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Industrial Production Consistent with Recessionary Levels, Economists Say


Weakness in U.S. industrial production is consistent with recessionary levels, economists said following the 0.7% decline in Thursday's report from the Federal Reserve. T.J. Marta, fixed income strategist from RBC Capital Markets, said the "collapse" resembles the turbulence seen during the 1990 recession, the 2001 recession, Hurricane Katrina, and the start of the Iraq War. Michael Montgomery, economist at Global Insight, said there were... Read More Now...



Bernanke Urges Firms to Raise More Capital


Speaking at the Chicago Fed's Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he would strongly urge firms to continue raising new capital. "Recent events have also demonstrated the importance of generous capital cushions for protecting against adverse conditions in financial and credit markets," Bernanke said. "I strongly urge financial institutions to remain proactive in their capital-raising efforts..." Read More Now...



Investment Banks Need to Be Regulated


There is a need for investment banks to be regulated like commercial banks, according to former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker testifying before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday morning. Volcker also observed that the Fed's involvement in the mortgage market is a... Read More Now...



Core CPI Gives Fed Green Light to Cut, Economist Says


The lower-than-expected core CPI report released Wednesday should allow the Fed to cut rates once again rather than worry about rising inflation, an economist says. However, as energy prices continue rising, there may be reason to put more emphasis on total inflation rather than the core figure, says another economist. Read More Now...



Banks Show Elevated Reluctance To Lend


There is an elevated amount of reluctance from banks to lend, according to Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, speaking Wednesday at the Boston Fed's Basel II conference on New Challenges for Operational Risk Measurement and Management. "The practices of risk management in general... Read More Now...



MBA Mortgage Applications Climbs 2.9%


Weekly mortgage applications in the United States rose in the week ending May 9, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) on Wednesday, which said applications increased by 2.9%. In the previous week, applications rebounded 15.6%. The portion of fixed-rate mortgages... Read More Now...



Results from Piecemeal Housing Plans Leave Doubts About Effectiveness


Even as the House of Representatives passed two housing rescue bills and the Senate wrestles over a bill of its own, criticism is raining down on those remedies to the housing crisis that are already in place. There are so many piecemeal plans operating such as Hope Now, Project Lifeline and FHA Secure that it is hard to make any blanket assessment of performance, but a few initiatives stand out. Also under fire, not unexpectedly, are proposed new rules for regulating the mortgage industry... Read More Now...



Dallas Fed Head Fisher Warns that Slowdown Will Be Prolonged but Not Very Deep


Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher (voter) speaking at the Hilton Midland Plaza in Texas said that the current economic slowdown will be prolonged, but not very deep. Fisher warned that the Federal Reserve is in a difficult situation trying to repair the financial system, and that... Read More Now...



Fed's Lockhart Sees Fragile Credit Conditions in U.S.


Delivering opening remarks at the Atlanta Fed's Financial Markets Conference, Dennis Lockhart, head of the Atlanta Federal Reserve (non-voter) said credit markets remain fragile given a loss of confidence from the subprime crisis. Read More Now...



Bernanke: Financial Market Conditions "Far From Normal"


Speaking at the Atlanta Fed's Financial Markets Conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the current state of the U.S. economy, calling current financial market conditions "far from normal." "The provision of liquidity by a central bank can help mitigate a financial crisis. However, central banks face a tradeoff... Read More Now...



Charity Golf Tourney update


Next Wednesday marks the first Wellington Financial Charity Golf Tournament. We are looking forward to hosting over 100 golfers at Eagles Nest. Unfortunately, I have yet to swing a club this year but I'm told the course is fabuous and we are looking forward to a great day. We are hoping to [...]... Read More Now...



Desjardins DTM Deja Vu


It was an irresistable mouthful, "Desjardins DTM Deja Vu". I was out of town today visiting one of our pension fund limited partners. Annual review time, and they are in both Wellington Financial Funds II and III, so the meeting was as key as you get in our business. Fortunately, things never grind to [...]... Read More Now...



Attention M&A i-banking Associates


The excitement of a new deal is often too much for some, and so it was this week as I stood in line at a Brookfield Place Starbucks and found myself being privy to a conversation that I didn't want to hear. Two fellows were standing behind me in the 8 a.m. line, dressed in that [...]... Read More Now...



No recession in the wine market


I know that we can be a bit "glass half empty" here at WF blog central, but what do you expect of people in the lending business? So, for all of our handwringing about a U.S. recession (see prior posts "Some U.S. Recession Hints" February 14-07 and "Buckle up - the wheels have come [...]... Read More Now...



Raymond James upgrades Intrinsyc Software


Nothing like some good topline resuts to get equity research analysts to sit up and take notice. That's exactly what happened today with Wellington Financial Fund II portfolio company Intrinsyc Software (ICS:TSX) when they released their results for Q1 2008. Here is the summary from Raymond James Equity Research: "Event Intrinsyc reported F1Q08 results. Revenues [...]... Read More Now...