Tag Archives: Stocks

The Weekend Read: Europe Gives Birth to the “Trichet Bond”

As explained in the Financing Offer, investors will be offered four new instruments in addition to the opportunity to participate in a debt buyback program to be established by the Greek government in consultation with the official sector. The instruments … Continue reading

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The Weekend Read: Reality Meets Perception

Higher energy and food prices are crowding out consumer demand for other items, and the market consensus is that QE2 has proven to be counter-productive. Unable to concede this, Mr. Bernanke nonetheless seems determined to have it both ways, remarking … Continue reading

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Week in Review: Equity Fireworks

It’s amazing what a week makes.   Almost every American, Latin America and European equity market indices we track had their best weekly performances of the year.   The S&P500 ETF, SPY, for example, had five straight up days of over .85%, … Continue reading

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Global Trend Indicators

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The Weekend Read: Equity Rampopotamus!

There are comments that there are underlying flaws in the ISM number and that GM’s (GM – commentary – Trade Now) sales numbers are inflated by some channel stuffing, but the market continues to act as if it doesn’t have … Continue reading

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The Weekend Read: Greek Week

Everything depends on computers these days: the energy supply, airplanes, trains. I’m worried that the Net will soon become a war zone, a platform for professional attacks on critical infrastructure. – Evgeny Kaspersky,  anti-virus expert Bonds Munis Dithering in Wake … Continue reading

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Week in Review: Happy Father’s Day!

After another testy week for the global markets the major U.S. equity indices currently sit right at support around their 200-day moving averages.  The NASDAQ pulled down by weakness in Apple and Google closed the week below its 200-day for … Continue reading

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The Weekend Read: U.S. Open – Boehner v. Obama

Golf Digest estimates Mr. Obama’s handicap — perhaps generously, in the view of some golfers — at 17, meaning, theoretically, that the president would typically play 18 holes in the high 80s to low 90s. The magazine put Mr. Biden’s … Continue reading

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Week in Review: Streak Week

It was another tough week for the global markets. The S&P, Dow, and the major European equity indices closed lower for a rare sixth week in a row.   Next week could be historic as the S&P500 has initially closed lower … Continue reading

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Global Trend Indicators

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