The Traderszone Network

Over the past several weeks we’ve said quite a bit about the lack of liquidity in both corporate and government bond markets. In a nutshell, QE is taking its toll on Treasury and JGB markets, with both traders and officials in Japan voicing concerns about liquidity while new regulations have made it more onerous for banks to hold inventories of corporate bonds, imperiling the secondary market at a time when new issuance is high thanks to record low borrowing costs. Here’s more:

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The head of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company tells Caixin Online he was to ramp up shipments to China.
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Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,

Twelve years ago last week, the US launched its invasion of Iraq, an act the late General William Odom predicted would turn out to be “the greatest strategic disaster in US history.”

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Will Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund Portfolio Manager, says corporate America is doing a great job and going forward expects a growth oriented market.

In the same week as Japan unveils its Pacific-Rim-esque anti-tsunami wall public works project, and Japanese government auditors say the operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has wasted more than a third of the 190 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in taxpayer money allocated for cleaning up the plant after it was destr

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Barclays raises its price target for Netflix to $450 but believes the stock is fully valued.

Argus Research raises its price target for Nike to $116, but the shares look very pricey.