Great Graphic: Euro Area GDP
The euro area provided its first estimate of Q1. The 0.2% decline in GDP comes after a 0.6% contraction in Q4 and confirms the euro area as the weakest among the high income regions. It is the...
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JPMORGAN: Ben Bernanke's Next Move Won't Cause A 1994-Style Bond Market...
Many skeptics of the Fed’s bond buying policy point to the bond market shellacking of 1994. That year, 10-year rates rose to 7.8% from 5.5% when the Fed started cranking up rates. They worry about a...
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Goldman Makes A Big Bearish Call On Agricultural Commodities
Goldman Sachs forecast a hefty 13 percent decline in agricultural commodity returns over the next year, with prices pushed down by bumper harvests in both the U.S. and Latin America.(Read More: Deere...
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Every Stock Market Bull Should Be Able To Answer These 5 Questions
There have been a litany of articles written recently discussing how the stock market is set for a continued bull rally. The are some primary points that are common threads among each of these...
View ArticleWhere Does Your International Government Bond ETF Really Invest?
The fixed income corner of the ETF industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, as investors have become increasingly comfortable with achieving fixed income exposure through government...
View Article7 Articles ETF Investors Must Read: 5/16
U.S. equities got off to a relatively weak start this week, as investors turned their attention to a Wall Street Journal report, which stated that the Federal Reserve may be getting ready to slowly...
View ArticleAussie Smack Down
The dramatic sell-off of the Australian dollar is the latest of a series of price developments that have surprised the market. The sell-off in JGBs, which appears to have stabilized, has seen 10-year...
View ArticleMarkets as Theatre
Financial markets are not totally devoid of entertainment value. Sometimes a spectacle unfolds that can rivet one’s attention, rather like a movie in which the reckless driver who’s been handling his...
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Angry Young Indians: What A Waste
How India is throwing away the world's biggest economic opportunity.IN THE past 35 years, hundreds of millions of Chinese have found productive, if often exhausting, work in the country’s growing...
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This Stock Market Rally Appears To Be Simple Mean Reversion
"The end is near" has been the bears' dire prediction since the start of the bull market on March 9, 2009. This year's rally to new record highs suggests that the bears have lost their credibility and...
View ArticleIs this what prosperity is supposed to look like?
May 16, 2013 Dhaka, BangladeshAs I’ve been traveling across Asia recently, one recurring theme I’ve been seeing are these constant headlines that ‘inflation is under control.’Across the region, and in...
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Pope Francis Rips Global 'Cult Of Money'
Pope Francis has attacked the “dictatorship” of the global financial system and warned that the “cult of money” was making life a misery for millions.He said free-market capitalism had created a...
View ArticleIMPORTANT NEWSFLASH: US Government seizes accounts of the world’s largest...
NEWSFLASH: In another demonstration that the United States is no longer the Land of the Free, the Department of Homeland Security has just seized the US bank accounts belonging to Mt. Gox, the world’s...
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Tesla's Earnings Quality Is Sketchy, But Its Stock Keeps Soaring
If there is one lesson that resonates from years of watching markets, it's that earnings quality doesn't matter in cult stocks on the rise. Nobody wants to hear it.Look no further than Netflix. Or even...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: IGN Pops After Cisco Earnings, XLV Slumps
U.S. equities ended near session lows after several disappointing economic reports curbed bullish momentum today. The Labor Department reported a surprise uptick in jobless benefits, which posted the...
View ArticleFriday’s ETF Chart To Watch: FXC Looks To Continue Rebound After Inflation Data
Major equity benchmarks posted mixed results on Thursday as profit taking pressures inevitably resurfaced following the stellar run-up seen earlier this week. Mixed economic data releases on the day...
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Rail Traffic Continues To Soften
This week’s rail traffic reading showed modest improvement over recent weeks, but the longer-term trend remains negative. Intermodal traffic was up 3.9% this week which was an improvement over last...
View ArticleIndex IQ Plans Actively Managed ETFs, WisdomTree Files With Vident Financial
After yet another strong week in the market, ETF issuers Index IQ and WisdomTree both filed paperwork with the SEC, looking to introduce some new funds into their already huge portfolio. While Index IQ...
View ArticleHomebuilder ETFs In Focus After Housing Data
U.S. equity markets struggled to maintain bullish momentum as several mixed economic reports hit the streets. Industrial production, manufacturing activity and initial jobless claims all came in below...
View ArticleStrong Finish to Week for US Dollar
The US dollar is capping this week's strong performance with new gains and the Dollar Index is at new highs for the year. It was the dollar-bloc currencies that had the dubious honor of being the...
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