curva rendimenti ...verso la recessione?

This is a nice article by Collin Twigs and is really not about being bearish or bullish. But, about the facts of the matter at hand with our current Subprime mess.Every time there has been a significant rise in short-term interest rates over the last 45 years, and the yield differential falls to zero, a recession follows. If we examine short-term rates, a self-reinforcing cycle [A > B > C] is evident since the 1980s, with each recession requiring more severe rate cuts by the Fed in order to stimulate the economy. Every artificial reduction in interest rates, however, merely compounds the problem, requiring even deeper rate cuts in the next cycle. The flat or negative yield curve squeezes bank interest margins, causing a tightening of credit and a consequent slow-down of consumer spending and new investment — which drags the economy into a recession. Some readers may doubt the ability of the yield curve to precipitate a recession and instead blame extraordinary events such as the Gulf War (1991) and collapse of the dotcom tech bubble (2001). In the interests of fostering a wider debate on the forum, I will attempt to briefly address these issues here.Wars create uncertainty and can push the economy into a recession if they are seen as a serious threat to the country, as in WW1 and WW2, but smaller conflicts have a more stimulatory effect due to increased defense spending. Edward Leamer, professor of economics at UCLA, points out that defense spending on the Korean War rescued the economy from recession in 1951 and the Vietnam War performed a similar service in 1967. These are the only two times since 1946 that a housing collapse has not led to a full-blown recession. There is similarly no evidence to suggest that the Gulf War caused the recession in 1991. The US economy has proved itself resilient to one-off shocks like the collapse of LTCM in 1998; 9/11 in 2001 (the 2001 recession started in March and ended November according to the NBER); the collapse of Enron in 2004; and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Similarly, the slow-down in computer software and hardware investment after Y2K would not on its own have caused a recession in 2001. To cause a recession, a localized shock (such as the dotcom crash) needs to find a vector to spread the contagion thoughout the economy; in much the same way that a virus outbreak may cause an epidemic. The banking system provides such a vector because of the leverage effect: a $1 reduction in reserves can cause a $10 reduction in bank lending (and consequently in spending).The latest subprime debacle was caused by banks attempting to circumvent the margin squeeze. They accepted narrower margins and on-sold loans into off-balance sheet SIVs, to avoid the reserve requirements. Lending on narrow margins is and always will be bad banking practice, no matter what clever structures are developed to hide this from investors/regulators. What the banks actually achieved was to leverage the problem into a far greater threat. According to the OECD, the banking system currently faces losses of up to $300 billion due to subprime mortgage foreclosures. Taking leverage into account, that would translate in a $1 to $3 trillion reduction in bank credit — and spending.Collin TwigsIncrediblecharts.com


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The bond markets are telling us that more FF rate cuts are coming, likely down to 3%FF rate (or less), but long rates will rise; the yield curve will be very steep by Q3 '08. (Pimco will annnounce the target levels as things unfold). Bonds should be avoided in favor of PM.It is election year in 2008 so Congress will be pushing for more money in the economy, mostly to voters. Congress may even back all home mortgages in default for five years. This will wipe out the dollar, oil prices will be a push between slowing demand and inflated dollar pricing, and consumers will be increasingly unemployed. (we will see Negative GDP next read). Watch out for Citigroup, I suspect they are in trouble, ($44Billion needs to come on their balance sheet and out of the SIV). The financial shocks are just starting.The Macroeconomic scene:This means: a run to the top of the current 3 wave pattern (say 13,500 dow) by Christmas 07, followed by a correction into Q1, maybe Q2 2008, (say 12,000 Dow), followed by a wild, teeth rattling, bull as investors buy anything real to avoid the deflation in paper assets. Stocks, real estate, materials and gold etc will do well, not because the economy is healthy and growing, but because inflation will be running rampant and a salvage operation will be underway. After that a period of stagflation and relative silence as the globle mulls things over. The rich will be richer, the middle class will be poor, and today's poor will be rabid socialists. Not too hopeful, but remember!! traders are like cockroachs, they can survive even nuclear war. You could look it up.


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Zibordi qui da noi la mette giù dura:


Attenzione che si apre un nuovo fronte. Il differenziale tra i Btp italiani e i Bund tedeschi (reddito fisso a 10 anni) è schizzato di colpo a 40 punti, il massimo dal 2001. Dato che Btp e Bund sono entrambi in euro il differenziale dovrebbe essere zero, ma per anni è rimasto sullo 0.20% indicando un residuo di diffidenza. Francia e Spagna per dire avevano un differenziale solo dello 0.04% con la Germania.
Il mercato ora comincia a muoversi sull'Italia, sull'uscita dell'Italia dall'euro, che come ho discusso è solo una questione di tempo.
Il motivo profondo del crac delle azioni italiane degli ultimi tre mesi è che il mercato comincia piano piano a scontare il momento in cui l'Italia svaluterà di colpo del -20% (se va bene). Allo stesso modo il motivo profondo per cui le azioni cinesi salgono tanto è che il giorno in cui lascino flutturare lo yuan salirà del 30% minimo.
L'Italia per non soffocare ha bisogno dell'euro a 1 dollaro non ai 1.48 dollari attuali e dello Yen a 100 yen non i 167 yen attuali e di tassi di interesse al 3% massimo. Viviamo in mezzo a dei pazzi (nel senso dei pazzi che scrivono sui giornali): se il potente Giappone sta andando in recessione perchè il cambio del dollaro/yen è sceso del -8% (da 120 a 109 yen) come può l'Italietta reggere con il dollaro sceso del -50% ????...
La Germania invece ha un surpus estero record di 130 miliardi con l'euro a 1.48, un mercato immobiliare fermo da anni, pochi problemi di debito in genere per cui è contenta dell'euro forte e non vuole tassi di interesse più bassi
La crescita italiana sta scendendo a zero (la spesa per consumi di ottobre era -0.6% rispetto all'anno scorso, c'è solo l'export che ha salvato la situazione ed è ora massacrato dall'euro forte), è matematico che se l'euro resta a questi livelli quando inizia la recessione l'Italia viene buttata fuori dall'euro. Il differenziale Btp-Bund era sullo 0.20% fino a questa estate, ora è saltato a 0.40%, quando arrivi sugli 0.80-0.90% indica che l'Italia salta.



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