Quarterly Outlook
Quarterly Outlook September 2012 might well be regarded as the moment when the Federal Reserve committed itself unambiguously to reflation, as they came down clearly on the side of improved U.S....
View Article3 (Unexpected) High-Yielding ETF Opportunities
With benchmark interest rates hovering at or near zero in many developed markets, investors of all types have been seeking out high-yielding asset classes to deliver current returns to their...
View ArticleEuro To Take Cues From ECB, Bullish Sterling Outlook Supported By BoE
Market sentiment appears to be picking up ahead of the North American trade as the EU makes a greater push for fiscal integration, but the rise in risk-taking behavior may be short-lived as European...
View ArticleMarket Update: Trade Within Your Means
By Andrew Nyquist I spend a fair amount of time talking about living within your means on a personal finance front. And really, that same respect for money and discipline comes into play on an...
View ArticleGMI Ratings Governance Issue | Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC)’s accounting of its finances has grown less conservative in recent months. Now, as the health care services company’s cash dwindles, CEO Trevor Fetter is taking on even...
View ArticleDemand For Apartments Is Slowing As An 'Avalanche' Of Units Hit The Market
One of the biggest upsides to the downturn in housing has been a surge in demand for apartments. Whether burned by foreclosure or afraid of losing money in homeownership, Americans have run in droves...
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No One Will Be Able To Hide From The Fiscal Cliff Tax Hikes
Recall that the biggest challenges facing the U.S. economy are slow growth (making our debt problem worse), falling incomes, and a labor market that has stagnated at depressed levels. The Tax Policy...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Gold and Silver?
October 3, 2012 Bali, Indonesia [Editor's note: Sovereign Man Chief Investment Strategist Tim Staermose is filling in for Simon today.] In the investment world, it’s said that the best remedy for high...
View ArticleXstrata Bending Over Backwards
By Paul Hodgson – Chief Research Analyst The Financial Times first alerted me to an innovative M&A voting process that was introduced on Monday this week by Xstrata to find some way around the...
View ArticleECB preview: A whole lotta nothing
Having announced the OMT program just a month ago, expect the ECB to keep policy steady on all fronts at tomorrow’s monthly rate-setting meeting. While European economic data continues to deteriorate,...
View ArticleA Risk-Negative Feeling Casts Its Net Over The Markets
Well… It looks like it’s going to be a “risk off” day, and a risk-negative feeling has cast its net over the markets this morning. Front and center, China printed a much weaker-than-expected services...
View ArticleHow to Win an $800 Pot With $5 Worth of Risk
If you don’t mind the occasional poker story – told with a logical point of course – then keep reading… I’d like to tell you about an $800 cash game pot I won the other day, while at no point taking...
View ArticleUnemployment Rates of Selected OECD Countries
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View ArticleConference Call with Monty Guild and Anthony Danaher
Get the Answers You Want Directly submit your questions before and / or during the conference call with Guild’s portfolio managers and have them answered during the conference call and / or in future...
View ArticlePriming the Liquidity Pump
The global economy is often like a line of dominos. One piece tumbles, causing others to fall too. This year, weak economic growth and heavy debt burdens in many developed markets had a domino effect...
View ArticleNike Not Finding Greatness in Slow China Growth
By Greg Ruel Senior Research Associate In September, two share repurchases were announced that GMI Ratings found too large to ignore. One was at CVS Caremark, where the board approved a $6 billion...
View ArticlePortugal’s Bond Swap
Interesting swap. Note Portugal’s 10-year sovereign spread relative to the German bund has come in 423 bps this year. The 10-year government bond now yields under 9 percent. (click here if video and...
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'Evidence QE3 Is Working'... And Other Lies
A mega fixed income deal for GE: GE raised $2Bn of three-year money at a very cheap 86Bp and $3Bn of ten-year cash at a rate of 2.73%. The financing produces a blended cost of 1.98% (1.6% after tax)...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Mixed Economic News Rattle Markets
Investors had plenty to digest today as a slew of economic reports from around the globe dominated the media pipelines. On the homefront, private-sector job growth slowed less than expected in...
View ArticleScotusblog roundup…fyi
Beverly Mann makes Scotusblog roundup again: Monday’s oral arguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum continued to generate press yesterday. Coverage of the arguments comes from Jess Bravin of the...
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