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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Ramsey Su who wrote (46668)12/5/2005 12:36:56 PM
From: russwinter  Respond to of 110194
 
list of events leading up to GREBB DAY.>

-increased layoffs in mortgage, construction and RE sectors.

- Normal or colder winter, a Blizzard = huge heating bills.

- Consumer fails to act rationally (*)to curb needless XMAS spending= more big bills to pay in January along with his ARMs resets, heating bills, ATM tax creep, and

-Increased minimum payment on credit card.

-Big trouble with a key player (spec builder, hedge fund or lender).

-FCBs fail to show up to an auction such as this week's 5-10 year for $21 billion in new money, or an agency (spreads are slowly rising).

(*) Could happen, as consumers are "optimistic"
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