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Mar 29, 12 •
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The EU commission, which is warning that euro-zone governments shouldn’t get complacent, also favours a much bigger firewall. It argues one is needed to signal to the market in advance that other euro-zone governments stand ready to backstop our bigger...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on US And EU Markets End The Day Down
European share markets have closed lower, with investors hesitant after recent gains on concerns over China and the eurozone and data showed the British economy in worse shape than first thought. The British economy contracted 0.3% in the final three months...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on US Economic Recovery Supported By Durable Goods Report
A week ago, the US jobs report, showed a reduction in unemployment claims, earlier in the month, the jobs report showed consistent new hiring’s. The US economy has been on a slow recovery path. This past week, some negative housing data and consumer...
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Mar 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on OECD Tells EU To Man Up
This past weekend, Germany said it was willing to back a temporary increase in euro-zone funds to help prevent the debt crisis in the bloc’s periphery from jumping to other member states, according to a report Monday. According to Angel Gurria,...
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Mar 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on It's The Chicken And Egg Story
So which comes first? Jobs or home sales? Purchase contracts to purchase previously owned homes in America, unexpectedly dropped last month, suggesting a loss of momentum in the housing market after recent signs of improvement. The National Association of...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on What Happens With The Price Of Crude Oil Separates From Supply And Demand
In recent years, we have witnessed the price of gasoline at the pumps diverging from its direct association to the price of oil. We also have witnessed the same with interest rates. In the US, most mortgages, personal loans, credit cards and consumer credit...
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Mar 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Australia Looks To RBA To Reduce Rates
The recent reports released by the Australian government showed a reduced demand for the 4th quarter of 2011 and into 2012. Taking a broader perspective, although Australian growth outcomes have been better than most other advanced nations, Australian growth...
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Mar 23, 12 •
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German bonds had a second consecutive positive session on the back of bad EMU eco data whereas US bonds booked small gains. In a risk off sentiment, equities corrected further off the highs, commodities were dropped and on intra-EMU bond markets, spreads...
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Mar 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on Negative Sentiment Returned To Financial Markets As The World Slept
Negative sentiment returned to financial markets as the world slept with investors worried that the European heartland is now at risk of tumbling into recession. The flash PMI estimates for China, France, Germany and the wider Eurozone are published in quick...
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Mar 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Get Out Of The Way Greece, Its Spain's Turn In The Spotlight
Citigroup economist Willem Buiter, warned that Spain may be forced to follow the lead of the Greeks as it is crippled by debt burden. “Spain is the key country about which I’m most worried,” Buiter said in a report in Bloomberg. “It’s...
