Daily Risk Monitor – April 15

Wow!  German Bund at 11 bps.

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China growth lowest since 2009 – FT

China’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in six years in the first quarter, highlighting the challenge of finding growth drivers amid a slowdown in the key pillars of construction and manufacturing. The FT’s Gabriel Wildau reports from Shanghai.

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 14

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 14

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Martin Wolf on China’s prospects – FT

Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, talks to the FT’s Michael Skapinker about China’s economic slowdown and whether there is still reason to be optimistic about its prospects.

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Let the Games Begin…

Nice chart in today’s WSJ.   Expectations are that energy is really going to hammer earnings the next two quarters.

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 13

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 13

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US earnings season — correction ahead? – FT

The earnings season for the first quarter is underway, following dramatic writedowns in earnings forecasts. Ian Harnett, managing director at Absolute Strategy Research tells FT’s John Authers why US earnings will be worse than the writedowns.

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 10

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