Weekend Lecture: Federal Reserve – Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

Here’s a good discussion on the Fed and the economy.   It aired on September 18th but still seems relevant.

A discussion about the Federal Reserve with Alan Blinder of Princeton University, David Leonhardt of the New York Times and Gillian Tett of the Financial Times. Ehud Barak, former Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 17

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New all-time high for S&P500.   Dollar hammered.

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – October 17

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 16

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – October 16

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The Nifty Fifty: World’s Fastest/Slowest Growth Economies

The International Monetary Fund just released their latest estimates and projections for the world’s economies.  We’ve updated and upgraded the Nifty Fifty.  Note, again: 1) the growth is in the small cap (frontier) economies;  and 2)  the continued weakness in southern Europe.

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 15

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – October 15

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Nonlinear Thinking: Boy Wonder – 60 Minutes

Great story!

Meet Jack Andraka, a high school student who at age 15 developed a test that might save countless lives by detecting early pancreatic cancer. Morley Safer reports. – 60 Minutes

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 14

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