last year. 

So ask not whether President Donald Trump should reappoint Janet Yellen to another term as Fed Chair.  Rather, ask yourself why Yellen wants to stick around Washington at all given the accumulation of risk inside the major US banks as a result of the FOMC’s manipulation of credit spreads.  The combination of a lack of profitability and a huge derivatives book makes another financial collapse increasingly likely despite the apparent solidity of the US banking system.
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"...last year, Italy was the only OECD country which had a lower participation rate of prime age men than the United States..."
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"Janet Yellen will tell you we're never going to have a bear market again because she's smarter than the markets... the next bear market will be horrendous, the worst in your lifetime, in your financial experience. ... a lot of people are going to find that, oh my God, I own an ETF and they collapsed. It went down more than anything else..."
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POLITICS
La seudo democ y sist  duopolico es obsoleto por fraudulento y corrupto. Urge cambiarlo



"In America Government is not in the hands of its people... Oligarchic rule prevails regardless of electoral outcomes... Without jobs, dependent on their masters for trickle-down benefits that are always subject to being cut, and without voice or representation, Americans, except for the One Percent, are becoming the most enslaved people in history."
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Previously unreported Pentagon data shows how much the average U.S. taxpayer has paid for combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Syria.
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WORLD ISSUES and M-East
Global depression is on…China, RU, Iran search for State socialis+K- compet. D rest in limbo


"...with this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state..."
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El reparto de “zanahoria y garrote” no funciona. Lo único que hay es paranoia esquizoide

"I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man... Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done!"
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
Global Econ-Pol crisis leads to more business-wars:  profiteers US-NATO under screen


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SPUTNIK and RT SHOWS
The nasty business of US-NATO-Global-wars uncovered .. pro RU view


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RT SHOWS
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NOTICIAS IN SPANISH
Latino America fight to break with collapsing Empire:  leftist view on alternatives

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PRESS TV
Global situation described by Iranian observers.. Titles distorted n incomplete sentences


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