Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Notes From All Over, Part 1 -- December 11, 2019

Gasoline demand. Link here.


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Other Stuff

Two big observations regarding the news today. Like him or hate him, again Trump is proven right again.

First: Trump was right about James Comey. He had every right to fire him. Should have been done sooner.

Second: Trump was right about "the Fed." The chairman as much during the press conference Q&A  when he said he/they made a mistake by raising rates earlier; not cutting them soon enough. That's exactly what Trump had said all along. 

Pretty remarkable. I doubt mainstream media will pick up on these two observations.

In addition, three comments on this story, why one investor is not concerned about Warren Buffett sitting one $130 billion in cash.  One observation regarding the story; and two observations regarding the comments. Fifty comments so far.
  • malarkey: that he's sitting on $130 billion in cash to cushion a possible implosion of the stock the day it's announced he or Charlie Munger is in the hospital
  • foolish: if that $130 billion is only earning money market rates, he is an incredible foolish investor; he always says he "bets" on America and there are plenty of great American companies paying much more than money market rates
  • idiots: I can't believe all the folks commenting about preparing for the recession that's right around the corner. A recession can't possibly happen any earlier than 2H20, and does anyone really think Trump will let the economy contract during his re-election campaign? Trump controls the timing of the Chinese tariffs and that's the third pillar of the three-legged stool driving this market
Liquidity, the banks, and the Fed: what sector needs more cash than ever? And what sector is least likely to get more cash from banks. Hint: same sector in both cases. 

On another note, I've never had so much fun as now, after Schwab lowered commission fees .... to $0.

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Futures me squat, but right now they are green.

Take My Breath Away, Berlin

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