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CWQuah
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05-Aug-2008 10:05
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Major mkts going sidelines. 3 schools of thought now: 1. Fed don't cut - equity dun rally, oil likely status quo. 2. Fed cut - oil rally, gold rally, equity may fall 3. Fed raise - oil falls, equity may rally (although conventionally this is not the case). |
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AK_Francis
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05-Aug-2008 09:55
Yells: "Happy go lucky, cheers." |
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yes, the poor sentiment on global economy, esp US, will pull down the stock markets. BT today further says: Hundreds of US banks will fail and will trigger the second inning of a recession that will last for at least one n a half yrs, ie till beginning of 2010. Such a bad remarks, though the current US economy situation seems proven correct, tai wok loh. |
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limhpp
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05-Aug-2008 09:50
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Why the sudden plunge? Scary leh.......... | ||||
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ozone2002
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05-Aug-2008 09:38
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it ain't able the oil...its abt e economy...n US super duper long recession tat will impact the whole world.. | ||||
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trader88.sg
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05-Aug-2008 08:39
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CO up => Dow down CO down => Dow down 
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Blastoff
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05-Aug-2008 06:27
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CO down + DOW down = STI up or down??? May be a boring day again.... 
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AK_Francis
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05-Aug-2008 01:05
Yells: "Happy go lucky, cheers." |
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Nq now -15.29, DJ slided fr mild gain to now mild loss, before close for mid day at 0130 spore time. hope there is some rebound in the DJ pm trading, if not STI 2morow will sink in Red Sea liao. |
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CWQuah
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05-Aug-2008 00:41
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Elf, Looks like I underestimated the initial bearishness of the Dow - hit 11221. Then again, it sure is odd to see the swift intraday rebound. Now actually mildly positive! Your bet may be right hehe! Next intraday resistances at 11355, 11366, 11372, 11400, 11410.
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CWQuah
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05-Aug-2008 00:31
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Ok la. I don't mai4 guan1 zi3 anymore. Midas. Technically uptrend although today's close a bit disappointing. Based on my chart analysis, I'd expect a range of 73-77c tomorrow should markets including Dow turn positive. Note gap resistance of 75.5-76.5c; if it indeeds break thru, 77.5c, 80.5c should be the next resistances.
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lookcc
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04-Aug-2008 23:25
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now out of market n in wherever there is good coffee until april next year, good luck uncle, cheers!
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trader88.sg
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04-Aug-2008 22:59
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Aiyo, why so conservative? Say out loud!
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lookcc
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04-Aug-2008 22:37
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c/o volatile...now up again......dow, europe n asia markets r dependent on c/o px. | ||||
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lookcc
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04-Aug-2008 22:21
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oil down 2.24 from 125.98 to 123.74, factory orders m/m up 1.7% against forecast of 0.7%....so if dow closes negatv 2morrow morning 4 a.m. ET n sti in the red, shudn't ppl forget abt asia stk mkts [namely hsi, nikkei n sti]??? | ||||
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Hippo1
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04-Aug-2008 16:24
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I fully agree. Afterall, our ministers keeping reminding us that nothing is free in this world. No wonder they don't fancy free stuff. Must have lost heavily in ML. Lucky thing is Temasek owns the most profitable business in Singapore - Singapore Pools. Can recoup from SP. | ||||
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novena_33
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04-Aug-2008 16:15
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i think they dont like free things.... only pay one then is consider good... 
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newmoon
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04-Aug-2008 16:00
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DAILY RECKONING website http;//dailyreckoning.com/ |
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newmoon
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04-Aug-2008 15:56
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TEMASEK did not read Daily Reckoning before buying MERILL LYNCH. The information was free of charge. dailyreckoning.com:%201.webloc |
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ozone2002
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04-Aug-2008 13:18
