Greece collected 1.3 billion EUR from markets once managed to sell 26-week treasury bills at a slightly lower rate than achieved in the previous auction. The National Agency of Greece debt management said the securities were sold at yields of 4.80 percent. For comparison, on August 9th investors yield reached 4.85 percent. Athens relies heavily on funds from both international relief programs to avoid bankruptcy. Because higher-than-expected budget deficit, however, is likely to ask the Greek authorities to the second rescue package to be reduced by one year.
“Athens is expected to offer the program to continue to act not by 2014 but by 2013, so that 109 billion to cover the financial needs of the country”, says the publication.

The confidence of European investors has risen for the first time in four months, after oil prices retreated and the economy gained momentum. The index measuring sentiment in the 17-nation euro area rose to 5.3 from 3.5 points in June, the study of Sentix, which is one of the leaders in Germany and Europe. The indicator of current business conditions rose from 18.50 19.25, and that the expected – advanced from -10.50 to -7.75 points. In the monthly study involved 922 investors. It was conducted between June 30-July 2, and results are revised.
In the first quarter euro area recorded the strongest growth for almost a year, helped by unexpectedly strong economic growth in Germany, compensating austerity in other countries in the region. The crude oil prices fell by around 4% last month, EU finance ministers approved a loan to Greece amounted to 8.7 billion, increase confidence.
“It seems that the correction in commodity prices, especially oil, is considered as a cushion,” it said in a statement Sentix. “Improved estimates of the investors are definitely influenced the vote and support for Greece.”
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Since nobody wants to stand in the way the momentum “freight train” on Wall Street, the professionals have to face the paradoxical problem: How to make money in a market that moves in one direction only. It turns out that this is not as easy as it seems. The low volatility may be a dream for every investor, but it causes confusion among traders and consultants who rely on market volatility, using the appropriate hedging strategies. The portfolio managers who use strategies based on simultaneous purchases and sales (in short) are also affected by lack of market volatility, which would affect the profitability of individual investors. The relentless pace of the market in which the S & P 500 is trading above its 50-day average for nearly 111 sessions, to some extent makes investing more complex.
“Imagine you’re a strategist,” said Rick Bensinor, chief market strategist at Dahlman Rose. “It is disappointing that the market is constantly rising. We know that this is somewhat artificial, but its resistance is apparent and may continue for some time. ”
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The trading session in the U.S. initially began with divergent movements of the indices under the influence of big sales in the Asian region today and discussions about bailout of Ireland. The strong decline in new construction in October and data understated inflation in the U.S. also contributed negatively to the index at the beginning of the session. An hour later, however, price-weighted Dow Jones IA index, increased by 0.1% to 11 034.86 points, while the broader stock market benchmark S & P 500 added 0.4 percent to 1,182 points, led by shares in the consumer sector. On the Nasdaq stock exchange Nasdaq Composite leading index increased by 0.5% to 2 482.91 points. For the predominance of purchasers of shares helped the news that carmaker General Motors increased by 31% the number of shares that will sell through its initial public offering (IPO). The investors will be offered 478 million shares in the carmaker to the originally planned 365 million shares, writes CNN. It is expected the IPO to bring it revenues of nearly $ 20 billion. Yesterday, General Motors and increase the price band of its IPO to 32-33 dollars per share, compared with the previously announced 26 to 29 dollars per share. Data on inflation in the U.S. today showed that consumer prices rose 0.2 percent on a monthly and 1.2% yoy in October, which was less than expected.
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The stock Exchange of Thailand reached their highest levels since 1996 in the first September session, after the political situation in Asian countries has improved considerably over the past three months. The increase in gross domestic product (GDP) and the financial performance of local companies during the second quarter, meanwhile, improved investor sentiment about the largest economy in Southeast Asia. The Chief of Thailand SET stock index advanced by 0.6 percent to 918.31 points, led by banks and energy companies. It’s time to end the session at the highest level since December 1996 when the Asian financial crisis dealt a severe blow to most securities markets in the region. Of Thailand Baht more expensive in turn by 0.4 percent to 31.17 baht per dollar, which is at its strongest rate since March 2008 onwards. SET was up 27 percent from its lowest point this year, which reached in May during anti-government protests in the country, which killed 89 people. Because of political tensions in Thailand, foreign investors sold shares of local companies for a record 1.9 billion dollars in May. In August, they bought shares for 505 million dollars, one of the most active investors in the country is known investor Mark Mobius.
