Overbought and Oversold Markets – January 18
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Illegal Immigrants Are A Bigger Part Of The Economy Than You Realize
There are two very big issues on America’s plate in 2013; A) what to do with Social Security (SS) , and B) immigration. For the most part, these two topics are uniquely different. There is one...
View ArticleHollywood Violence Tax
I spent 25 years as a literary agent representing writers, directors, producers and cinematographers in motion pictures and network prime-time television.What moves Hollywood is not complicated.It's...
View ArticleWhat Tax Increase? The Latest Economic Data Shows The Consumer Is On A Tear
December monthly data reported this past week included housing permits and starts, both up to new 4 year highs. These are important long leading indicators and, needless to say, quite positive....
View ArticleThis Week In ETFs: January 20th Edition
This week was a fairly eventful one in the global market. The S&P 500 saw the largest gain after better-than-expected earnings from blue chip veterans like General Electric sent stocks sky high,...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Europe's Unit Labor Costs and Productivity
These Great Graphics were posted Fabrizio Goria (@FGoria), a financial reporter for EuroIntelligence. They draw on research by Societe Generale and data from Eurostat. I have posted graphs of...
View ArticleETF Pop Quiz: Copper, Consumer Discretionaries, and Convertible ETFs
After another week in the global market, the ETFdb pop quiz returns with another round of questions about Copper, Consumer Discretionaries, and Convertible ETFs.As always, all answers can be found...
View ArticleThe Year 2013 According to BlackRock
I don’t totally agree here, but this is is a nice macro overview of the current landscape via BlackRock:Fiscal Cliff: A huge policy blunder has been averted (for now), but fiscal tightening will take...
View Article3 ETFs To Watch This Week: 1/18
With the fourth quarter earnings season well on its way, investors once again faced a slew of mixed reports last week. Bellwether Goldman Sachs (GS) rallied after the company posted fourth quarter...
View Article7 REASONS MARKETS ARE OVERBOUGHT, AND WHAT TO DO
7 Answers To The Biggest Investor Question At The Start Of 2013Most key gauges of risk assets, like the S&P 500 or other major global stock indexes, are near decade highs. Thanks to unprecedented...
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COMING WEEK MARKET MOVERS: BULLISH MOMENTUM VS. BEARISH FUNDAMENTALS
Once again we’ve got toppy markets that are not supported by fundamentals other than large scale central bank stimulus.Of course, that very large scale stimulus has been all that’s needed to keep most...
View ArticleEight FX Considerations for the New Week
The US dollar begins the week mostly firmer. The notable exception is the Japanese yen, which has seen some position adjustment ahead of the outcome of the BOJ meeting tomorrow. In Asia, and Europe...
View ArticleChina ETFs: Closer Look Under The Hood
Over the past several years China has become an increasingly important component of U.S. investor portfolios, as it has become increasingly clear that the Asian economy is positioned to be the primary...
View ArticlePacific Group Becomes Latest Hedge Fund Converting Assets to Physical Gold
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,688.00, EUR 1,269.08, and GBP 1063.58 per ounce.Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,690.00, EUR 1,265.82, and GBP 1,060.49 per ounce.Silver is trading at $31.98/oz, €24.10/oz and...
View ArticleObama And The Last Congress Have Left Us With A Major Tax Increase That Will...
“Taxation without representation” says the text under the Washington, DC license plate of President Obama’s inaugural limo. Citizens of DC argue they are not represented when the Congress decides on...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Sourcing Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
This Great Graphic was on Business Insider, who says they found it on Zero Hedge, who got it from Goldman Sachs. It depicts the internationalization of the production of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner....
View ArticleETFs For Top Currency Trends In 2013
With equity markets starting off the new year with a bang, investors are now looking to see which corners of the market are poised to perform well in 2013 and which investments they need to stay clear...
View ArticleCommitments and Obligations
Conservatives have a legitimate gripe about America's excessive "commitments and obligations" to "unfunded liabilities" but their focus on Medicare and social security misses the larger...
View ArticleHere Are The Big Risks That Lie Ahead For The World In 2013
NEW YORK – The global economy this year will exhibit some similarities with the conditions that prevailed in 2012. No surprise there: we face another year in which global growth will average about 3%,...
View Article5-year old girl labeled ‘terrorist’ in American police state
Reporting from: Santiago, ChileLast week in the Land of the Free, a five-year-old girl in Pennsylvania was labeled a terrorist threat.Fortunately for the citizens of Northumberland County, local...
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