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US Economy (The Week ahead): Come back another day…(April 29, 2012 – May 05, 2012)

Market Interest is hot while Economic data see saws confirmed the ceiling of the recovery for 2012 and spending cuts from the government get into action while Obama rides out Romney Storms for a likely easy looking re-election campaign for

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Markets, Retail Lifestyle, US

The Deal Economy round up (2012 Q1)

Firstly of course, everything else that happened in March but you fortgot to chalk up, was scribbled into sensible commentary on the weekend here  - The Deal Economy _ March 15-31 2012 (Hedge Funds, PE) and here - The Deal Economy Pt II_

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Posted in Banking, Dealbook, US

US Economy: The GDP number is a round 3% (Here’s what’s happening in the World Tonight, Ray B., San Diego)

Markets will of course be happy in an otherwise dull week that the GDP report has not thrown any negative surprises, and forget any planned surprises like yesterday’s Reuters report suggesting 3.6% no less. That 3% of course is for

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Posted in Amitonomics, Europe, Global, US

How about BofA hitting the upper circuit! That’s $10 per share | Banking Insight

Did you think that would make news! Bank of America continued in the stratosphere of best performing stocks for the 12 th week running this Monday as it climbed the ubiquitous 19 cents a day ladder to land up at

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Retail Lifestyle, US

#1 Vanguard, #2 PIMCO and #3 JP Morgan – Batting at a $1 Tln | Banking Insight

JP Morgan’s latest strength for its PR department to downsell to big media has been the planned supremacy in fund management, talked about since 2010. It emerged with $17 bln inflows in 2011 right behind Vanguard and even PIMCo tht

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Posted in Banking, US

The Deal Economy: Guggenheim looks for ” a new hotness”, PE , Europe alive to business | Monday Round up

Guggenheim looks to enter Top 25 in US Guggenheim Partners look to add nearly $500 bln in Assets under management for a cheap sale from Deustche Bank lands them the entire US portfolio of the bank equally split in Institutional

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Posted in Financial Markets

Facebook IPO: Without fear, for favors.. | Deal Insight

Underwriting was handed out to three more bankers last week at Facebook Headquarters with Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Lead right Goldman Sachs still the primary book runners. The new banks add to the group including Bank of America, Barclays

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Posted in Financial Markets

Europe: ISDA tackles the tough question of Default in the Greek swap ( Post ISDA Action update)

The EMEA Determinations committee that handled the thorny question decided to llet matters be for now asking investors to be sure to come back if anything else happened , bu tthat as of now there was no Credit event apparently

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Posted in Financial Markets

Guggenheim Partners in last mile to snag DWS businesses (Deutsche Bank) | Deal Insight

Deutsche Bank’s deal for up to $3 bln from its non core fund businesses including two REITs and a Institutional Fund business as well as a Pension Fund and a US/ retail Funds business from Scudder, seem to be ready

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Posted in Financial Markets

Goldman Sachs tops Asian investments? | Asia review & insight

Even as American investors got most of the paper at the DBS bond auction that netted $1 bln this week, even property company Sun Hung Kai and the Swire Grp added another $1 bln in debt from investors. Olam International

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Posted in Financial Markets
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