"Ihr glaubt doch nicht, dass Jefferson das bisschen Inflation, das wir bisher hatten, gemeint hat. ;-))"
... denn der hatte in seiner Weitsicht natürlich Asset-Inflation und -Deflation gemeint ;-)
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"Ihr glaubt doch nicht, dass Jefferson das bisschen Inflation, das wir bisher hatten, gemeint hat. ;-))"
... denn der hatte in seiner Weitsicht natürlich Asset-Inflation und -Deflation gemeint ;-)
Experten erwarten in USA noch tausende Pleiten kleinerer Firmen. Am schlimmsten betroffen sind die Branchen Medien, Immobilien und Private Equity.
Die Amis drehen - notgedrungen - jeden Cent dreimal um. Teure Beach-Resorts auf den Bermuda z. B. sind menschenleer.
Reuters
More businesses to fail
Mon Oct 5, 2009 12:47pm EDT
By Chelsea Emery - Analysis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankruptcy professionals have a grim view on the U.S. corporate recovery, despite a recent rise in stocks and an uptick in business deals.
"I think it's going to be a sad holiday season," said Lynn Tilton, chief executive officer of Patriarch Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in distressed companies.
Consumers will be stingy with their spending, keeping malls and resorts empty, bankruptcy professionals said at the Reuters Restructuring Summit in New York this week. Even the wealthy will steer clear of the wild, brand-conscious spending that marked the last few years.
"No one is conspicuously consuming they way they did in 2006," said William Derrough, a managing director at investment bank Moelis & Co. "That excess spending creates little boutique hotels, it creates that restaurant that sells the $19 doughnut and the Kobe beef burger. Those things don't need to exist."
Higher unemployment and little bank lending will keep a lid on economic gains, likely forcing thousands more companies into default, bankruptcy or liquidation.
"I just don't see a rapid recovery," said Tilton.
EMPTY BERMUDA RESORT
U.S. unemployment has climbed to its highest rate since June 1983, to 9.8 percent, according to U.S. Labor Department data on Friday.
Bankruptcy pros who managed to eke out a small vacation between an avalanche of bankruptcies this year that included automaker General Motors GM.UL and American outdoor apparel chain Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc (EBHIQ.PK) say resorts are deserted.
"I snuck away last week to Bermuda and the hotel was empty," said one restructuring expert. "Absolutely empty."
Miserly bank lending is exacerbating the problem. Until banks lend again to small-sized businesses or lend to companies with below-investment-grade ratings, unemployment will rise still more.
"At the risk of being cynical, which if you are in the restructuring business comes relatively easy, the banks are making money, but they aren't lending money," said Henry Miller, chairman and co-founder of investment bank Miller Buckfire.
In addition, there is some $117 billion in debt maturities due in 2011, according to a study by Bain Corporate Renewal Group. Think that figure is high? Debt maturities spike to $165 billion in 2014.
"It's hard to see how all of that can be refinanced," said Miller.
SECTORS
The outlook is dim for a slew of industries, according to the restructuring executives.
Media, real estate and private equity-sponsored companies are most in need of drastic restructuring, said James Sprayregen, a bankruptcy attorney for Kirkland & Ellis. Other busy areas for restructuring will include commercial real estate and smaller auto-parts makers, he said.
"We are still headed for an avalanche of deals over the next 12 to 18 months that will keep the restructuring world quite busy," said Robert McMahon, a managing director for GE Capital, Restructuring Finance.
Retail, too, will suffer.
"How well is retail going to fare this year?" said Thane Carlston, managing director at Moelis. "I could make a case that Christmas may not come."
(For summit blog: blogs.reuters.com/summits/)
(Reporting by Chelsea Emery, editing by Matthew Lewis)
www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE5943Z520091005
Technical Analysis
A Step Back From the Bull-Bear Debate
By Alan Farley
Street.com Contributor
10/5/2009 1:38 PM EDT
Fears of a jobless recovery have stopped the brand-new bull market, dead in its tracks, at least until more favorable data shows up on the newswires. For traders and investors, the reversal has triggered a bad case of whiplash because the same folks crowing about green shoots all summer are now the biggest purveyors of gloom and doom.
This turnaround raises a secondary challenge because we're a conflict-driven culture in which the bull-bear debate has replaced actionable market strategies. In other words, how are we supposed to act in this sea of talking points, especially when opinions seem to change as rapidly as the autumn weather?
As usual, the truth about the current tape lies between the optimism of the myopic bull and the pessimism of the apocalyptic bear. This ambiguity can trigger a panic attack if you're heavily positioned and looking for simple answers, but dealing with shades of gray is unavoidable in this brave new market world.
To make sense of the crosscurrents, let's take a giant step back and itemize what we know after last week's nasty selloff.
1. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average posted new 2009 highs just two weeks ago. That superior performance puts the downturn into the category of "routine pullback," at least until price action tells us that something more ominous is taking place. Also, let's remember that stocks don't go up all the time, no matter how intently we pray to the market gods.
Here's a way to make sense of your current portfolio. Pull up the charts on your open positions. They're matching index performance if they're also pulling back from major highs posted in September. Hang tough here, unless they topped out in July or August and have spent the last six to eight weeks treading water or breaking down to lower levels.
S&P 500 Index -- Daily
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2. The major indices show a series of higher highs and higher lows, despite the recent downturn. This pattern sequence points to an active uptrend, in which buyers should enter on the dip, support strong stocks and lift them to new highs. Until that sequence gets broken, assume your positions are going to find willing crowds at lower levels ready to pick up a few bargains.
Get defensive and lighten up if the downturn trades into or through the last low that's obvious when you're "eyeballing" the charts. This 100% retracement of the last rally leg points to a failure that often precedes the start of a larger-scale downtrend. Don't be fooled by any bounce from at that level. Instead, use the opportunity to sell into strength.
3. The major indices are trading above their 50- and 200-day moving averages. Stocks and indices sitting above these levels point to an active uptrend. The 50-day moving average also pinpoints the chart location where institutions should come into the market during a correction and trigger a reversal. Watch these levels closely in the upcoming week to see if smart money buyers show up, on schedule.
iShares Dow U.S. Energy (IYE) -- Daily
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Also look for a tradable bear trap near the 50-day moving average. Stocks and indices often break this level for a few sessions and hover just below it, gathering weak-handed short-sellers. A sudden reversal then lifts prices above the moving average, forcing the shorts to panic and cover positions. This contrary price action triggers a reliable "failure of a failure" buy signal.
4. The market "turned on a dime" and resumed its uptrend the last two times it sold off and looked ready to break down. Using a double negative to support the argument, we can't assume that the major indices won't just turn around and start to move higher, regardless of technical or fundamental weakness. After all, that's exactly what happened three times during the summer.
However, when the unexpected occurs in the market, the less likely it becomes for that specific behavior to repeat itself. With so many folks thinking about the odd summer turnarounds, this correction might just act traditionally and keep spiraling lower until it washes out several layers of selling pressure.
5. A number of key sectors just broke their 50-day moving averages. Indices and exchange-traded funds for semiconductor, homebuilder, utility, transportation and industrial materials stocks broke moving average support last week. These violations point to dwindling market leadership, which wasn't an issue during the aborted summer downturns. They also indicate a growing willingness to sell first and ask questions later.
These sectors have just two choices here, First, follow through to the downside and confirm intermediate breakdowns that signal a broader market correction, or second, climb back above their moving averages and trigger failure-of-a-failure buy signals that mark the end of the downturn.
Einstieg bei Getränkekonzern
Bruce Willis treibt Wodka-Aktien in die Höhe
Mit harten Sachen kennt er sich aus - jetzt ist US-Actionstar Bruce Willis bei dem Wodka- und Whiskyhersteller Belvédère eingestiegen. An der Börse sorgte die Nachricht für gute Stimmung: Der Aktienkurs des Unternehmens schoss 15 Prozent nach oben.
Paris - Der US-Schauspieler Bruce Willis will den von der Pleite bedrohten französischen Wodka- und Whiskyhersteller Belvédère retten. Der Actionstar werde "Referenzaktionär" des Unternehmens und Mitglied des Verwaltungsrates, teilte Belvédère am Montag in Paris mit.
Gleichzeitig wollten sich auch Vertreter des Managements an der Gruppe beteiligen, auf der 550 Millionen Euro Schulden lasten und die seit Juli 2008 im Insolvenzverfahren ist. Die Nachricht ließ den Aktienkurs von Belvédère an der Pariser Börse um rund 15 Prozent nach oben schießen.
Willis hat mit der Gruppe einen Werbevertrag für die aus Polen stammende Wodka-Marke Sobieski. In welcher Höhe sich der US-Star an der Firma beteiligen will, teilte Belvédère nicht mit.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/0,1518,653327,00.html
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Britain's The Independent newspaper on Tuesday reported that Gulf Arab states were in secret talks with Russia, China, Japan and France to replace the U.S. dollar with a basket of currencies in the trading of oil.
The U.S. dollar eased after the report, written by Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk and monitored on The Independent's Web site. It cited unidentified sources in Gulf Arab states and Chinese banking sources in Hong Kong.
Fisk said the proposal was for trade in crude oil to move over nine years to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar.
"Secret meetings have already been held by finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil to work on the scheme, which will mean that oil will no longer be priced in dollars," said the report. It added that France had also been involved in the talks.
Most Gulf Arab states have pegged their currencies to the dollar.
The Independent said U.S. authorities were aware that the meetings had taken place but had not discovered the details and were "sure to fight this international cabal".
