Economic News , Data & Views ( February 8 , 2016 ) Overview ( 1, Equities - Global Perspective . 2. BOJ vs FED - Currency Tussles . 3. Bond Land - Global Topics. 4. Chines New Year Closures through Much Of Asian Markets . ) Europe ( 1. ECB Late Afternoon Chatter On Global Coordination At G-20 . 2. Greece Items Of Note . 3. Refugee / Migration / Border Security Items Of Note. 4. Major Market Sell-offs. 5. Russia To Issue Debt - first time Since 2013. 6.Odds & Ends. )

Evening Wrap....






Overview.....

Charlie Bilello, CMT ‏@MktOutperform  55m

55 minutes ago

Equities, % off 52-wk high

China: 47% Italy/Brazil: 31% Germany: 28% France: 23% UK: 20% Canada/Japan: 19% US: 13%

Charlie Bilello, CMT ‏@MktOutperform  1h

1 hour ago

The BOJ is doing everything in their power to crash the Yen and it is flat vs. the Dollar since November 2014.

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge  1h

1 hour ago

"the Federal Reserve computer systems used to manage interest on reserves do not currently allow the possibility of a negative IOER rate"

Charlie Bilello, CMT ‏@MktOutperform  1h1 hour ago

Distressed Bond Index at new lows: 64% below June 2014 peak.

Javier Blas ‏@JavierBlas2  2h

2 hours agoHounslow, England

Credit meltdown at @Chesapeake: Mar 2016 bonds plunge to 85¢ (yield 187%); Jan 2017 bonds drop to 32¢ (yield 197%)

Charlie Bilello, CMT ‏@MktOutperform  2h

2 hours ago

New all-time low today in Canadian 10-year yields: 1.05%. A kerfuffle over rising rates, eh?

RANsquawk ‏@RANsquawk  2h

2 hours ago

Chinese New Year market closures today: Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan

Charlie Bilello, CMT ‏@MktOutperform  3h

3 hours ago

New all-time yield lows today in

Sweden Germany Netherlands Finland Austria Belgium France Japan Yellen is watching

Europe......

The Stream ‏@AJStream  1h

1 hour ago

Disappointed with Europe, 1000s of Iraqis return home http://ow.ly/Y5UPN 

fred walton ‏@fredwalton216  2h

2 hours ago

fred walton Retweeted Holger Zschaepitz

The stick save for US stocks came courtesy of ECB'S Coeure's hint of global coordination at G-20-Shanghai(2/26-2/27)

fred walton added,

Holger Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner

#ECB's Coeure sees G20 coordination emerging market currencies. http://reut.rs/1Qnfa9E 

Kathimerini English ‏@ekathimerini  3h

3 hours ago

Tsakalotos hopes review will be done in few weeks http://dlvr.it/KS4rKm 

Kathimerini English ‏@ekathimerini  3h

3 hours ago

No changes to cash withdrawal ceiling http://dlvr.it/KS4rXy 

Kathimerini English ‏@ekathimerini  3h

3 hours ago

Rush to get hot spots ready meets more resistance http://dlvr.it/KS4rVn 

Kathimerini English ‏@ekathimerini  3h

3 hours ago

Standoff between gov’t and farmers grows http://dlvr.it/KS4rRt 

George Markides ‏@georgiemark  4h4 hours ago

Banks in Greece today National Bank of Greece -29% Piraeus Bank -29% Alpha Bank -16% Eurobank -30%

Holger Zschaepitz ‏@Schuldensuehner  4h

4 hours ago

Mystery behind sell-off in bank stocks. Oil related sovereign wealth funds have biggest chunk of money in fin sector

AlternativeEconomics ‏@AlternEconomics  4h

4 hours ago

Mike Shedlock: European Bloodbath Spills Over to US Markets: Deutsche Bank CoCo Bonds Collapse, Shares at Record L… http://ift.tt/1olS6Bv 

Middle East Eye ‏@MiddleEastEye  4h

4 hours ago

Turkey fears influx of 600,000 refugees from Aleppo bombing http://ow.ly/Y5NIP 

fred walton ‏@fredwalton216  7h

7 hours ago

fred walton Retweeted zerohedge

BOJ in NIRP. ECB being warned by DB against further easing by BOJ or ECB. FED hamstrung after one 25 bps hike.

fred walton added,

zerohedge @zerohedge

Europe Closes "On The Lows": Deutsche Bank Plunges 11% To 7 Year Lows http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-02-08/europe-closes-lows-deutsche-bank-plunges-11-7-year-lows …

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge  9h

9 hours ago

Greek Tragedy: Pension Pandemonium Sparks Bank Crash, Stocks At 26 Year Lows http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-02-08/greek-tragedy-pension-pandemonium-sparks-bank-crash-stocks-26-year-lows …

RT ‏@RT_com  9h9 hours ago

'Bypassing sanctions': Russian govt plans to raise $3bn by issuing first bonds since 2013 http://on.rt.com/73z5 

Pieter Cleppe ‏@pietercleppe  10h

12 hours ago

Bundesbank chief specifies he doesn't think eurozone finance ministry is feasible, and won't push for it http://m.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/zukunft-der-waehrungsunion-weidmann-euro-finanzminister-nicht-durchsetzbar-14058544.html …

dwnews ‏@dwnews  10h10 hours ago

#Germany struggles to process #refugees' #asylum applications http://dw.com/p/1HqQv 

fred walton ‏@fredwalton216  12h

10 hours ago

fred walton Retweeted Nikos Chrysoloras

Another crisis in Greece is quietly building up steam...

fred walton added,

Nikos Chrysoloras @nchrysoloras

Traders Going for Exit Target Greece, Sending Stocks to 1990 Low http://bloom.bg/20jt7e5  via @markets

Greek Reporter ‏@GreekReporter  12h

11 hours ago

Migrant Crisis: Newest Tragedy, at Least 33 Victims http://dlvr.it/KRwsY3  #Greece

Robert Kimbell ‏@RedHotSquirrel  12h

11 hours ago

"Send them all back': Austrian chancellor demands" | Mail http://dailym.ai/1T85d67 

Ioan Smith ‏@moved_average  12h

12 hours ago

#Greece | *ASE ATHEX INDEX FALLS TO LOWEST INTRADAY LEVEL SINCE 1990 ..Guru Josh project

Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng  12h

12 hours ago

#BREAKING Turkish PM: Turkey, Germany to work together for NATO involvement in curbing refugee flow

Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng  12h

12 hours ago

#BREAKING: Turkish PM: Turkey, Germany to start joint diplomatic involvement to end onslaught in Aleppo

Alison Meuse ‏@AliTahmizian  12h

12 hours ago

Syria’s Kurds plays US off Russia, opening first foreign office in Moscow http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/070220161 …