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Increase in homelessness prompts a look at zoning changes at Beacon Hill hearing
With more than 4,000 Massachusetts families living in motels or emergency shelters, a few lawmakers suggested Wednesday its time to look at the states zoning laws to encourage construction of more affordable housing.
During a legislative oversight hearing to examine a rise in homelessness, Sen. James Eldridge, co-chair of the Housing Committee, said most people agree that housing people in motels and hotels is not a solution for homeless families, but said there is not enough affordable housing available to prevent the problem.
The Department of Housing and Community Development spends roughly $1.1 million a week on shelter, a figure that ticked up when the number of homeless families began rising over the summer despite increased spending by the Legislature and the Patrick administration to address the problem. The number hit an all-time high in October when 2,038 families were housed in emergency shelters. It has hovered around the same since, according to DHCD.
The alternative is those families would be literally living on the streets, Eldridge, a Democrat from Acton, said during the hearing.
If the state wants to solve the homelessness crisis, there needs to be more federal and state funding for construction of affordable housing, Eldridge said during the hearing.
Many suburban communities place restrictions on affordable housing that contribute to the homelessness problem, with some prohibiting construction of multi-family units, Undersecretary of Housing Aaron Gornstein told lawmakers on the committee. There is a tremendous need for more multi-family housing, he said.
We do need to build more housing, more affordable housing, as well as more market rate housing, Gornstein added.
Rep. Kevin Honan (D-Brighton), House co-chair of the committee, wanted to know if the rise in homelessness was a national problem, and what other states were doing to create affordable housing solutions. Gornstein said during a national conference this past summer housing officials from around the country talked about how they were all seeing a significant increase in the number of homeless.
In November 2012, Gov. Deval Patrick announced a goal of creating 10,000 multi-family units each year. As of October 2013, there have been 6,268 building permits pulled for multi-family homes, compared to 3,777 during the same time in 2012, according to DHCD.
Eldridge asked if 10,000 units were not enough to address the problem. Gornstein described the figure as ambitious.
Affordable housing is expensive to build, and the federal government has walked away from building housing projects during the Reagan administration, advocates said.
Currently 100,000 people are on a waiting list for federal Section 8 affordable housing assistance, according to Peter Gagliardi, executive director of HAP Housing, which provides housing assistance to people in Hampshire and Hampden counties in western Massachusetts.
Gagliardi said the state is facing a systemic problem that is much larger than the 4,000 people currently in shelters and motels. There are 200,000 people in the state living at the federal poverty level and at risk of losing their homes, he said.
Rep. Denise Provost (D-Somerville) asked Gornstein how much affordable units cost to build. He estimated total development costs somewhere around $300,000 per unit.
Rep. Matthew Beaton, a Republican from Shrewsbury, asked if the state took steps to significantly increase subsidized housing would there be unintended consequences on market rate housing. Gornstein said he did not think it would create an issue.
Gornstein said the state cannot solve the problem alone. He said one of the major challenges has been the recent increase in the number of families needing emergency shelter.
Nationwide, states are seeing a surge in homelessness driven by the recent recession and foreclosure crisis, according to Gornstein. Massachusetts is not alone in facing the problem that necessitates an aggressive approach on several fronts, he said, including affordable housing and job training.
We need a good strong federal partner to be able to produce even more units of affordable housing, he said.
David Hedison, executive director of the Chelmsford Housing Authority and CHOICE INC. a non-profit subsidiary of the Chelmsford authority - said many communities cannot afford land to build affordable housing. Expensive land means municipal officials need to think more creatively about ways to build, including regional projects or borrowing, he said.
He added communities cannot rely on private developers to build much-needed affordable housing.
About a year ago, Hedison said he pretended to be a homeless person looking for an affordable unit. He called building managers at a development that received tax credits and other state assistance to build a certain number of affordable units. The building managers told him they were not accepting any names for the wait list it was full.
The following week, he visited the development and introduced himself as the executive director of the Chelmsford Housing Authority. He told them his mother needed an affordable unit. He was told they had three available, he told lawmakers.
Hedison said public housing officials are held accountable, and anyone receiving dollars to create affordable units also needs to be held accountable.
Other advocates said policymakers need to solve the underlying problems that create homelessness, like job training and education.
Chris Norris, executive director of Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, said the Patrick administrations two-year-long HomeBASE program worked by keeping thousands of families in homes. However, there was not enough job training available to keep low-income people afloat.
Families were housed for two years. We did that effectively. Not many of them saw their incomes increase, Norris said.
For example, 15 families who lost their HomeBASE rental assistance dropped out of job training because they lost their homes and were forced to move, according to Norris.
There were approximately 5,400 families enrolled in the state's HomeBASE rental assistance program that started to roll off the program. The assistance is scheduled to end for all recipients by June 30, 2014. Since July, assistance already ended for approximately 3,000 families. DHCD is issuing 500 state rental assistance vouchers under the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) so some of those families have housing, Gornstein said.