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The investors spend their money in bonds, are willing to invest money in almost anything you offer them market. In this situation, bankers are willing to undergo a test that claim – through the issuance of bonds maturing in 100 years, says the Wall Street Journal. Bonds with longer period as is considered very exotic, they may be issued only by the most powerful companies in the world – those that can be expected that the next century will be on the market. Hundred bonds were in fashion in the mid 90’s and the beginning of the century, when several companies were able to put such issues. Most of them were released in 1993, 1996 and 1997. This type of instruments are used quite rarely, because the issue should be offered a serious premium over 30-year bonds. The current record low historical interest rates lure companies to issue long-term debt. The reason for this is that companies can borrow cheap loans from banks and do not have to pay higher interest on bond issues. If issued, 100-year bonds will pay principal prior to 2110 – the year in which in all likelihood, today’s investors will be among the living. The main risk in these securities is that interest rates can jump so as to reset the bond face value. In view of market developments over the past decades, so it’s not sounds amazing. That is the reason for the skepticism, which sees the desire to place such term bonds.
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The investors are worried that increased the risk of non-performing the duties of local authorities in the U.S.. Is increasing evidence that some regions are facing the same difficulties to curb the budget deficit and pension system, as some eurozone countries. The yield on certain municipal bonds related to infrastructure projects has increased compared with that of government treasury bonds because of fears that the difficult financial local authorities will have problems paying their debts, says the Financial Times. Data Release of borrowing costs to local governments (in absolute terms) remain relatively low in historical perspective, thanks to high-liberal monetary policy of the Federal Reserve (U.S. central bank). Any variation in the yield of municipal bonds, however, will be closely monitored by investors, since they assume that the fiscal concerns about the eurozone could be conveyed in the USA. “In the second half there is a risk investors to shift its attention from Europe to the U.S.,” said Robert Parker, senior adviser at Credit Suisse Securities. He said parts of California and individual cities in the states Illinois, Michigan and New York are among the most vulnerable. “Inevitably, concerns among investors about these cities will be reflected in widening the spread on yields of municipal bonds,” he says.
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The Index Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the worst May of 1940, and many hedge funds that have performed remarkable well in the months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, suffered heavy losses. According to data from HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, hedge funds in the U.S. lost an average of 2.7 percent in May, against the debt crisis in Europe, the subsequent decline in shares, the euro and commodity prices, and melt the difference between yields on short and long-term U.S. securities. This is the most significant decline in hedge funds in November 2008 when for months they lost an average of 3% resulting from the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September. Almost every investment strategy has been losing in May, comment from Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research Inc. Dow Jones Industrial Average sank by 7.6 percent due to fears that problems with the Greek debt will be spread to Spain and Portugal. Profits of some of the most famous hedge funds this year were deleted. “Trying to manage risk in an environment where anything can go wrong, goes wrong, it is a lost cause,” said Brad Baltar, director of Boston-based Balter Capital Management LLC. “The only defense which seems to act like this in months, is to pay everything in cash.
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Today’s session began on Wall Street with strong increases in the indexes in line with the positive wave that swept and securities markets in Asia and Europe. Investors welcomed the better than expected sales figures for new homes and orders for production of durable goods in the U.S., which showed the economy recover. Before the start of stock trading today showed that new orders for the production of durable goods in the U.S. jumped 2.9 percent on a monthly basis in April, which was twice as high as expected. The reported growth also is fourth in the last five months, which predicts greater activity in the manufacturing sector of the country. Even more encouraging were the data on sales of new U.S. homes last month, which increased to 504 thousand housing units annually. This is 15% above the March level and their highest value in the past two years. Sales of new homes are leading indicator for the state of the economy and consumer attitudes. The index of the 30 largest U.S. stock market liquidity and Dow Jones IA companies increased by 1.3% to 10 170.87 points and a half hours after the start of the session. The broader S & P 500 advanced at the same time with 1.2% to 1 086.73 points and Nasdaq Exchange main index Nasdaq Composite rose by 1.6% to 2 246.96 points.
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