Monthly Archives: September 2013

The 2013 Global Interest Rate Spike

Nice chart illustrating the year-to-date increase in global interest rates (10-year local currency government bond yields) .  Not surprising the emerging markets lead the global rate spike.  Also note, Italy, Spain and Greece are more credit instruments rather than sovereign … Continue reading

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Sector ETF Technical Analysis – September 16

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Merkel’s Bavarian boost ahead of German election

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Daily Risk Monitor – September 16

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Sector ETF Technical Analysis – September 13

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Weekend Lecture: Third World lessons for First World growth

Thirty years ago, China seemed hopelessly mired in poverty, Mexico triggered the Third World Debt Crisis, and Brazil suffered under hyperinflation. Since then, these and other developing countries have turned themselves around, while First World nations, battered by crises, depend … Continue reading

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – September 13

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Daily Risk Monitor – September 13

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Angela Merkel: The mother and the monster – Economist

Demonised across Europe for her determined enforcement of austerity, Germany’s chancellor remains overwhelmingly popular at home and looks likely to win the upcoming election. – Economist (click here if video is not observable)

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Daily Risk Monitor – September 12

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