Altia Taylor, 30, is a single mother who will soon be forced to leave her apartment in Dorchester because her HomeBASE assistance came to an end in November. After Jan. 31, she has no idea where she and her 15-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son will live.
I dont really know what my next steps are, she told reporters after testifying before the committee.
Taylor said the HomeBASE program helped her for two years by giving her family stability after they lived in shelters. She is now waiting to hear from the Boston Housing Authority about her application for a permanent place to live.
Before the oversight hearing began, Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker outlined his plan to move families living in motels into more permanent housing within his first year in office if elected.
His short-term plan calls for sending multi-disciplinary assessment teams to work with families in hotels and motels to develop a plan to stabilize their living situations. He also called for better communication between state agencies to assist families on the brink of homelessness, greater flexibility for regional public and private agencies, and sensible changes to state laws and regulations that he says push people into homelessness.
McGovern pushes bill to help train service dogs for vets
By Shujie Leng BU Washington News Service WASHINGTONTrained service dogs can provide many therapeutic benefits to military veterans suffering from both physical wounds and post-traumatic stress syndrome, Rep. James McGovern, D-Worcester said Tuesday…
Shrewsbury business owner running for governor
Republican Charlie Baker faces competition within his party from a Shrewsbury small business owner.
While his candidacy has flown outside the radar to date, Mark Fisher, a 55-year-old who identifies himself with the Tea Party and has never sought public office, announced his candidacy for governor Nov. 25. Fisher owns a metal manufacturing business, Merchants Fabrication, located in Auburn.
Reached by phone, Fisher declined to be interviewed by the News Service. A campaign aide later said he would not do any interviews before a kickoff event Dec. 16 in Auburn.
In a press release announcing his candidacy, Fisher said he hoped for a spirited primary against Baker, who has veered toward the center since his 2010 loss for governor although he swerved to the right this week with his pick of Karyn Polito, also of Shrewsbury, as his running mate.
On his campaign website, Fisher said he hoped to remove all Massachusetts Turnpike tolls if elected, and the opposition to tolls is the only topic on the issues page on his website, which also features a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick opposing his planned $9 million office suite renovation and calling on the governor to resign.
A licensed engineer, Fisher touted his private sector experience, including employment at Old Colony Envelope Company, a Virginia nuclear power plant, and five years with Raytheon, as qualifiers for his candidacy. Fisher acknowledged he has been unemployed several times during the past 20 years and his site states he recalls his children made more money from a lemonade stand than he did during a nine month period of unemployment.
According to the site, he received his final layoff notice in 2008, and on the same day he lost his job he found a manufacturing business for sale and later purchased it, which he still runs today. He financed the business with liens on his house, his mothers home, and a home equity line of credit. Within four years, he paid off the loan, according to campaign biography.
Fisher listed $45,000 in campaign finance receipts on Wednesday, funds the candidate loaned to his committee; Baker reported a campaign balance of more than $236,000 Thursday, after raising nearly $194,000 in November.
Married for 21 years, Fisher and his wife Margaret have two children. A 1976 Westfield High School graduate, he also graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a master's degree in manufacturing engineering and an MBA.
NECN to air televised debate between two candidates seeking to replace Ed Markey in Congress
With less than a week to go before a special election, Congressional candidates Sen. Katherine Clark (D-Melrose) and Republican Frank Addivinola are set for their first televised debate.
New England Cable News announced Thursday morning that Clark and Addivinola will debate at 3 p.m. Friday and the cable channel will air the debate at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Rebroadcasts are planned for Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m.
The special election to fill the seat formerly held by Sen. Edward Markey is Tuesday.
Independent James Aulenti of Wellesley and Justice Peace Security candidate James Hall of Arlington are also on the ballot.
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A look at the two candidates in Tuesday's special election to replace Ed Markey in Congress
Katherine Clark, the 50-year-old Democratic nominee for the Fifth Congressional District, is heavily favored in the Dec. 10 special election to succeed Edward J. Markey in the US House of Representatives.
Yet Clark, a state senator from Melrose, still faces one last test.
Her Republican opponent, Frank J. Addivinola Jr., a businessman and lawyer with six graduate degrees and conservative views on the Affordable Care Act, guns, gay marriage, and abortion, says he is going to win.
Here are brief biographies of the two candidates. Go to Thursday's Globe North and Globe West for more.
Katherine Marlea Clark
Born: 1963 New Haven, CT
Undergraduate education: St. Lawrence University
Profession: State senator
Self-described political views: Progressive Democrat
Personal life: Married with three school-age boys
Current residence: Melrose
Grocery store of choice: Market Basket
International adventure: Studied abroad in Nagoya, Japan, in 1983
Frank John Addivinola Jr.
