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Snapshots Of Dysfunction In A Fiat Money World

By Jeffrey Snider, CIO, Atlantic Capital Management of Florida: In a world awash with digital fiat money, this constant need for liquidity measures is sometimes hard to reconcile with the sheer amount of digital monetary units created in the months since October 2008.  But real liquidity is far more than quantity. When the banking world .. read more

Spanish yields, very encouraging

This morning, yields on Spanish bonds are at their lowest level since March (see chart below). Spain just held a strong auction, where it sold twice as much debt as it planned. The rally is spreading across Europe. Short-term yields are plunging. Very bullish action. While the Bank of England holds rates unchanged and continues with quantitative easing .. read more