Monthly Archives: March 2013

Daily Interest Rate Monitor – March 5

Posted on March 5, 2013 by macromon

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Will 3D Printing Change the World? – PBSoffbook

Posted on March 4, 2013 by macromon

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No Joy In Shortsville As Noise Traders Find No Sellers

Posted on March 4, 2013 by macromon

In 1990 Brad De Long, Andrei Scheifer, Larry Summers, and Robert Waldmann published, Noise Trader Risk in Financial Markets, in the Journal of Political Economy.   The piece made the distinction between short-term traders with long-term investors and concluded that their … Continue reading →

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – March 4

Posted on March 4, 2013 by macromon

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China’s real estate bubble – 60 Minutes

Posted on March 3, 2013 by macromon

“…A typical apartment in Shanghai cost about 45x the average resident’s annual salary.”  – Leslie Stahl In case you missed 60 Minutes tonight here is a very interesting piece on what drives and what plagues China.   This is a must … Continue reading →

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Overbought and Oversold Markets – March 1

Posted on March 2, 2013 by macromon

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price moves. The RSI moves between zero and 100 and is considered overbought with a reading above 70 and oversold when below 30.  Note … Continue reading →

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on March 2, 2013 by macromon

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Week in Review

Posted on March 2, 2013 by macromon

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Weekend Lecture: Economics of Abenomics

Posted on March 1, 2013 by macromon

The Peterson Institute held a high-level discussion of the economic policy initiatives of Japan’s new government, or Abenomics, on February 15, 2013. This timely event took place just ahead of Prime Minister Abe’s upcoming summit meeting with President Obama. The … Continue reading →

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U.S. Equity Sector ETF Weekly Performance – March 1

Posted on March 1, 2013 by macromon

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