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‘Protesting Israel’s aggressive policies’: Far-right party promotes anti-Semitic mood in Hungary

Published time: October 01, 2013 15:13

Hundreds of supporters of Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party attend a rally against the World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly in Budapest May 4, 2013 (Reuters / Laszlo Balogh)

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Neo-Nazi sentiments are on the rise in Hungary, where the far-right Jobbik party is enjoying major public support. The European Commission is expressing “great concern” over the rise of anti-Semitic incidents across the EU.

The wave of Anti-Semitism in Hungarian society is “especially shocking” for local Jews, who remember the country’s “very tragic history,” RT’s Aleksey Yaroshevsky reports from Budapest.

“In the 1940s, Hungary’s Jewish community was one of the largest in Europe, but the Nazi invasion changed all that, with more than half-a-million people perishing in the Hungarian holocaust,” he said.  

The police are expecting more nationalist protests in Hungary’s capital on Tuesday as the city hosts “The Jewish life and anti-Semitism in contemporary Europe,” conference on October 1-2.

International lectures at the event will focus on the causes of anti-Semitism and how to tackle it, as well as offering an analysis of the political, cultural and religious situation of European Jewry.

European officials have sounded the alarm over the increasing number of anti-Semitic incidents across the bloc, pledging to “vigorously oppose the forces of anti-Semitism.”

“The European Commission has noted, with great concern, reports of a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the EU. Anti-Semitism has no place in European society or indeed any society. We are a Union that treasures diversity and protects the rights of individuals to lead their lives as they wish,” Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission President, said in his letter to European Jewry, written in September.

The rise in anti-Semitism began in the county [Hungary] several years ago. In August 2012, Hungarian fans booed the Israeli national anthem and chanted the names of fascist leaders during a friendly match between the two countries’ national football teams in Budapest.   

Another football game, several months later, saw an attack by hooligans on Ferenc Orosz, the leader of Hungary’s anti-racist Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.

“I heard a bunch of fans chanting Nazi slogan, Sieg Heil. I asked them to stop, but they ignored me. Then after the game they attacked me, one of them hit me in the face and broke my nose,” Orosz said on local television.

The Hungarian Jewish community says that the incident was just one link in a long chain of anti-Semitic and inter-ethnic tensions in the country.

“We keep hearing anti-Semitic slogans and sentiments from inside our parliament and in some of our press,” Andras Heisler, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary told RT. “If you remember Nazi Germany, everything also started with rhetoric, then came concentration camps and gas chambers. And in Hungary sometimes this vocal racism sometimes turns into real violence – like the six gypsies, who were killed by a gang of nationalists a few years ago.”

In August, three members of the neo-Nazi gang, who killed six Roma gypsies in a series of planned attacks in 2008 and 2009, were jailed for life, with another perpetrator being handed a 13-year sentence.

In May, The World Jewish Congress even decided to hold its annual event in Budapest to highlight what they believe is escalating anti-Semitism in this Central European state.

“Jews are again wondering whether they will have to leave the country,” Ronald Lauder, the Congress’s president, said at the time.

Lauder also stressed that the statues of Hungary’s wartime leader during the mass deportation of Jews, Miklos Horthy, erected by several of the country’s small municipalities were sending “the wrong signals.”

The far-right Jobbik party currently is the third-largest in the country. It has previously staged several massive anti-Semitic rallies in the streets of Hungarian cities. 

The party’s leader leader, Gabor Vona, says the protests had nothing to do with racism, but were aimed at drawing attention to what he claimed to be the aggressive policy of Israel.

“Israeli president [Shimon] Peres once said that the only other way to prevail without military action was by economic means,” Vona explained. “And later he said Israel will invest a lot of money in Hungary. We have been witnessing a huge influx of capital from Israel to our country since then and have tried to find out what was behind it, but the Jewish community called us Nazis and refused to speak to us. That’s why we protested.”

The radical party is planning another major rally for Hungary’s National Day on October 23, inviting everyone, who feels “cheated and humiliated” by the country’s governments of the past 24 years, to take part.  
 
Jobbik made headlines after getting into Hungary’s parliament in 2010, while the country’s economy was ailing. And, judging by opinion polls, they’re looking to strengthen their position after next year’s vote.

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‘Protesting Israel’s aggressive policies’: Far-right party promotes anti-Semitic mood in Hungary

Is the Stock Market"s Mood Too Happy?

What is the stock market’s current state of mind? Is it one of jubilance or deep sadness? And how can investors use the stock market’s mood as a way to profit from Mr. Market’s ever changing temperament? 

The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (^VIX), which is one of the easiest ways to gauge the stock market’s temper, can tell us a lot. Over the past 12 years, the VIX has moved in the opposite direction as the S&P 500 around 80% of the time. In other words, the two gauges are inversely correlated.       

A depressed VIX can be interpreted as too much complacency or lack of fear in the stock market. Conversely, an elevated VIX infers a high level of anxiety or fear. 