The issue of shifting oil trade away from the U.S. dollar has been raised occasionally in recent years, but analysts and experts say it is unlikely to occur any time soon.
"I don't think we will see much concrete actions coming out of such discussions because even when the dollar is weak, it doesn't mean that commodities are undervalued," said David Moore, commodities analyst at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia."In fact, when the dollar weakens, commodities prices tend to increase by a higher ratio."
Iran began settling most of its crude oil exports in non-dollar currencies, primarily the euro, several years ago, but the actual price for its oil is still set in dollar terms.
The U.S. dollar dipped in the wake of the report, with analysts cautious about reading too much into it, particularly given the nine-year timeframe.
"This looks to be a very long-term thing with a few hurdles to cross," said Jonathan Cavenagh, currency analyst at Westpac in Sydney. "Foremost, China needs to be more flexible with its currency."
"Still, this is U.S. dollar negative news which is moving markets and shows that central banks not just in Asia are looking to diversify away from the US dollar," he added.
Australia's central bank raised its key cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent on Tuesday, saying it was prudent to gradually take back policy accommodation now that the worst danger for the economy had passed.
The Australian dollar jumped and interbank futures slipped as investors rushed to price in at least one more hike by Christmas, and rates above 4 percent within a year.
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to lift rates made it the first of the Group of 20 central banks to hike as the global financial crisis eases and came as a surprise to many analysts.
Markets, however, had been abuzz with speculation about a move given the strength of recent economic data.
"The RBA had widely advertised it was near to edging up rates from their extraordinary lows, and now it's done so," said Rory Robertson, interest rate strategist at Macquarie.
"It will be a gradual move from an emergency rate of 3.0 percent, to a still-easy 4 percent," he added. "If everything goes well over time, then we could get back to a more normal 5 percent in the next year or two."
It was the RBA's first rise since March 2008, but only takes back a little of the 425 basis-points of easing delivered when the global credit crisis was in full swing.
Indeed, by any historical measure, policy is still very accommodative in Australia, something noted by RBA Governor Glenn Stevens in his post-meeting statement.
"With growth likely to be close to trend over the year ahead, inflation close to target and the risk of serious economic contraction in Australia now having passed, the Board's view is that it is now prudent to begin gradually lessening the stimulus provided by monetary policy," wrote Stevens.
First Among Equals
The move by the RBA puts it far ahead of most major developed nations which show little if any inclination to tighten. Rates in the United States, the euro zone, Britain, Canada and Japan are all at or under 1.0 percent.
Such pre-emptive policy largely reflects the strengths of the Australian economy, which boasts a sound banking system and strong demand from China for its commodity exports. Australia was the only developed nation to grow in the first half of this year.
That helped Treasurer Wayne Swan sound sanguine on rates. "The Australian economy is outperforming other advanced economies and I guess many economists will see the decision today as a consequence of economic recovery," he told reporters.
So successful has policy been that the RBA had begun to worry about over-stimulating the economy, and particularly house prices, which have climbed to record highs in recent months.
"We think the tightening has been brought forward as the RBA wishes to lean against potential asset bubbles," said Annette Beacher, a senior strategist at TD Securities.
"House price data will be closely watched by the markets for hints of the pace of further RBA tightening," she added.
For now, investors were pricing in around a 75 percent chance of a further rise to 3.5 percent in November, and a reasonable chance of rates at 3.75 percent in December.
Overnight indexed swap rates were implying rates of 4.21 percent in one year, up from 4.14 percent before the RBA announcement and 3 percent just a few months ago.
"We've got what looks like a gradual tightening process in train, probably by another 25 basis points next month, and then another couple of times early next year," said Warren Hogan, chief economist at ANZ.
"They will probably only get rates up to 4 to 4.25, and then they will pause," he added. "You may not see the rate back to the 5 to 6 percent level until well into 2011."
With the prospect of higher unemployment hanging over the markets, some experts expect a correction. So are they right? Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds, and John Lekas, CEO and portfolio manager at Leader Capital, shared their insights. (See their recommendations, below.)
“I think we go below the double dip,” Lekas told CNBC. “By year-end, we drop below 6,300 on the Dow and by 2011, we’re at 4,200.”
Lekas said although Monday's ISM services index was “neutral,” the unemployment number was at 785,000 last month and that number is expected to worsen.
“So 26 to 27 million people who are out of work isn’t going to help the economy,” he said. “And until that number gets better, we will not see a recovery.”
Lekas told investors to sell equities, buy short-term fixed income, stay with high quality names and stay safe.
In the meantime, Cuggino said although there are risk factors and uncertainty in the markets, earnings are going to continue to improve.
“There’s also a tremendous amount of liquidity out there that will be used to prime economic growth going forward,” he said.
Cuggino recommended sticking with equities—“especially U.S. multinationals who take advantage of worldwide growth.” He also likes the financial services, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and technology sectors.
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