Acronym Anxiety

Posted by

I chalk this bullshit up to the late August nothing-to-do-ness that always takes hold of Wall Street. The second-stringers are manning the desks and those forced to stick around and write stuff begin to lose their minds in the surreal isolation of it all…

Here’s John Authers at the Financial Times:

Acronym anxiety is here. It is a clear sign of worry when brokers start to produce acronyms to encapsulate negativity. The emergence of “Piigs” (Portugal, Ireland, Italy Greece and Spain) was one of the first symptoms of the budding crisis on the periphery of the eurozone.

In the last week, my email inbox has brought me the Fragile Five Biits (Brazil, Indonesia, India, Turkey and South Africa) from Deutsche Bank, and Crash (Conflict, Rates, Asia, Speculation and Housing) from BofA Merrill Lynch. So we have a state of high acronym anxiety.

Keep Reading:

Does renewed acronym anxiety spell crisis? (FT)

 

 

 

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.

References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers

Please see disclosures here.

What's been said:

Discussions found on the web
  1. bahis siteleri commented on Mar 10

    …Check this out

    […]I am not positive where you are getting your info, however good topic.[…]

  2. goldenbah's commented on Mar 10

    …[Trackback]

    […]The total glance of your site is great, let smartly as the content![…]

  3. best vibration ring commented on Mar 10

    best vibration ring

    […]although websites we backlink to beneath are considerably not associated to ours, we really feel they are truly worth a go through, so have a look[…]

  4. bondage spreader bar commented on Mar 11

    bondage spreader bar

    […]check below, are some entirely unrelated web sites to ours, nevertheless, they are most trustworthy sources that we use[…]

  5. magic massager commented on Mar 11

    magic massager

    […]always a major fan of linking to bloggers that I appreciate but really don’t get lots of link really like from[…]

  6. clit sensitizer commented on Mar 11

    clit sensitizer

    […]here are some hyperlinks to web-sites that we link to due to the fact we think they may be worth visiting[…]

  7. clit vibrator commented on Mar 12

    clit vibrator

    […]Here is a great Weblog You may Uncover Interesting that we Encourage You[…]

  8. imoti briz varna commented on Mar 12

    imoti briz varna

    […]we like to honor many other world wide web web pages on the web, even though they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Underneath are some webpages really worth checking out[…]

  9. clash royale hack commented on Mar 12

    clash royale hack

    […]we came across a cool internet site which you might take pleasure in. Take a appear for those who want[…]

  10. adam and eve haul commented on Mar 13

    adam and eve haul

    […]we came across a cool website that you just may well appreciate. Take a appear if you want[…]

  11. estate tweed suit commented on Mar 13

    estate tweed suit

    […]the time to study or go to the content material or web sites we have linked to below the[…]

  12. Free php scriptp commented on Mar 14

    Free php scriptp

    […]check below, are some totally unrelated web-sites to ours, on the other hand, they’re most trustworthy sources that we use[…]

  13. adam and eve romance kit commented on Mar 14

    adam and eve romance kit

    […]Here is a great Blog You might Find Intriguing that we Encourage You[…]

  14. Knäred commented on Mar 14

    Knäred

    […]although internet sites we backlink to beneath are considerably not related to ours, we feel they may be basically really worth a go via, so possess a look[…]

  15. Website99 is a best website designing company in Delhi commented on Mar 15

    Website99 is a best website designing company in Delhi

    […]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a handful of unrelated information, nevertheless seriously really worth taking a look, whoa did one find out about Mid East has got additional problerms also […]

HowIInvestMyMoney