Great Graphic: Euro Zone Members GDP Performance since 2007 in One Table
This Great Graphic was spotted by a colleague Andrew Hofer. He saw it on the Nikos Tsafos' blog Greek Default Watch blog. It is a color-coded tracking of how the individual members of the euro have...
View ArticleTuesday’s ETF Chart To Watch: EWG Rally Hinges On German ZEW Survey
Investors kicked off the trading week on a mixed note as profit taking pressures were challenged by upbeat U.S. retail sales data. After soaring to all-time highs last week, major U.S. equity...
View ArticleTurn Around Tuesday or Not
Some of the US dollar's recent gains had been pared after its upside momentum slowed yesterday in North America. However, by midday in London the dollar came back better bid. Although we anticipated...
View ArticleRetail ETFs In Focus After Monthly Sales Report
U.S. markets were down yesterday morning even after another strong week in the domestic market, due to the expectations of a negative federal retail sales report. To the surprise of many, April sales...
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Why Europeans Increasingly Dislike The EU But Still Love The Euro
A new survey of European public opinion shows that the continent’s financial and employment crises are jeopardizing European integration. In just the last year, overall support for the European Union...
View ArticleHas the US Dollar Long-Term Bottomed?
After shredding the weak sauce of Krugman-worshiping journos in a recent rant, it’s only fair to give some credit: Tom Stevenson of the UK Telegraph puts together a solid macro case for a bottoming US...
View ArticleETFs To Play The Online Sales Tax Reform
2013 has become the year of higher taxes as Congress continues to push through higher tax burdens on the public in an effort to control and bring down the nation’s astronomical debt pile. Earlier in...
View ArticleUpdate: AUD-MXN Trade
The Wall Street Journal's coverage of our "trade of the year" provides an timely opportunity to update our recommendation published in mid-December 2012 calling for a dramatic realignment of the...
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Sorry, But Tesla's Only Profitable Because Of Your Tax Dollars
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla’s stock has rocketed up after the company reported positive earnings and operating cash flow for the first quarter. The stock had been heavily shorted, and short...
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BIRINYI: History Tells Me We'll Soon See The S&P 500 Pass 1,900
Investor strategist Laszlo Birinyi, who accurately predicted the S&P 500 would break 1,600, told CNBC on Tuesday he thinks the closely watched index could eclipse 1,900 in the longer term.Expanding...
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View ArticleCool Video: Yahoo Finance--Breakout with Jeff Macke--Japan
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View ArticleCheck this out– IRS scandal is just the tip of the iceberg…
May 14, 2013 Manila, PhilippinesSome days one can’t help but look at the headlines and think of Ayn Rand. With all the destructive measures by desperate governments from Cyprus to Argentina, it seems...
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YARDENI: I'm Troubled By A 9-Week Trend In The Earnings Measure That Drives...
Let’s assess the impact of the latest company results on expectations for revenues and earnings for the remaining quarters of the year, as well as annual expectations for this year and next year:On a...
View ArticleGold and Silver Outlook for May 14
The week started with little movement for both precious metals: the price of gold edged down while silver moderately increased. In the forex markets, the leading “risk related currencies” such as the...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: S&P Posts Record High, XLF And XLE Rally
U.S. equities closed at record highs today after the legendary hedge fund manager David Tepper commented that he is “definitely bullish” on stocks. In an interview with CNBC, Tepper also cited that he...
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The Citi Economic Surprise Index Is Signaling A Comeback In A Weak Corner Of...
Will stocks have a pullback? Eventually sure—but when? This past Friday, May 10, 2013 marked 176 days since a 5%+ pullback in the S&P 500, tying the record for stretches without a pullback in this...
View ArticleHow to Take Advantage of the Great (Sector) Rotation
By Russ Koesterich, CFA, iShares Global Chief Investment StrategistOne beneficiary of the 2013 US stock market rally: defensive sectors. Until recently, classic defensive sectors like utilities,...
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The Pace Of Hiring In America Is Virtually Unchanged Since The Recession
We are clearly seeing signs of stabilization in the US labor markets as new unemployment claims march toward pre-recession levels (though obviously not there yet). Also as we saw today, small...
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China's Demand For Oil Has Hit A New All-Time High
China may be slowing, but it’s still growing. I’m hard-pressed to see any signs of a hard landing in China anytime soon. Real GDP rose 7.7% y/y during Q1-2013, only a bit below the previous quarter’s...
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