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A second, far larger wave of U.S. mortgage defaults is building The first wave of Americans to default on their home mortgages appears to be cresting, but a second, far larger one is building with alarming speed. After two years of upward spiraling defaults, the problems with mortgages made to people with weak, or subprime, credit are showing the first, tentative signs of leveling off. But with the U.S. economy struggling, homeowners with better credit are now falling behind on their payments in growing numbers. The percentage of mortgages in arrears in the category of loans one rung above subprime, so-called alternative-A, or alt-A, mortgages, quadrupled to 12 percent in April from a year earlier. Delinquencies among prime loans, which account for most of the $12 trillion market, doubled to 2.7 percent in that time. While it is difficult to draw precise parallels among various segments of the mortgage market, the arc of the crisis in subprime loans suggests that the problems in the broader market may not peak for another year or two, analysts said. Defaults are likely to accelerate because many homeowners' monthly payments are rising rapidly. The higher bills come as home prices continue to decline and banks are tightening their lending standards, making it harder for people to refinance loans or sell their homes. Of particular concern are alt-A loans, many of which were made to people with good credit scores without proof of their income or assets. Much will depend on the course of the economy, particularly unemployment. A weaker job market would push more homeowners toward the financial brink. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that the unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high in July. Other downbeat reports last week documented another drop in home prices, slower economic growth than expected and a huge loss at General Motors. "Subprime was the tip of the iceberg," said Thomas Atteberry, president of First Pacific Advisors, a investment firm in Los Angeles that trades mortgage securities. "Prime will be far bigger in its impact." During a conference call with analysts last month, James Dimon, the chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, said he expected losses on prime loans at his bank to triple and described the outlook for them as "terrible." Delinquencies on mortgages tend to peak three to five years after loans are made, said Mark Fleming, the chief economist at First American CoreLogic, a research firm. Not surprisingly, subprime loans from 2005 appear closer to the end than those made in 2007, for which default rates continue to rise steeply. "We will hit those points in a few years and that will help in many ways," Fleming said, referring to the loans made later in the housing boom. "We just have to survive through this part of the cycle." Data on securities backed by subprime mortgages show that 8.41 percent of loans from 2005 were delinquent by 90 days or more or in foreclosure in June, up from 8.35 percent in May, according to CreditSights, a research firm with offices in New York and London. By contrast, 16.6 percent of 2007 loans were troubled in June, up from 15.8 percent. Some of that reflects basic math. Over the years, some loans will be paid off as homeowners sell or refinance, and some will be foreclosed and sold. That reduces the number of loans from those earlier years that could possibly default. Also, since the credit market seized up last year, lenders have become much more conservative and have stopped making most subprime loans and cut back on many other popular mortgages. The resetting of rates on adjustable mortgages, which was a big fear of many analysts in 2006 and 2007, has become less problematic because the short-term interest rates that many of those loans are tied to have fallen significantly as the Federal Reserve has lowered U.S. rates. The recent U.S. tax rebates and efforts to modify more loans have also helped somewhat, analysts say. What will sting borrowers more than rising interest rates, analysts say, is having to pay interest and principal every month after spending several years paying only interest or sometimes even less than that. Such loan terms were popular during the boom with alt-A and prime borrowers and made sense while home prices were rising and interest rates were low. But now, payments could jump 50 percent or more for some borrowers, and they may not be able to sell their properties for as much as they owe. Prime and alt-A borrowers typically had a five- or seven-year grace period before having to start making payments toward their principal. By contrast, subprime loans had a two- to three-year introductory period. That difference partly explains the lag in delinquencies between the two types of loans, said David Watts, an analyst with CreditSights "More delinquencies look like they are on the horizon because so few of them have reset," Watts said about alt-A mortgages. The wave of foreclosures is still rising in states like California, where more homeowners turned to creative mortgages during the boom. From April to June, mortgage companies filed 121,000 notices of default in California, up nearly 7 percent from the first quarter and more than twice as many as in the second quarter of 2007, according to DataQuick, a real estate data firm. The firm said that the median age of the loans increased to 26 months from 16 months a year earlier. The mortgage-financing giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which own or guarantee nearly half of all mortgages, are trying to stem that tide. Last week, the companies said that they would pay more to mortgage-servicing companies that they hire to modify delinquent loans and avoid foreclosures. Delinquencies in prime and alt-A loans are particularly challenging for banks because they hold more such loans on their books than they do subprime mortgages. Downey Financial, which owns a savings bank that operates in California and Arizona, recently reported that 11.2 percent of its loans were delinquent at the end of June, a big increase from the 6.1 percent that were past due at the end of last year. The bank's troubles stem from its $6.2 billion portfolio of so-called option adjustable rate mortgages, which allow borrowers to pay less than the interest owed on their mortgage in the early years. The unpaid interest is added to the principal due on the loan, so over time borrowers can owe more than when they first got the loan. Eventually, when loans grow by 10 percent or 15 percent, the borrowers are required to start paying both the interest and principal due. Many borrowers who got these loans during the boom had good credit scores, but many of them owe more than their homes are worth. Analysts said they believed that many would not be able to or want to make higher payments. "The wave on the prime side has lagged the wave on subprime side," said Rod Dubitsky, head of asset-backed research at Credit Suisse. Resetting the option adjustable rate mortgage loans "is a big event that will drive the timing of delinquencies." Source : Herald Tribune. | ||||
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CWQuah
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04-Aug-2008 13:02
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To add on to my previous post - note my post is geared towards trading plays; I'm more a TA-biased guy, I'm entering on the basis of TA signals given by the charts; so FA players must do their own homework (in fact, everyone who trades/invests should!) before deciding to play. Above all, before we count profits, keep your stoplosses tight! |
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CWQuah
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04-Aug-2008 12:53
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Clues - look for stocks with earnings report coming out this week AND are moving up since last Thurs/Fri. Hint: Scrutinise the China plays very carefully. One of them goes by the name M****.
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