Monthly Archives: October 2014

US Sector ETF Performance – October 3

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U.S. Employment Situation – September 2014

The BLS reported this morning, Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 248,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, retail trade, and … Continue reading

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Draghi may benefit from overseas aid – FT

Mario Draghi, ECB president, has detailed his eurozone stimulus plan of buying asset-backed securities and covered bonds. Ralph Atkins, FT capital markets editor, explains to global economy news editor Ferdinando Giugliano how US help may be at hand. For more … Continue reading

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 2

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US Sector ETF Performance – October 2

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Quote of the Day

 “We have a global deflationary situation developing.”  — Richard Gilhooly, an interest-rate strategist in New York at TD Securities

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 1

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US Sector ETF Performance – October 1

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Bikers unexpected role in Brazilian election – FT

São Paulo’s army of motorbike couriers have been dragged into a bitter war over the city’s public transport, one of the biggest issues affecting October’s presidential and local elections. The FT’s Samantha Pearson reports on their unlikely entry into the … Continue reading

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