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Showing posts with label Berkshire Hathaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berkshire Hathaway. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Weekly FOREX outlook: USD/HUF, USD/JPY and GLD

Provided that Berlusconi does not surprise us in a negative way, this week's investor sentiment should switch from from the European debt crisis to the US structural problems. The day of 23rd of November is closer and closer and by that date the leading American parties will have to decide on $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade. If the budgetary supercommittee fails to reach an agreement, the US budget crisis circus may repeat itself. So the limelight switches to US.

Saturday, 5 November 2011

Berskshire's Q3 income brought down by derivative losses

The holding company managed by billionaire investor Warren Buffet, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) announced that Q3 profits declined by 24% due to the index derivative bets. Warren Buffet speculated on the long term recovery of the stock market (through several global indexes such as the S&P500 and the FTSE100) by selling puts on the indexes. Needless to say this derivative position is in the red for about $2 billion according to Warren Buffet out of  $4.9 billion position.