Born: 1960 Malden, MA
Undergraduate education: Williams College
Profession: Doctoral student, teacher, lawyer, owner test prep business
Self-described political view: Smaller government, traditional Republican
Personal life: Married
Current residence: Boston
Grocery store of choice: Market Basket
International adventure: From 2002-2006, lived in Odessa, Ukraine, and ran a tourist-focused business there
Massachusetts hunting, fishing licenses for 2014 available
BOSTON (AP) The new year is a few weeks away but its not too early to think about 2014 hunting licenses.
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says 2014 hunting, sporting, fishing, and trapping licenses will be available for purchase starting on Monday.
They can be purchased at all license vendor locations, MassWildlife District offices, the West Boylston Field Headquarters, and at MassFishHunt.org.
Anyone 15 or older needs a license to hunt or for freshwater fishing.
Freshwater fishing licenses for minors ages 15 to 17 are free and can be obtained online.
The department also reminds hunters that all deer harvested during shotgun season must be checked at a check station. Online checking is not available from Dec. 2 until Dec. 14.
Elderly man dies in Shrewsbury fire
SHREWSBURY, Mass. (AP) Authorities say an 86-year-old man has died in a house fire in Shrewsbury the chief says was difficult to fight because of a large amount of material in the home and a maze-like layout.
Chief James Vuona tells The Telegram & Gazette that resident Richard Hosking had to be rescued by firefighters and died later Wednesday night at the hospital.
His wife, 85,-year-old Anne Hosking, got out on her own but was taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and is expected to survive.
He says firefighters who entered the home were hampered not only by thick black smoke, but a large amount of accumulated belongings and a complicated floor layout.
The cause remains under investigation. The state Fire Marshals office is assisting.
State announces money for veterans' housing in Quincy, Brockton and Chelsea
The Patrick administration announced $6 million in new state financial supports on Monday for the development of 44 new units of housing for homeless veterans in Quincy, Brockton and Chelsea.
Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Aaron Gornstein and Veterans Services Secretary Coleman Nee made the funding announcement at the North Bellingham Veterans Project in Chelsea, where money will be spent to develop 10 units of housing as part of a re-use project in the downtown area to convert a former American Legion Hall.
The state bond funds will also be used for new construction projects to build 22 units in Brockton and 12 units in Quincy at East Howard Street with preferences for low-income veterans and their families.
In July, DHCD dedicated $3.3 million to build 35 new units of affordable housing for homeless veterans in Shrewsbury.
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Diwali celebrations held in Boston
Diwali, a five-day Hindu celebration also known as the "festival of lights," began on Nov. 3 and will continue into the weekend as organizations in Boston hold different events to mark the celebration.
From banquets to fashion shows, groups in the greater Boston area have planned a variety of events where people can join the celebration.
Below are some of the Boston area events. If we're missing an event, add it in our comments section.
Miss India Tristate Contest on Nov. 9
The contest will be held at 6 p.m. at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington.
Go to the website for more information.
Diwali Gala on Nov. 9
8 p.m. - midnight
NetSAP Boston, a group for South Asian professionals, is hosting a Diwali Gala at the Taj Boston Hotel (15 Arlington St.). The event will benefit the Akshaya Patra Foundation, which provides food for school children in India. Tickets are on sale here.
The Festival of Lights on Nov. 10
3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
The United India Association of New England will celebrate Diwali at Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Road, Newton Center) with worship, a fashion show, dinner and a children's fancy dress parade. Entrance is free for members, kids under 12 and participants in the cultural program, fashion show and children's parade. Non-members pay $10.
Diwali Banquet on Nov. 10
4:30 p.m.
Gurjar, the Gujarati Association of New England, is holding a banquet at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Inn and Conference Center (50 Warren St., Lowell). The event has a formal of traditional Indian dress code. Tickets cost $20 for students up to 12th grade, $35 for college students with an ID, $55-60 for regular tickets and $75 for sponsors. To book tickets, call Ramila Thakker at 781-229-2401, Deval Kamdar at 978-409-1350, or Eshani Shah at 781-942-1690.
Diwali Dhamaka on Nov. 17
2 p.m.
The Indian Society of Worcester will celebrate with dances, music and food. Included in the event, which will be held at Marlborough Middle School (25 Union St.) is a dance competition. For members, tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids and free for participants. For non members, tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for kids and participants, and all children under 5 enter for free.
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Miss Universe Taj Mahal controversy points to India's varied views of the icon
When it comes to pageants, more storms are brewing in that tea cup called business of beauty.
Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo, is facing charges for disrespecting the Taj Mahal. Culpo posed for photographers with branded shoes while sitting on the Diana Seat, a marble ledge in front of the white mausoleum named after the late British princess who visited in 1992.
Something that happened in 1992 is only recent history -- and by Indian standards, that is not even counted as history but a significant date a few decades ago. The latest research has put the date of the origin of the Indus Valley Civilization at 6,000 years before Christ, which contests the current theory that the settlements around the Indus began around 3750 BC. The monuments or physical structures of historical significance remain identifying markers of culture and is very much a part of life in India.
