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The minutes of the most recent FOMC meeting from November 2 and 3 showed that Fed governors were not exactly unanimous over all of the issues around quantitative easing or QE2. Ultimately, those...
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The end of this week and next week will be an interesting period for the Irish banks and for the country of Ireland. Officials from the European Union, the European Central Bank, and even the...
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Calling the markets fast to react has become the understatement of the year. Friday felt like a shift in sentiment was really taking hold with bond yields rising, commodities falling, and stocks...
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Picking stocks for a decade is no easy task. It might as well be for a lifetime because there probably will be two more bear markets and two more bull markets between now and then. Investors...
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The rare earth oxide, rare earth element, and rare earth minerals segment is continuing to see a surge. Some could be tied to the expectations of a new ETF driving ownership interest up, but most...
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The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected. Today is D-Day for Quantitative Easing or QE2… Decision Day. Now it is time to deal with the...
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It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under Ben Bernanke will begin the November FOMC starting November 2 and a decision due around 2:15 PM EST...
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Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head. What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the verdict seems to depend on the direction of the wind each day. QE2 may also be the epitome of...
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Raising rates is generally good for a currency, and in the case of China a rate hike there is actually good for the US Dollar due to that implied peg. Of course there is the fear that a rise in...
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The Treasury Department caved into pressure and delayed its decision to label China as a currency manipulator. The Administration decided to defer the decision instead of sending a report to Congress...
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The week of October 18 to 22 is jam-packed with earnings. It also happens that eleven of the thirty DJIA components reporting earnings will be delivered next week. On deck are such major players...
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Predicting oil prices a month from now is a risky business. Predicting oil prices a year from now is close to madness. Perhaps it is fairer to say that believing a prediction for oil prices a year...
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Conglomerates have enjoyed solid performance in 2010 and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is set to report earnings on Friday morning. A market concern and a sector concern so far is that many...
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Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is apparently neither immune to international currency issues nor to swings in the oil patch despite oil prices being higher year-over-year. The company has issued a...
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Things are looking better and better for China as it is one of the key growth engines of the world. Moody’s Investor Service has placed the sovereign credit rating of “A1” on review for a...
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