Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Are Happy Days Here Again?











Are Happy Days  Here Again?



Are Happy Days  Here Again?

If so, where is that ebullient Presidential chat 

to tell us just where or when

the Market will recover from its latest  spat

and that very soon all will  be of good cheer 

because " the only thing to fear",

on the economic shelf

"is fear itself"?



But we are older, if not  wiser now

and know that our  instant Internet doesn't lie

as much as politicians do,

and  even back then, 

while urging an optimistic view

smoking cigarettes in  ivory holders wasn't smart

for a great Presidential heart

.
 

While today's   world is  at least equally sour,

current American  leaders seem to have much  less power,

and  we all watch the Market with apprehensive dread

as what once was up,  goes down instead

and  visions of profitable greed

turn rapidly  to fears of possible  need.


But wait, 

 see it oscillate, 

as the  big boys play

 it's vice versa  today;

because feeling desperate,

whenever   the Market disappoints, 

China's banks have  (again?) cut their interest rate

 by "25 basis points".



While I have no idea why this should be a potent requirement

I must ask, "is this the way to run an old guy's  retirement?"




HZL
8/24/15

China Cuts Interest Rates After Market Plunge - The New ...

www.nytimes.com/.../china-cuts-interest-rates-after-m...
The New York Times
Jun 27, 2015 - China Cuts Interest Rates After Market Plunge ... central bank cutinterest rates on Saturday and reduced the reserves that certain banks must hold. ...Previous sharp drops in the stock markets this year have been quickly  ...

China money rates down sharply for the week after interest ...

www.reuters.com/.../markets-china-bonds-idUSL3N0Y64F12015...
Reuters
May 15, 2015 - SHANGHAI, May 15 Chinese money rates fell sharply on the week, tracking ... measures such as RRR cuts and lower reverse repo rates," wrote Helen Qiao, ... China to relax rules for foreigners trading on interbank market  ...

Asian stocks broadly higher after China stimulus - CNBC.com

www.cnbc.com/.../chinese-stimulus-likely-to-give-asian-stocks-a-le...
CNBC
May 11, 2015 - "China could cut interest rates by another 50 basis points in the third quarter to ... high, with the market spotlight firmly on electronics giant Sharp and industrial ... Asiana Airlines reversed a lower open to notch up 0.3 percent,  ...

China: PBoC cuts interest rates by 25bp - FXstreet.com

www.fxstreet.com/analysis/flash-comment/2015/06/29/
FXstreet
Jun 29, 2015 - This was the fourth interest rate cut since November last year. ... the interest rate on the reverse-repo operations was cut markedly to ... cuts as a response to the sharp decline in the Chinese stock market in the previous days.

China Cuts Rates (Again) In Desperate Bid To Buoy Stocks ...

www.zerohedge.com/.../china-cuts-rates-again-desperate-bid-...
Zero Hedge
May 10, 2015 - For the third time since November, China has cut its benchmark lendingrate. ... lending rates continued to decline, the market interest rates dropped ... It is worth noting that the PBoC has guided the reverse repo rate lower five times ... which has resulted in a sharp drop in the 7d repo rate to 3.0% from 4.8%.

China's Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates - Wall Street Journal

www.wsj.com/.../china-pboc-central-bank-cuts-b...
The Wall Street Journal
Feb 28, 2015 - China cut interest rates for the second time in less than four months, in a fresh sign ... “Deflationary risk and the property market slowdown are two main reasons for the rate cut this time,” ... The recent slew of easing measures is “a clearreversal of what Zhou has ... European Markets Fall Sharply on China.

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