Monthly Archives: April 2013

Week in Review

Posted on April 20, 2013 by macromon

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Global Economic Growth – The Economist

Posted on April 20, 2013 by macromon

In recent years poor countries have enjoyed impressive improvements in GDP per person. But in the rich world they have hardly grown at all. (click here if video is not observable)

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U.S. Equity Sector ETF Weekly Performance – April 19

Posted on April 19, 2013 by macromon

Breaking 20-day moving average Financials (XLF), Industrials (XLI), Technology (XLK) Breaking 50-day moving average Industrials (XLI),  Technology (XLK) Breaking 100-day moving average Materials (XLB) Breaking 200-day moving average Technology (XLK) (click here if charts are not observable)

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – April 19

Posted on April 19, 2013 by macromon

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: The Devil Wears Prodi

Posted on April 19, 2013 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 1 bp lower; France 1 bp tighter to the Bund; Belgium 2 bps tighter; Ireland 11 bps tighter; Italy 10 bps tighter; Spain 6 bps tighter; Portugal 24 bp tighter; Greece 13 bps wider; … Continue reading →

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IMF still keen on eurozone rate cut in face of weak growth

Posted on April 18, 2013 by macromon

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U.S. Equity Sector ETF – Daily Performance

Posted on April 18, 2013 by macromon

Energy, which has been hit hard over the past few days, bounces with natural gas up over 4 percent.  The S&P5oo broke important support at 1538 before staging a small recovery but still closed below its 50-day moving average for … Continue reading →

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – April 18

Posted on April 18, 2013 by macromon

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Brazil Hikes

Posted on April 17, 2013 by macromon

Brazil‘s Central Bank increased interest rates on Wednesday evening to 7.5% from 7.25%.   The rate hike was not totally unexpected.  Here is what Forbes had to say, Central Bank president Alexandre Tombini hinted several times over the last week that … Continue reading →

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – April 17

Posted on April 17, 2013 by macromon

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