Monthly Archives: June 2014

Extreme income inequality socially destabilizing

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Danielle Park

A recent AP/Equilar study found that chief executives now make about 257 times the average worker’s salary, up sharply from 181 times in 2009. Extreme forms of inequality achieved by huge jumps in income for the world’s highest-paid are becoming … Continue reading →

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Katsuyama sees HFT changes coming

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Danielle Park

Following yesterday’s Senate hearings on High Frequency Trading (HFT) and conflicts of interest in the current broker/exchange payment structures, IEX Group president & CEO Brad Katsuyama shares his experience and impression of probable outcomes. Here is a direct video link.

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Shilling on continued deflation and why the equity “herd” hates bonds

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Danielle Park

Gary Shilling, president of A. Gary Shilling & Co., talks about the outlook for U.S. Treasury yields, Federal Reserve monetary policy and economic outlook. Here is a direct video link. The financial world makes the most fees on equity products … Continue reading →

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