There Has Been Just One Buyer Of Stocks Since The Financial Crisis

 

When discussing Blackrock’s latest quarterly earnings (in which the company missed on both the top and bottom line, reporting Adj. EPS of $5.24, below the $5.40 exp), CEO Larry Fink made an interesting observation: “While significant cash remains on the sidelines, investors have begun to put more of their assets to work. The strength and breadth of BlackRock’s platform generated a record $94 billion of long-term net inflows in the quarter, positive across all client and product types, and investment styles. The organic growth that BlackRock is experiencing is a direct result of the investments we’ve made over time to build our platform.”

Fears grow China’s HUGE debt bubble will spark a devastating global CRASH

STOCK markets across the world plunged today amid growing fears China’s monstrous debt bubble is about to burst and trigger a devastating financial crisis.

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Investors are becoming increasingly nervous the world’s second-largest economy is about to trigger a crash, which could be worse than the stock mayhem witnessed at the start of this year and last August.

China has been taking on yet more debt in what is thought to be a bid to combat its economic slowdown.

The Asian country’s deficits reached 237 per cent of GDP in the first quarter of this year, from 148 per cent at the end of 2007, according to the Financial Times.

Europe on the BRINK: Financial disaster looms for Eurozone as markets plunge into the RED

EUROPE’s top stock markets plunged into the red AGAIN on Friday amid panic over the future of some of the continent’s biggest companies.

Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC both dropped this morning before later recovering following a dire day of trading yesterday, which could mark the return to market carnage witnessed at the start of the year.

Germany’s biggest banking stocks have been among the biggest casualties this week, with Deutsche Bank falling by almost nine per cent and Commerzbank down by almost five per cent.

“I’m Not Crazy, I’m Scared” – Why For One Trader, This Time It Is Different

Bloomberg’s Richard Breslow, author of “Trader’s Notes” is painfully accurate with his latest take on the “markets.”

I’m Not Crazy, I’m Scared

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Over the last three days, we have reported that some of the most important investment voices in the world are more than a little scared about the ravenous appetite for risk playing out in the market, and the fact that they have been ignored is beyond unnerving. Central banks are driving all investment decisions, and what this implies is that they are in this trade so  deeply that there is no obvious or practical exit.

Oil prices: OPEC plan to strangle US suppliers working

Demand for oil will strengthen this year, according to OPEC, as the cartel said its strategy of pumping oil into the market to squeeze out US producers was taking effect.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps a third of the world’s oil, believes demand will average 29.27m barrels per day (bpd) in 2015, representing an increase of 80,000 bpd from its previous prediction.

World’s biggest investor BlackRock says US rally nearing exhaustion

BlackRock has advised clients to be ready to pull out of global stock markets at any sign of serious trouble

BlackRock, the world’s biggest investor, has warned that central banks are poised to tighten monetary policy in the Anglo-Saxon countries and China, advising clients to be ready to pull out of global stock markets at any sign of serious trouble.

“2014 is the year to squeeze more juice out of risk assets. But investors should be ready to discard the fruit when it starts running dry,” said Ewen Cameron Watt, chief strategist for the BlackRock Investment Institute.