To talk a bit about the Taj Mahal: In 1612, Mumtaz Mahal was married to Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor. Mumtaz her husband were inseparable and accompanied him on his journeys and military expeditions. She was his comrade, his counselor, and inspired him to acts of charity and benevolence towards the weak and the needy. She bore him fourteen children, and died in childbirth in 1630.
The grief-stricken Shah Jahan was determined to perpetuate her memory for immortality and decided to build his beloved wife the finest sepulcher ever - a monument of eternal love. It was Shah Jahan's everlasting love for Mumtaz that led to the genesis of the Taj Mahal. The sad circumstances which attended the early death of the empress who had endeared herself to the people inspired all his subjects to join in the emperor's pious intentions. After twenty-two laborious years, and the combined effort of over twenty thousand workmen and master craftsmen, the complex was finally completed in 1648 on the banks on the river Yamuna in Agra, the capital of Mughal monarchs.
UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site in 1983. Today The Taj Mahal attracts from 2 to 4 million visitors annually, with more than 200,000 from overseas. Polluting traffic is not allowed near the complex and tourists must either walk from car parks or catch an electric bus.
From the Indian point of view the Taj Mahal is part of Mughal history. As an imposing historical structure it evokes the ideology and what academics call the constructed collective memory and the life style that has been proposed to the public. People form connections between themselves and the city through shared memory and this serves as a reminder of culture and place identity. This goes for any historical structure and defacing or destroying any historical structure anywhere in the world results in public outcry. Remember when the Lincoln Memorial was vandalized with green paint in July this year? When the perpetrator was finally in custody questions were raised about her immigration status and mental health.
Coming back to Culpo, the question is how the team that supports the Miss Universe franchise not be cognizant of the rules and regulations that ought to be followed in another country? Olivia Culpo was brought there on assignment and my understanding is that she was visiting India on work not leisure. Visitors must take off their shoes while visiting this mausoleum. Shoes are however allowed where Olivia Culpo was sitting but placing them on the seat which allegedly was done tantamounts to sacrilege.
Over the years the Taj Mahal has featured in many announcements or advertisements that have to do with India. It became the symbol of what India has to offer. To increase tourism India has also opened doors through relaxing visas for some countries at least. And foreign investment and brands have been let into the country which was not the case some years ago.
Photo shoots for different products have included the Taj, but according to the Archaeological Survey of India, there are strict guidelines against any sort of branding and promotion at Taj Mahal and Culpos photo shoot conducted was without prior permission.
Indian culture now struggles with varied perceptions of what life should look like - on the one hand is the space of a global, cosmopolitan culture and, on the other, the space of what is local. The need to be identified by a sense of belonging to a specific place sometimes wins over the global identity. And yet undoubtedly there is constant communication between each of the identities.
Culpo who through social media has expressed her awe and happiness of being in India has perhaps now opened her eyes to cultural norms different that are new to her. And India rejoices and cherishes every visitor as they step into the country. While she struggles to respectfully get out of this glitch, for Indian and Indians the struggle is to preserve historical markers of identity and re-representing them as public places for the world to enjoy. Struggles of different kinds both have somehow to do with place, yours and mine.
Rajashree Ghosh is a resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University in Waltham.


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I think you are wrong on your interpretation. From Aug 2002 through June 2012 both the S&P and TLT were up 55% - an almost perfect postive correlation over a 10 year period. From April 2013 to today stocks are up 22% and bonds down 10% - close to perfect negative correlation over the course of 1 year.
JSApr 4, 2014. 11:05 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
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The stock market's current valuation is supported by the yield curve which requires high bond prices so I can't really argue that point.
I also agree that you can't be bullish on stocks and bearish on bonds at the present time and I am not bullish on stocks.
Your point that bond yields are the discount rate for equity cash flows implies that when stock earnings fall to a certain level one would be well advised to rotate into bonds and therefore the bond market - to some degree - sets the price for equities in the aggregate. No problem with that either.
Where I think we might disagree though is the idea that were we to cross over that point where stock PE's were so high that the earnings relative to bonds would cause money to flow out of stocks and into bonds and therefore the two markets are always inversely correlated. I think that is what you are saying and if so, I disagree.
Both bonds and stocks have been positively correlated for a number of years now. And that positive correlation can continue on the bear side as well.
Part of the reason that is true is that the stock market is supported by credit - as in carry trades - and that means when stocks are sold the money goes to pay off the money fund debts and therefore that money just disappears - it doesn't rotate into bonds.
Coincidentally the Fed is providing a place for those money funds to park there money when the carry trade unwind begins as they are becoming very aggressive competitors for those funds with their reverse repo operations.
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I don't know how to respond to you when you say that China is supporting the dollar as that is clearly not supported by facts. China has entered into a number of bilateral trade agreements with at least 23 countries and those trade pacts don't involve the dollar. That is supported by the fact that the yuan has overtaken the euro. Those actions don't support the dollar and in fact put significant downside pressure on the dollar.