In a July 10 post, Michael Moran at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) wrote:

“Since 1990 the average daily close for the VIX Index was 20.3, but in the first half of 2013:

–the VIX average daily close was 14.2, and
–the VIX closed above 20 on only two days – June 20th (at 20.49) and June 24th (at 20.11).”

Really, the last two years have been a period of muted stock market gyrations. Since late 2011, the VIX hasn’t traded above 30. (See chart below)

And although the VIX is now back to trading at just under 14, there have been tremendous spikes along the way, each packed with money making opportunities for anyone paying attention. Let’s examine just one recent example.

From May 24 to June 20 the VIX surged just over 46%. And per our June 2013 ETF Profit Strategy Newsletter (published on May 23, 2013) we were able to precisely identify this high profit setup. We wrote:

“Our favorite way to trade the VIX is not with VIX exchange-traded products (ETPs), but rather using VIX call and put options. We like the flexibility of being able to customize our VIX trades with specific strike prices and specific time horizons. We now recommend rolling into the VIX JUL 13 calls (VIX130717C00013000) at $ 370 per contract.”

We rode the 46% spike in the VIX and stock market volatility and per our June 24 alert we sold half our VIX JUL 13 call options position for an 84% gain at around $ 680 per contract. On July 3, we alerted readers to sell the remaining half of the VIX position at $ 450 contract.

As the S&P 500 (SPY) pushes within striking distance of all-time highs (1,687), confidence in the stock market’s rally is thwarting all fear. And for VIX bulls, the translation should be as clear as the daylight.  

The ETF Profit Strategy Newsletter uses a combination of technical analysis, market sentiment, and common sense to be on the right side of the market. Our mega-investment theme report along with our weekly ETF picks and technical forecast strive to uncover market extremes along with the best way to profit.  

P.S. Beware of VIX ETPs like the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) and the iPath S&P VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX). At times, they will be down when the VIX is up and vice versa.

P.P.S. Besides suffering from too much tracking error, we do not believe VIX ETPs are reliable volatility measures. And for anyone trying to make a long-term bet on volatility, better think again. Since its inception in 2009, VXX is down almost 99%! 

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Nikkei set to surge to fresh miltiyear highs on buoyant global mood, Toyota in focus

Wed May 8, 2013 7:36pm EDT

 TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan"s Nikkei share average is expected to rise to new five-year highs on Thursday buoyed by a record finish on Wall Street and the European market, while Toyota Motor Corp is likely to be in focus after reporting its full-year results. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 14,250 to 14,500 on Thursday, after ending up 0.7 percent to 14,285.69 on the previous day. The index shot up to an intrasession peak of 14,421.38 on Thursday, its highest level since June 2008. Nikkei futures in Chicago closed at 14,370, up 0.8 percent from the close in Osaka of 14,260. "Japanese stocks have already been high and some investors have expressed concern of a short-term pull-back, but there"s been renewed investor appetite after both U.S. and European stocks hit record highs," said Kenichi Hirano, a strategist at Tachibana Securities. The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high for a fifth day on Wednesday. In the currency market, the euro rose to a more than two-week peak against the yen on Wednesday as positive German data eased fears about the euro zone"s largest economy. After a brief pause, the Japanese market has resumed its record run in recent sessions, underpinned by central bank and government policies to revive growth and as the U.S., Germany and China broke a run of soft data with some upbeat economic reports. Analysts said the weak yen trend is likely to remain a prop for exporters, especially euro-sensitive stocks such as precision equipment shares and automakers like Mazda Motor Corp . "The dollar-yen level is hovering at the same level and is not providing fresh surprises. But if the euro stays above 130 yen for the day, the mood should remain positive," said Hiroichi Nishi, assistant general manager at SMBC Nikko Securities. On an individual stock basis, market participants said that Toyota, whose ADRs rose more than 3 percent, will likely attract buying despite its conservative profit forecast for the year through March 2014. "The company based its dollar-yen assumption at 90 yen, which is very, very conservative. If the company had based it at 95 yen, the forecast would have been impressive," said Tachibana"s Hirano. The dollar last traded at 98.90 yen, while the euro was at 130.12 yen. > S&P 500 ends at record for 5th day; Groupon up late > Euro jumps as upbeat German data curbs ECB easing talk > U.S. bonds make small gains as yields draw buyers > Gold up over 1 pct on dollar drop, physical demand > Oil ends mixed, Brent/WTI at narrowest in 2-plus years STOCKS TO WATCH --Toyota Motor Corp Toyota more than doubled its fourth quarter net profit, as the yen"s depreciation helped the automaker export more profitably and U.S. sales of the Avalon sedan and Tacoma truck were strong. --Toshiba Corp Toshiba forecast a 34 percent jump in operating profit for this fiscal year, boosted by strong sales of its flash memory chips, but the outlook fell short of market expectations as it struggles to turn around its TV division. The company separately said that demand for memory chips were still strong in the first quarter of this business year ending March 2014, while prices would remain steady. --Resona Holdings Inc Resona plans to finish repaying the 871.6 billion yen ($ 8.8 billion) in public funds it still owes the government in five years, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. 

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Nikkei set to surge to fresh miltiyear highs on buoyant global mood, Toyota in focus