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Mar 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crude Oil Continues To Rise
Crude Oil prices have moved up again today, as supply worries persist despite Saudi Arabia’s promise to raise daily output by a quarter to full capacity if necessary. West Texas and Brent crude both dropped by 2 per cent yesterday after the...
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Mar 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on It’s Time for a Run on the Markets, so What's Holding us Back?
The answer isn’t price, the price is right; the answer is ”Risk”. We have spent the last 4½ years getting a salutary lesson in risk and its consequences, including volatility, uncertainty, insecurity, fear, smashed expectations, lost time...
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Mar 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Britain On The Mend Says BoE
U.K inflation may be slightly higher this year and next than the Bank of England forecast last month, due to the threat of higher oil prices and weak productivity growth, BoE chief economist Spencer Dale remarked today. The Bank needs to keep a close eye on...
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Mar 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crude Falls On Tuesday Trading
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, said it would work alone and in cooperation with other producers to ensure adequate global supplies of crude oil, market stability and fair prices, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Traders also stressed over news...
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Mar 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on A Quick Look At The UK Housing Market
The UK’s Building Societies Association (BSA) has noticed an improvement in consumer sentiment in their most recent housing data. Although the major concern for most UK residents are high unemployment and little to no job availability, it seems that...
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Mar 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Making Book On The Australian Reserve Bank
What will the Reserve Bank of Australia do at their next meeting? This is the main topic of conversation all over Oz. From Breakfast tables, to Board Rooms, from Banks to Real Estate Offices the conversation has turned to interest rates. Australia is a land...
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Mar 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Treasury Secretary Geithner Addresses The Economic Club
Last evening, Treasury Secretary Geithner addressed the Economic Club of New York. His speech was quite moving, he slowly built a clear and understandable path, leading the audience to the conclusion that the US is entering full recovery mode, he detailed,...
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Mar 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on US Markets Have a Flat Friday
US markets were flat today, as info showed inflation stayed in control last month as the domestic economy continues to get better but consumer sentiment slipped. The Michigan University initial reading on the index on sentiment slid to 74.3 from 75.3 last...
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Mar 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Printing Money And Lending It To The Government
The week after next the UK’s Finance Minister George Osborne reveals plans for bonds of no less than a hundred years, as the administration looks to take advantage of historically-low rates. Osborne will use his yearly budget address to launch a...
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Mar 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on You Convinced Me Recovery Is Here
Being the “Glass Half Empty” kind of guy, the eternal pessimist, it is hard for me to get excited over things like FOMC minutes and Federal Reserve speechmakers. Month after month for too many years, politicians and economists have all staked...