China also sold roughly 8% of their treasury holdings last year and that is not supporting the dollar. To the contrary, that is a direct attack on the dollar and done so deliberately.
You start with a false premise, wholly unsupported by fact, and then suggest that they are doing us harm by supporting the dollar and suggesting that we want the dollar to be weaker.
If we wanted a weak dollar we would not be tapering QE and we would not be engaging in $5 trillion in reverse repos. A weak dollar is the last thing we want at this point and all the facts suggest that is true. The Fed is fighting with all they have to keep the dollar propped.
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I do think the bond and stock market could fall in unison and in fact expect that. I think positioning in bonds at any maturity is ill advised but do think the 10 year gains on the 30 year. In other words, I think the whole yield curve will flatten.
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Who can play the carry trade. International banks, primary dealers and others who have access to money market funding. And those who have UK subsidiaries as the rehypothecation rules in the UK don't limit the amount of leverage one can employee relative to a pledged asset.
The second question is a little hard to answer. If things move in the direction I think they will then we should - over time - see the yield curve flatten meaning short term rates climb much higher but that also implies the long term rates will not move that much higher in relative terms.
Third question - depends on your timing. I think those parts of the oil industry that benefit from higher crude prices could do particularly well as inflation heats up. Once the dust settles home builders will probably do well in an inflationary situation. Regional banks as well as lending will be both safer and more profitable - but that again is after the dust settles.
Timing is a little more difficult to determine though and in my opinion depends on how hard the BRICS press the matter. In my view they have all the bullets but if they get to aggressive in using them the results could be catastrophic in the short term. I guess that is the wild card and the Fed should be able to support the dollar and keep the yield curve in tact for quite awhile unless they push back real hard. That is why I think the upcoming G20 meeting may provide us with some answers.
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We can certainly agree on the smart and not candid part.
We can also agree that China's economy is export driven and therefore they need to support the virtuous circle of sending us our money back by buying our treasuries so we can push that money back into the economy and send it back to them via imports. That has worked for them and allowed us to support GDP through deficit spending - a win/win of sorts.
That all makes sense to me and I understand it. Now, back to my point - they broke from that model a year ago when they began the process of entering into trade pacts that bypass the dollar. Additionally, they have started selling US treasuries and signaled to us that they no longer intend to maintain the status quo.
Those are the facts and so one must assume that have a grander vision than a continuation of the status quo. I submit that they are more than willing to suffer short term pain for what they see as long term gain. They are clearly concerned about their own credit bubble but my guess is they are not as concerned about it as they are about revamping the overall system of global trade - a revamping that would benefit them greatly over time.
My own view is that they have tried to coax the US into sitting down and negotiating a new system that uses a non-sovereign reserve currency for international settlements and the US has simply refused to do so. That being the case, they are taking very calculated and measured steps to establish that they have the wherewithal to force us if they are required to do so. That is not what they want but they do want a new system and that - in my opinion - trumps everything else.
I guess my point is they are doing things that hurt us and in so doing it hurts them as well - at least in the short term - and they are certainly smart enough to recognize that so there has to be a reason for why they are doing what they are doing and I think the reason is what I said- they are going to have a new system of international trade and they are going to force that upon us and they are in a position to do that if we don't agree to negotiate. The US is not in the driver's seat here.
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"China must sustain the overvaluation of the dollar to drive its export growth (and to destroy the rest of the world's manufacturing)."
Seems a logical conclusion but the facts suggest otherwise as China is clearly not acting in a way that suggests they want to support the dollar. To the contrary, they are acting in a way that suggests they are taking measured steps to drive the dollar lower. Almost nothing they are doing or have done for the last 12 months fits the position you stated above.
Maybe you could expand a little on why you think they "must sustain the overvaluation of the dollar" and yet everything they are doing suggests otherwise.
JSApr 3, 2014. 07:41 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
How The Fed Has Exported Inflation And What Happens To Risk Assets When The Money Flows Reverse [View article]
Anyone who doesn't think the Fed is stuck in a catch - 22 and the Chinese aren't exploiting this situation is simply ignoring the facts. The Chinese are in a position to deliver a one/two punch to the US. First, they are going to start pushing all our money back into the US and into M2 and that will produce inflation and they are going to exploit that with hard asset purchases, e.g., real estate, that will appreciate in an inflationary situation.
Just a little more evidence that supports the thesis of this article.
JSApr 3, 2014. 06:09 PM | 6 Likes |Link to Comment
No chance they reverse taper in my opinion. At this point reversing the taper will crash the dollar and that is the catch 22 they are in. The last thing they want now is to crash the dollar and in particular against they yen.
JSMar 31, 2014. 10:14 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Yellen Opens Six-Month Gate [View article]
Seems to me the Fed's reverse repo "experiment" is exactly what your are saying it is if I am reading you right. I think we both agree that a lot of leveraged trades exist today. We also know those trades are dependent on positive carry trade metrics that can shift to negative if short term rates spike. We also know if that happens suddenly that the consequence could be catastrophic as it relates to stock price.
