Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s currency fell for the first day in three after China boosted interest rates, raising investor concern that demand for the country’s main commodity exports such as steel and soybeans will decline. China’s central bank today raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine years, stepping up efforts […]
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Inflation Forces May Be Deflating
By Michael Englund A quicker-than-expected slowing in price pressures is looking more likely and will change the dynamic between the Fed and the markets In May, investors were hit with some unwelcome news on inflation, courtesy of larger-than-expected increases in each of the closely watched indexes for consumer prices (CPI), producer prices (PPI), and trade […]
America’s Millions of Millionaires
By, Richard Daughty As soon as the G-8 finished hatching their secret plans and drinking all the liquor, they hightailed it out of town, sticking somebody with the bill. Then things really quieted down. To illustrate the point, we cut to the dramatic scene where the hero peers into the dark and hostile surroundings, and […]
Offshore Seminar in Costa Rica
July 16, 2004 – San José Palacio Hotel, San José, Costa Rica You are invited to a Private Seminar – Comprehensive Wealth Preservation Offshore – Offshore Asset Protection – Liability Exposure Strategies – Non-Insurance Methods of Risk Management (more…)
About the U.S. Money Supply Data
By Bill Cara The price of gold is about to jump through the roof, finally :), and gold is linked to money supply. With my reference on Thursday about the Fed no longer being able to properly use the money aggregates data in its policy decisions because of questionable data, it’s a good time to […]
The calm before the market storm
Things look pretty good — on the surface. Stocks are higher, and the economy looks stronger. Underneath, however, lurk a number of big problems.
Pay Attention To Volatility
By Len Yates What trader has not experienced seeing the market move in the anticipated direction, but his options gaining only very little? Betcha those options were overvalued when they were bought! Or, covered writers: Have you ever written options and felt that you were getting unusually low premiums? Maybe you were selling when options […]
Let the Market Do the Talking…
By: Mark M. Rostenko, The Sovereign Strategist Quite the interesting stock market environment we find ourselves in lately, is it not? The data is bullish, the so-called recovery appears to be in full swing (the operative word being “appears”) and yet the S&P 500 has broken under critical support to post a new 7-month low. […]
A Compelling Case for Globalization
from knowledge@wharton In the fierce debate on globalization, Jagdish Bhagwati, a highly regarded authority on international trade who has advised the United Nations on globalization, stands out as a voice of reason. Currently teaching at Columbia University, he argues persuasively for the world-wide embrace of free trade in a book which should respond to some […]
The Blessings of Deflation in Japan
We have all heard how deflation is supposed to prevent growth and create a economic depression. Yet for the latest 2 quarters Japan has outperformed the US not to mention the UK and the Euro zone with a growth rate of more than 6% at an annual rate compared to 4% in the US and […]