This Week's Economic Data Was Okay, But Two Big Leading Indicators Have...
May monthly data reported this past week included the Index of Leading Indicators, up 0.1 and showing no imminent recession, the Empire State and Philly manufacturing indexes, both of which improved,...
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The Mortgage Refinancing Gravy Train Just Ended
US 30yr mortgage rates spiked to a 2-year high on Friday (4.49%).In the near term this spike may actually push some potential buyers who have been on the sidelines into purchasing a home. People are...
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Iran's Currency Is Surging Against The Dollar Following The Latest Elections
The Iranian rial has strengthened by more than 15 percent against the dollar since the victory of moderate Hassan Rowhani who was elected president more than a week ago, reports said on Sunday.The...
View ArticleETF Pop Quiz: Food, Futures Based, and France
After another week in the global market, the ETFdb pop quiz returns with another round of questions about Food, Futures Based, and France.As always, all answers can be found using the suite of free...
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The Odds Of A Market Crash Are Much Higher Than Normal
Global financial markets are now in a very perilous state, and there is a much higher than normal chance of a crash. Bernanke's recent statement revealed just how large a role speculation had played in...
View ArticleThe Housing Finance Mechanism In The US Is Not Fixed
A few of us were sitting around after a day of fishing on pristine waters, with marvelous weather and wonderful conversation here in Maine. We discussed the results of Fed (Federal Reserve) policy and...
View ArticleETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XRT, ITB, EWC Hinge On Consumer, Housing and Canadian...
Wall Street was in for several volatile sessions last week, as investors digested the latest commentary from the FOMC meeting. Though Bernanke gave a rather optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy, the...
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Chinese Financial Stocks Cratered
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's cash crunch eased further on Monday after the central bank moved to prevent the money market from seizing up, but bank stocks tanked as the authorities made clear that the...
View ArticleSmall Cap Value Report (24 Jun) - PRV, CHRT, CAMB, ALL
Good morning. Should be another interesting day today, with the FTSE 100 futures indicating a lower open, 30 points down. US markets bounced strongly on Friday, but have given up almost all of those...
View ArticleIntroduction To Options Strategies For ETF Investors
Stock options provide traders and investors with an easy way to control the risk-to-reward profile of a trade or investment. While some aspects of options trading can be complicated, the basics are...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: 10-Year Yields In US, Germany and Japan
There has been a large rise in US and European bond yields. This Great Graphic, using Bloomberg data, shows the US (white), German (yellow) and Japanese (green) 10-year yields since the start of the...
View ArticleTarget Retirement Date ETFs: 3 Things To Consider
Exchange-traded funds have made it easy for individual investors to affordably invest in nearly anything. From hard commodity ETFs to international equity ETFs, individual investors have access to...
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MARK MOBIUS: China's Got Problems As Big As The US Subprime Mortgage Bubble
While China's housing market problems are similar in scale to those faced during the U.S. subprime mortgage bubble and its banks are rife with bad loans, it won't lead to another Lehman-style crash,...
View ArticleCool Video: CNBC Squawk Box--The Great Unwind is Dollar Positive
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YARDENI: The Interest Rate Spike Is Forcing A Correction In Stock Market...
That’s quite a worry list that piled up last week. It’s remarkable that the S&P 500 didn’t fall more than 2.1% last week. And so far, it is down just 4.6% from its May 21 record high. This decline...
View ArticleEmerging Markets: Preview of the Week Ahead Events
(from my colleagues Dr. Win Thin and Ilan Solot) The Israeli central bank met today and as expected, kept rates steady at 1.25%. Given the turmoil in the global markets right now, we think it makes...
View ArticleMissed the Move? Be Prepared for Turn Around Tuesday
There have obviously been a boat load of US dollars bought over the last four sessions. There are some preliminary technical signs that the near-term momentum may have exhausted itself and short-term...
View ArticleGold and Silver Outlook for June 24-28
During the previous week, gold and silver tumbled down. The main event of last weeks in the U.S was the FOMC statement. The FOMC kept policy unchanged but in the press conference that followed the...
View ArticleWelcome To the Desert of the Real
“You’ve been living in a dream world, Neo. This is the world as it exists today. Welcome to the Desert… of the Real.”- MorpheusThere is a scene in The Matrix (1999) where Neo gets his mind blown....
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: XLF Slumps, HAO Tumbles
Wall Street started off the week on a sour note after a volatile U.S. Treasuries trading session sparked a sell-off in equity markets. Investors also paid close attention to commentary from Fed...
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