So, the Fed is accomplishing two things - sopping up some of the funding that has been going to carry trades - and in so doing - discouraging new carry trades. That leaves us in a sideways market as no new money is flowing into the carry trades to drive price higher. The second thing is signaling those who currently have carry trades in place that the playing field is shifting and the Fed is attempting to allow them time to slowly unwind the trades while they still remain profitable.
We both no what happens if short term rates spike sharply or stock prices fall significantly - a massive exodus of stock positions as those in the carry trade are forced out of the trade involuntarily.
Am I reading you right on this or not?
In any event I am glad you are focusing on this as I think it is of major significance and I still find almost no coverage on this unprecedented action anywhere - not even on ZH.
JSMar 30, 2014. 01:24 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
What's Next For U.S. Stocks? Watch The Yen [View article]
Two things matter in the next few weeks. First, the ECB decision to join the crowd with QE and I doubt they will or even have the authority to do so which means the euro could spike against the dollar and the yen. As it relates to the yen that could be a good thing but as it relates to the dollar a very bad thing. The second thing is the decision at the upcoming G20 meeting that could end with the US isolated and on the outside looking in as everyone else moves away from the US dollar.
Those that want the party to continue will surely try to poke holes in your argument but it doesn't change the fact that it is the yen carry trade that has fueled this totally irrational stock market bubble and it looks as if the bubble is about to pop.
JSMar 28, 2014. 11:05 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
In my opinion your position is wrong for the simple reason that they could have reversed the panic and thereafter let normal market action occur. They could have allowed the pre Glass Stegall kind of market movement and economic deleveraging that needed to occur but they chose to step outside the bounds of normal manipulation and embrace a policy that virtually guarantees a much worse end that would have been the case otherwise.
JSMar 28, 2014. 10:33 AM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
You are correct in that I am saying the market is dependent on the carry trade metrics remaining positive and if they shift to far those shifts will force a liquidation of the trade producing a very sharp sell off - and perhaps much more than most are willing to accept as likely.
As to the 90/10 strategy and where to go with the 90% I suggested moving into those stocks that are - relatively speaking - at low PE's and with strong balance sheets and relatively high dividends. I think I suggested Verizon, Chevron and Microsoft as 3 possible candidates.
I also suggested going price neutral on those stocks by writing deep in the money calls. That allows one the opportunity to collect the dividend and the modest time value premium while being indifferent to price direction. One can double the gain potential by using margin. The margin trade is by the way a form of carry trade in that the dividend gain exceeds the borrow cost of the margin play.
JSMar 26, 2014. 08:05 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
I tried to think of a simple way to explain the dynamics of a carry trade structure and how a fluctuation in exchange rate would potentially impact the positive metrics of the carry trade and decided to refer you to this piece from Bloomberg:
The problem is there are so many variables that come into play in some of these carry trades that a simple one size fits all answer doesn't exist. The article might provide some insight.
Here is a carry trade construct that I came up with that exploits the higher rates in China. Assume you hypothecate an asset and receive dollars which you convert to yuan. Then you buy physical copper with the money and sell copper futures 12 months out. In a typical contango market the distant months will be priced at a premium equal to the carry cost which is composed of the interest rate and the storage cost. You are bearing the storage cost so no gain is realized there but you should be able to capture the difference between the low borrow cost and the higher rate reflected in a contango market in the deferred futures contract. The gains are small but the physical commodity price risk is effectively hedged in the futures market so price fluctuation shouldn't be an issue. All you are pocketing is the carry cost which is - in this example - much higher in China than in the US or Japan. To make the trade work though you borrow very short term which is at the present the lowest possible rate and you end up rolling that loan forward over and over and in so doing you keep the low rate for the duration of the trade while receiving the longer rate and in a currency that has a higher overall rate in the first place.
Where the risk lies in that trade - a trade that seems pretty much a guaranteed profit - is when the short term rates fluctuate, the swap rates shift, the rates shift in China or liquidity just dries up all together. Since the only way to make decent profits is through leverage the impact to the one employing the trade can be huge when the metrics that existed at the outset shift.
Not sure I explained that very well but the point is some of these carry trades are dependent on a number of variables remaining constant and when they get out of whack what was profitable is suddenly producing a loss.
Here is an excerpt from the article I referenced above:
"The extra interest payments to lenders of yuan in one-year cross-currency swaps slumped more than 1.5 percentage points in the past eight months to a two-year low of 1.02 percent on Feb. 24, reflecting rising demand for dollars. The yuan in Hong Kong weakened 2 percent in the past month, Asia's worst decline, to 6.1560 per dollar. Holders of products called Target Redemption Forwards will suffer significant losses should it fall into the "danger zone" between 6.15 and 6.20, Morgan Stanley estimates."
JSMar 26, 2014. 06:14 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Well, I always appreciate hearing your views and I think my readers gain valuable insight from your comments so thanks for the input.
