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LTC Originates $25 MillionThe mezzanine loan has a term of five years and two months, with two one-year extension options. It bears interest at 8%, with an IRR of 11%.
Located in Oregon and Montana, the five communities, which include independent living, assisted‑living and memory care, and total 621 units, will be managed by The Springs Living, LLC, an operator new to LTC.
“Closing this solid investment within the first seven weeks of 2022 after a very productive 2021 fourth quarter, demonstrates that LTC is successfully executing its strategy to produce growth for our shareholders,” said Wendy Simpson, LTC’s Chairman and CEO. “Our current focus on structured finance products has served us well, as we’ve been able to participate in financing premier communities, such as those underlying this most recent investment, and build relationships with strong, regional operators with whom we might not otherwise be able to generate business. We will continue to identify a wide array of investment opportunities by providing creative, flexible financing solutions to the right operators, for the right properties at the right time.”
USDC hitsThe circulation of USDC has more than doubled since the original deal was announced, reaching $52.7 billion as of the above date.
Jeremy Allaire, Circle’s co-founder and CEO expressed optimism about the new partnership. He was targeting a public listing through the above merger with an SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), which would augment trust and confidence in Circle. He commented:
Circle has made massive strides toward transforming the global economic system through the power of digital currencies and the open internet. This is a critical milestone as we continue our mission to build a more inclusive financial ecosystem. Making this journey with Concord under our new agreement is a strategic accelerator.
Initially, the plan was to conclude the new agreement on December 8, 2022 with the potential to extend to January 31, 2023. Then, the company would be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol ‘CRCL’.
The agreement was approved by the boards of directors of Circle and Concord Acquisition Corp. The latter’s executives also expressed a positive attitude toward the deal. Concord Chairman Bob Diamond said:
We believe our new deal is attractive because it preserves the ability of Concord’s public stakeholders to participate in a transaction with this great company.
Updated Fed Chairperson PatternPrevious Fed Chair and Stock Market (divided by CPI, to make it "real").
You can see how there is turmoil typically at the beginning of a new Central Bankers term.
Bernanke, not initially as he sat on top of a giant credit bubble that was set to pop.
Greenspan had the worst initial stock market performance, but Bernanke had the worst performance with a close tie to Arthur Burns (under Nixon-Ford-Carter in the inflationary late 1970's).
There is so much to learn from history that is often mis-taught and oversimplified in history books.
Yellen ended up the 2nd shortest term as a Federal Reserve Chairperson, 2nd to William Miller during Carter's tenure.
Conclusion: Looks like there is a wide variety of possibilities.
MAJOR update on USD/JPYMacroeconomic side
The price in the last sessions is continuing to maintain this lateral / bullish trend without giving too many signs of inversion, supported by a recovering dollar. This week will be essential to understand the short-term trend that will follow both the dollar and the yen: in fact, tomorrow the Fed chairman will make a conference, from which investors expect him to keep his very short-term decision unchanged (do not force the market and the US economy with further monetary restrictions). On the other hand, on Thursday, the Japanese GDP data will be published, expected positive and clearly improved compared to previous ones: this should strengthen the Japanese currency against the other majors.
The technical side
Technically there is a very strong resistance area between 110.70 and 110.90: the main EMAs (daily, weekly and monthly time frames) pass in here and the 110.90 should not be violated on the upside due to the macro-economic factors just mentioned. If this happens it is because the short-term trend has become long and the target area will become the one between 113 and 115
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