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An Expected Interest Rate Cut In Europe Won't Boost Investor Confidence
Analysts increasingly expect the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut its target interest rate when it meets later this week, particularly if inflation data continues to show prices falling across the...
View ArticleThe Latest Data Is Flashing Some Big Red Flags For The Economy
In the rear view window, Q1 GDP was initially reported at +2.5% annualized. Once again, private growth was depressed by government austerity. March monthly data included a sharp decline in durable...
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There's A Major Shortage Of Assets To Invest In [CHART]
Fantastic chart and data here from Citi Research showing the issuance of various securities over the last 10 years in the Eurozone, US and Japan. It’s interesting to note the surge in treasuries that...
View ArticleETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XRT, FXI, XLI Hinge On Manufacturing And Consumer Data
Last week saw a slew of economic and earnings reports, though Twitter managed to make headlines last Tuesday after a false tweet nearly derailed the markets. Despite the incident, investors shifted...
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Yes, The Fed Can Do A Lot To Offset Fiscal Austerity
Mike Konczal has a new article where he claims there is now a great natural experiment unfolding in the U.S. economy, allegedly one that Ramesh Ponnuru and I proposedback in 2011:We rarely get to see a...
View ArticleDollar Softens at Start of Eventful Week
The US dollar is trading heavily against the major and most emerging market currencies. Even though Tokyo markets were closed, the dollar extended its pre-weekend losses against yen in Asian activity...
View ArticleETF Collar Options Strategy Explained
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have enabled investors to quickly and easily capitalize on opportunities around the world. Stock options can help enhance these strategies by effectively controlling upside...
View ArticleEuropean Depositors Don't Take Fright from Cyprus
At the end of last week, the ECB reported that bailing in of Cypriot depositors did not scare other euro zone depositors. In fact, the ECB noted that deposits rose in March across the region, including...
View ArticleWe Wish
Wishful thinking now runs so thick and deep across the USA that our hopes for a credible future are being drowned in a tidal wave of yellow smiley-face stories recklessly issued by institutions...
View ArticleBanking giant predicts gold price collapse
April 29, 2013 Bangkok, ThailandABN Amro, the Dutch state-owned banking giant, recently revised its global macro and gold outlook, forecasting a $1,300 gold price by the end of this year.Moreover, the...
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Five Ideas To Help America's Long-Term Unemployed
As I mentioned earlier today, AEI economist Kevin Hassett recently gave provocative congressional testimony offering some possible micro-suggestions to help the long-term unemployed:1. Direct hiring...
View ArticleA Growth Slowdown Is Actually Good News For China
NEW HAVEN – At 7.7%, China’s annual GDP growth in the first quarter of this year was slower than many expected.While the data were hardly devastating relative to a consensus forecast of 8.2%, many...
View ArticleIt's A Huge Week For The Emerging Markets — Here's A Preview
(from my colleague, Dr. Win Thin)China official manufacturing PMI will be reported Wednesday, and is expected to drop to 50.7 from 50.9. HSBS final manufacturing PMI will be reported Thursday, and is...
View ArticleETF Insider: Hedge Your Bullish Bets This Week
Scattered signs of deteriorating fundamentals are leading us to take a cautiously bullish stance on the markets this week. Looking back, worse-than-expected durable goods orders and GDP data were...
View ArticleROUBINI: The Fed Could Fall Through Two Scary Trapdoors During Its QE3 Exit
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The Global Nuclear Power Renaissance [Infographic]
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View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: XLK Rallies, REZ Pops On Housing Data
U.S. equities kicked off the week with a bang, with the S&P 500 closing at an all-time high and the Nasdaq ending at its best level since November of 2000. Bolstering today’s rally was a...
View ArticleDaily Interest Rate Monitor – April 29
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View ArticleItaly’s New PM sets out priorities
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View ArticleAmerican Energy Partners: McClendon’s Next Energy Empire?
Less than a month after being ejected from Chesapeake Energy, the charismatic, yet controversial, Aubrey McClendon, has launched his next venture in the form of the American Energy Partners.Forbes were...
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