Monthly Archives: March 2013

Weekend Lecture: Michael Porter w/ Charlie Rose

Excellent interview with Harvard B. School’s Michael Porter.  They hit a wide range of policy issues, including health care, immigration, trade, corporate tax policy, energy development, and the fiscal deficit.   Porter attempts to answer the central question: Can we [U.S.] … Continue reading

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U.S. Equity Sector ETF Weekly Performance – March 8

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – March 8

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Weekly Eurozone Watch – Markets “Revert Back”

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 12 bps higher; France 10 bps tighter to the Bund; Belgium 11 bps tighter; Ireland 19 bps tighter; Italy 31 bps tighter; Spain 46 bps tighter; Portugal 56 bps tighter; Greece 61 bps tighter; … Continue reading

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U.S. Employment Situation – February 2013

Strong employment data out of the BLS this morning.  Construction is breaking out, something we’ve been looking for, adding 48K jobs in January,  the largest monthly increase since March 2007.   Now that construction employment is leading it reinforces the notion, … Continue reading

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Stocks Better Than Alternatives – Economist

The Economist sums the melt up best: It is tempting to attribute the strength of the Dow to optimism about the American economy. Tempting, but wrong. Studies have shown almost no correlation between GDP growth and equity returns. Indeed, the … Continue reading

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – March 7

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Eurozone Sovereign Spreads Since Italy’s Election

ECB president, Mario Draghi, spoke in this morning’s press conference about how contagion has been contained in the eurozone bond markets since the Italian elections.   The data are in and he is right. The markets had closed before the election … Continue reading

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – March 6

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Italy’s chief executives on political change – Euronews

Good insight. Rachel Sanderson, Milan correspondent, talks to Italy’s business leaders about the country’s inconclusive election results and the structural changes they hope to see implemented once a new government is elected. In depth: Italy elections 2013 http://www.ft.com/indepth/italy-elect… (click here … Continue reading

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