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This 49-page report documents the Sri Lankan government's responsibility for the plight of the 230,000 to 300,000 displaced persons trapped in the Vanni conflict zone. They face severe shortages of food and other essentials because of government restrictions on humanitarian assistance. Individuals and families who have managed to flee areas controlled by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been detained in poor conditions in army-controlled camps.
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We have stayed in a lot of rental homes, although this was the first one we have stayed at in South Haven.This house was truly special. First, its an easy layout for the house, perfect size for us. we could easily have had another family with us and been fine. All the utilities were great from the 3 bathrooms to the washer/dryer to the dishwasher. Lots of extras that I have not seen at other houses. Tons of great toys and beach stuff in the shed, great back yard for relaxing and grilling out. Only complaint and its stupid minor, was that the starter on the grill did not work, which was easily fixed with a match. I had to dig hard to find a con with this place. Great location, especially if you have kids. You are less than a block from a fantastic park that all kids will love. You are a little over a block from the beach and right beside an easy entrance to it. I would not change a thing and gladly recommend it to others.
We just got back from a long weekend stay in South Haven to celebrate my father's 70th birthday. We were lucky enough to find the Mermaid Cottage. This place was absolutely wonderful! From the second we pulled into the driveway, we instantly felt at home. The listing pictures and location are completely accurate to the real thing. The beach and sunset are so close to your front porch. The Mermaid Cottage was extremely clean, well maintained, and so very "homey". We had never rented a home before, so I was hesitant at first. However, the owner was so helpful and very available to answer our questions well before our arrival. The cottage had everything you could need, including toys for the sand, beach chairs, a baby gate (if you have young kids). This did not apply to us, but my father pointed out how big the doorways and staircases were. Very accommodating if you had a family member who used a wheel chair or walker. The one thing I would recommend, if you will be needing to use the crib and have a little one who wakes up easily to light, is to bring a dark blanket to cover the window during naps and in the morning. That bedroom gets very bright. We had 6 adults and 1 toddler, and there was more than enough room. The kitchen and sitting room allowed for great breakfasts and fun family game nights. The patio was wonderful to sit out on and have dinner. I recommend the Maritime Museum/ "Lindy Lou" boat trip. Very peaceful and relaxing, and great if you have young kids who might not sit long. Restaurants: Clementines and Captain Lou's were great. If you are looking for something fancy and a place with great food and service, take the quick 10-12 minute drive to Hawkshead on the Golf Course. This charming and warm cottage will not disappoint. DO NOT PASS IT UP!!
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I just got to fly in a Helicopter in one of the most scenic places in New Zealand - Wanaka! I've been asked by a local bike company to take some photos for their upcoming marketing campaign. Part of the shoot was taking photos from Mount Roy. What an awesome day that was!
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I can't believe how the time flies. Today is my 3 month aniversary of being in New Zealand. 25% is already behind me and I feel like I have done and seen so little! There is so much to do in NZ I can already say that one year in here is not enough! I have just decided to stay in Queenstown for another month that is end of March before I hit the road again.
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â??Iâ??m not who I thought I was, and Iâ??m terrified I never will be,â?ť says writer Rory Jensen (Bradley Cooper). His first novel is unpublishable although, an editor tells him, â??itâ??s artistic, subtle â?? a piece of art.â?ť Inside a tattered briefcase that his wife Dora (Zoe Saldana) bought in Paris, Rory finds a manuscript, an apparently abandoned, unpublished novel that is â??all he ever aspired to be.â?ť Will he publish it as his own work? You might think thatâ??s the filmâ??s setup, but there are two more stories. Rory and Dora are fictional characters in a novel by Clayton Hammond (Dennis Quaid). So we have his story. And the fictional writer (Jeremy Irons) of the Paris manuscript has a story, too â?? how he wrote his novel and how his girl friend Celia (Nora Amezeder) lost it. These are the three layered stories in â??The Words.â?ť Can you keep them sorted out?
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Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid are the three writers â?? Rory Jensen, The Old Man (who has no name), and Clayton Hammond. While Cooper and Irons play fictional characters who exist only in Quaidâ??s novel â?? called â??The Wordsâ?ť â?? they have more screen time than Quaid, who appears only briefly at the beginning and, a bit more, at the end of the film. All three are convincing in their roles, especially Jeremy Irons as The Old Man who says, â??I have a story about a man who wrote a book and the pissant kid who stole it.â?ť Irons is more philosophical and less bitter than those words would suggest and, actually, more interesting as a character than the other two.
Three women are in the cast â?? Zoe Saldana, Nora Amezeder and Olivia Wilde. Saldana is Bradley Cooperâ??s wife Dora who finds the briefcase. Amezeder is Celia who loses the briefcase. Wilde is Ph.D. student Daniella who quizzes Dennis Quaid. She wants to know â?? as we all do â?? how his story ends.
