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Global Decoupling: Distinguishing between Economies and Markets

Seeking Alpha has an interesting article by Geoff Considine, on the performance of equities in emerging markets over the past three years Geoff’s article made the following observations: 1. The hypothesis that emerging market economies were self-sustaining and hence their … Continue reading

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Thursday Review: Risk Appetite Return

The US equity markets bounced back after the large losses registered on Wednesday. about digoxin buy antibiotics online and pay cod The equity markets shook off a slightly worse than expected job-loss data with across the board gains. Stocks sold … Continue reading

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Green Shoots get a Reality Check

After almost two months of bullish action, the equity markets finally got a reality check with the announcement of lower than expected retail sale data, and sharp rise in the number of home-owners facing foreclosure. The market gapped down at … Continue reading

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Rounded Bottom: Nice Set Up for the March to the 200 Day Moving Average

The equity markets continued where they left yesterday, continuing the sell-off which started after Meredith Whitney’s bearish interview Unlike yesterday the selling was across the board with no divergence between exchanges or between the market breadth and advance/decline statistics. The … Continue reading

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Monday Mid Day Update: Divergence Galore

As I had anticipated the equity markets gapped down at the open today. download cure premature ejaculation by paul lain There is strong divergence all along, with large cap tech getting a bid while energy and financials being sold off. … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup: The World’s Best Campaign Organizer Shows His Skills

Last weekend I had written that the stress test results would not intimidate the market, and it is likely to be a buy the news event. The markets did not disappoint. vpxl made easy They bought every leak about the … Continue reading

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Food For Thought: Ideal Interest Rate versus the Yield Curve

On April 27, FT carried an article which showed that an internal study at the Fed suggested that the ideal interest for the current economic situation was -5%. Today the 2yr-30yr bond yield spread stands at 325 bp. According to … Continue reading

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Treacherous Thursday: A Bull Trap before the Stress Test Results

The treacherous bipolar nature of the equity market was visible today. This week’s Job Loss numbers and monthly retail sale numbers from Wal-Mart and Target came better than expected. The ES futures opened near their overnight high of 929.50. However … Continue reading

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Stress Tests: Uneasy Silence About Regional Banks

The Wall Street Journal has a nice article outlining the financial situ ation buy terramycin in at the major banks, and an impressive graphic which goes with it. buy nolvadex uk But for Bank of America which does need to … Continue reading

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ADP Report Triggers a Bear Hunt

Last night I had written that the ES futures were down significantly after the news that Bank Of America needed $35B in new capital as a result of the stress tests. Perhaps this would be the signal for the long … Continue reading

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