The Miasma School of Economics
I’ve been reading Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map, about the London cholera epidemic of 1854, and one passage reminded me exactly of today’s economics discipline.The sense of similarity was heightened...
View ArticleThe Greek Resistance – Al Jazeera
Greece – it is where Europe’s civilisation and the very idea of democracy began. But today the country is in crisis; a crisis that may well destroy the dream of a unified Europe. A dream born out of...
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And Now We're About To See A Big Upward Revision To Q3 GDP...
Just looking ahead to next week’s GDP reading. Here’s some commentary on the expected upward revision, which is obviously going to put recent recession talk to bed (once again). I’m maintaining my...
View ArticleETF Pop Quiz: America, Agriculture, and AdvisorShares
After an quiet week in the market, the ETFdb pop quiz returns with another round of questions about America, Agriculture, and AdvisorShares.As always, all answers can be found using the suite of free...
View ArticleWhy Investors And Voters Aren't More Furious About The Fiscal Cliff Sham
Debt limit is a term that creeps into the political lexicon every so often; it happens when America’s legal borrowing limit reaches its congressionally-set upper bound. Since the US nearly always runs...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Shift in Structure of German Trade
This Great Graphic was posted on Economy View by Kostas Kalevras. It illustrates the shifting structure of German trade. It is clear that the European periphery had to change and become more...
View ArticleGold and Silver Outlook for November 26-30
The prices of gold and silver rallied during last week after they had declined during the previous week. The high volatility of precious metals returned during most of the week. Will this high...
View ArticleMore Meta Analysis
Nate Silver is all the rage, but when Dean Baker tweeted "Excellent #WAPO article" I had to read it. To me the hero of the article is a meta analyst who used data collected by others to discover...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Preliminary Election Results in Catalonia
This Great Graphic was posted just now on Presseurop, which it took from a local television report. It gives a quick and preliminary look at the election results in Catalonia. Mas' CIU party...
View Article‘Toon of the Day: Showtime!
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View ArticleGold At Key Level
The gold ETF’s (GLD) closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time in over a month after its 1.22 percent move on Friday. The chart below illustrates the 50-day has been key resistance...
View ArticleCatalonia’s Election
BARCELONA, Spain — Voters in Catalonia delivered victory to separatist parties in a regional election on Sunday, raising the likelihood that Spain’s most powerful economic region will hold an...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: True Growth Locomotive
Our greatness as a country is that we move on in spite of our government. We thrive, not because of Washington but by overcoming it. We succeed because half of our US economy is privately owned and...
View ArticleHow Low Can The Bears Go?
Tomorrow is a big test for U.S. equities.No doubt the bears will be banging on last week’s low volume ramp. S&P futures are already down 6 points in overnight trading. But will there be real...
View Article3 ETFs To Watch This Week: XLI, EWL, XLY
Markets got off to a strong start last week as bargain shoppers finally stepped in after a long stretch of profit-taking pressures on Wall Street. Investors rejoiced over renewed optimism that a deal...
View ArticleThe Media's Role in Driving the "Fiscal Cliff" Imagery
by Linda BealeThe Media's Role in Driving the "Fiscal Cliff" Imagery The mainstream media has been fed a steady diet of releases from interested parties (like right-leaning propaganda tanks) about the...
View ArticleFX Drivers in the Week Ahead
The last week of November has begun with a mildly consolidative tone in the foreign exchange market. The US dollar is trading in relatively narrow ranges around its pre-weekend lows. Its...
View ArticleForget Local, Buy Global: ETFs For Asia’s Best Brand
The proliferation of ETFs has opened up the doors to international markets, bringing investors closer to high growth opportunities along with all of the cost-efficiency and ease-of-use benefits...
View ArticleThe Ongoing Energy Revolution
My goal is to give you the best perspective that I can offer in the arena of energy and mineral resources.In that spirit, let’s start by looking at the Middle East, which remains a political mess. Hey,...
View ArticleAre UITs Better Than ETFs?
The term “ETF” is used by many investors to refer to a wide range of financial structures that aren’t technically 1940 Act Exchange-Traded Funds. Many of the most popular ETFs included in our Free ETF...
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