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â??The Wordsâ?ť is a romantic drama about ambition and choices, well-acted and nicely filmed but, finally, unsatisfying. Written and directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, itâ??s a three-act story with the third act unfinished. Act one is Rory and Doraâ??s story; act two is The Old Manâ??s story. Act three should be Clay Hammondâ??s story, of which we get a bit, but his novel (â??The Wordsâ?ť) apparently has no ending. Hammond asks Daniella to tell him how it ends. So we are left with questions: Did Hammond make the whole thing up or is â??The Wordsâ?ť his story? What does The Old Man mean when he says, â??We all make choices in our lives. The hard thing is to live with themâ?ť? Why does â??The Old Manâ?ť have no name? Discuss these questions on your way home.
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I already have the machine and also got a good deal on the syrups just recently. Now the only problem left to solve is refilling the CO2 canister. The simplest option is to exchange it for a filled one but at $30 that seems way too expensive. I saw a post about buying an adapter and refilling it at a paintball shop. Can somebody shed some more light on how it works, what adapter to use, how much does it cost to fill and where can I get it filled?
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Biggest thing though, they had a sign (clear as day) that CO2 refills can be had for $3.99 for 20oz and $4.49 for 24oz. That was my individual Dicks, might be cheaper elsewhere.
So I take home the canister and screw on my brass adapter i got on Ebay, and then screwed into the Soda Stream. Perfection! and cheap refills coming my way. So basically for an upfront investment of $70 you get cheap refills of $4 after that.
The best plan for carbonating juice (which is what you get if you buy izze or something like that) is just making carbonated water and mixing it ~50/50 with plain juice. It is very good assuming you are not so sugar obsessed that the drop in sweetness is unbearable.
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Hey, whatever happened to Sean Kingston's third studio album? Though it's been a long minute since last we heard from the Island-pop phenom, I'm happy to announce that the project has sprung Back 2 Life with the release of this new single. Here, mentor and label boss Jonathan "J.R,." Rotem flips a sample from Soul II Soul's classic Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) as Kingston expresses his determination to make the most of his life (alluding to his near-fatal jet-skt accident last year). Guest bars come courtesy of Grand Hustle general T.I.. While Sean Kingston's junior set has yet to receive either a title or a solid drop date, fans can, as always, keep their browsers locked for the latest news and tunes.
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Premieres Wednesday, September 19 on Spike TV. This season starts out with a bang, trailers how cast members destroying and fighting in the house.
Matt Arroyo
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Richie Hightower
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the only thing that i know is that just like always half of these guys are chumps and half are pretty good. the preview showed them trashing the house so i bet there will be a lot of liquor involved in this one should be good.
My opinion, give them liquor, give them a van and let the true disciplined fighters clean up.
If fighter can't handle himself on the show, what makes you think they are going to be able to compete with this new brand of top fighter.
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In the aftermath of World War II the development of military fighter aircraft in the USA continued apace to take advantage of a new form of propulsion - the jet engine. With incredibly swift progress, post-war fighter design embraced supersonic types and the early development of the American jet fighter reached its maturity. Design competitions were held which led to the F-87 to F-93 series of fighters and, not to be outdone, the US Navy ran competitions for carrier-based jets which resulted in the Douglas Skyknight, Grumman Panther and Vought Cutlass. All projects resulted in a large number of design studies and proposals including plans for a Navy Long Range Escort Fighter (the abandoned OS-112). Some are quite well known but, following recent access to the papers in the Sarah Clark and George Spangenberg document collections in the US National Archives, many further previously unknown or unseen designs have come to light including new information on the types that were flown. Competitions for, amongst others, the McDonnell Demon carrier based jet fighter together with flying boat fighters culminated in the first full supersonic design competitions held for each Service including the MX1554 (Convair F-102 Delta Dagger) and OS-130 (Vought F8U Crusader) programmes. "Early US Jet Fighter, Proposals, Projects and Prototypes" tells the story of these developments backed up with three-view drawings, manufacturer's models and rare photographs. Appendices illustrate the effort being put into this work during the 1940s and 1950s, by detailing American research establishments and test facilities, chief designers, flight characteristics and a curious one-off study of an in-flight refuelling concept.
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Not out yet, still looks awesome.
This was so high because of my love for Fable 2, and while i still havent played it, the universal opinion is that its not very good
Still looks awesome, should be higher in fact.
Still haven't played it but it should never have been this high on the list. Dunno what I was thinking
This one should have been higher on the list for the mere fact that i love the first 2, why would i put it bellow a new ip i didnt know much about...
This one i played and finished and had i known then what i know now it would probably have been first or second on the list. The third one will be for sure.
Still waiting on this, the less we see of it tho, the less I care... feels like the right spot on the list
Only played a few hours of it, need to finish it one day. Its alright, nothing special, should be in last place in this list
Played and finished, and I liked it a lot. It was in last place because i didnt really like DR1, but these days i would put it around 6 0r 7th place.
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