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I think you will admit that we are in the middle of one major crazy financial mess.

Falling Treasury yields are boosting both September Treasury Bonds and Treasury Notes overnight as fear that the global economic recovery could be dead is driving investors to seek shelter in so-called safer assets.

Fear over concerns about sovereign debt default and a worse than expected U.S. initial claims report helped to push commodity and stock markets lower on Thursday. Risk aversion drove investors toward safer, lower-yielding assets to the benefit of the U.S. Dollar.

Despite a move by China to tighten its monetary policy, U.S. equity markets mounted a strong recovery late in the trading session on Wednesday. This served as a sign that there is plenty of money on the sidelines and that investors continue to maintain a “buy the dips” mentality.

Great Depression Is Good For Stock Investors

Posted by jeflin on October 3rd, 2008

Fear can manifest itself in many ways and I don’t see fear dissipating any time soon. What should long term investors do? I think an analysis of previous bear markets will be helpful. You may be surprised to know that bear markets in the mold of the 1929 Great Depression are actually a blessing in disguise for investors.

Stark Naked Fear In Stock Markets

Posted by jeflin on September 13th, 2008

Speaking of fear, stark naked fear has descended on stock markets everywhere. Wall Street is in a bloodbath and Asian markets are not having an easy time either. The Straits Times Index dropped over 30% from its zenith and Shanghai ‘A’ index tumbled over 65%. Seen from a positive lens, it is a sign that we are closer to bottoming out though.

The brutal sell-off in financial stocks over the past couple of weeks smacks of the kind of real fear typically seen during the capitulation phase of bear markets. While the underlying problems that created this maelstrom are real, the market is behaving as if every domestic financial institution is at risk of failing--which is simply not true.

Greed, Fear and Superstition

Posted by hfcapital on February 6th, 2008

An old saying maintains that markets are essentially driven by greed and fear. The greed of waiting for just one more tick in our favour versus the fear of leaving an investment decision too late........

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