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The Dilemma of Monetary Tightening

Interesting piece in the World Economics Association’s  Real World Economic Review on some of the difficulties the Fed faces when it begins tightening monetary policy.   They point out the policy contradiction that paying interest on excess reserves is an injection … Continue reading →

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Gilead In Beast Mode

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is a beast!  This stock is bid as it is repricing on the back of the  blockbuster Hepatitis C drug, Solvaldi.   Though short term overbought with a RSI at 83, we think GILD has more to run.  … Continue reading →

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Where to Crude?

Crude oil is in the midst of playing out a short term head and shoulders reversal setup and acquiring  its measured move price target a few bucks lower at $90.91. This also coincides with the January low.   If it … Continue reading →

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US Sector ETF Performance – August 22

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Daily Risk Monitor – August 22

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The price of textbooks – Economist

A textbook case of price-gougingWhy university books in America are so expensive – Economist (click here if video is not observable)

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US Sector ETF Performance – August 21

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Daily Risk Monitor – August 21

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Did the system work? – FT

US FT Alphaville editor Cardiff Garcia speaks with author Daniel Drezner about his book and theory that the global governence institutions prevented another great depression. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video (click here if video is not … Continue reading →

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US Sector ETF Performance – August 20

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