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Mar 14, 12 •
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Remember the Fed is your Friend. Those who follow it are often rewarded with handsome profits. It is not as easy as it seems on the surface because the Federal Reserve Bank does not directly advise on gold, silver, stocks and bonds. To understand the Fed one...
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Mar 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Portugal Seems To Be A Train Wreck Waiting To Happen
If you stop and review the economic data release by the Portuguese government since the beginning of the month, shivers should run up your spine. Recently the EU approved the next tranche of bailout funds for Portugal, but economic indicators released in this...
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Mar 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on What Is A Stress Test For A Bank And Why?
Wikipedia states a Stress Test “is a form of testing that is used to determine the stability of a given system or entity. It involves testing beyond normal operational capacity, often to a breaking point, in order to observe the results. Stress testing...
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Mar 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Takes The EU To A Vote
Last week, the Irish Prime Minister announced that Ireland would be holding a vote on the European Union’s Financial Pact before the year’s end. The news came as a surprise in both Dublin and Brussels. The news was issued by the Irish Prime...
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Mar 12, 12 •
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Nations ‘ is forecasting a flat market for oil due to slow growth in emerging nations. OPEC s’ latest monthly outlook projects world oil demand to increase by 900,000 barrels a day unvaried from its...
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Mar 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Is Inflation Sneaking In The Back Door?
The most recent inflation report carried confused signals: a reasonable rate of inflation for the moment, but ill-omened evidence of pressure from oil costs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics claimed that inflation for the month of Jan was 0.2 %. There are...
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Mar 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Around The World Look At Central Bank Decisions This Week
Today the ECB kept its key lending rate at 1.00% as expected. The committee noted that , “it has spent the past two years wrestling with the proven fact that although inflation appeared stuck well above the two percent target, the base weakness in the...
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Feb 27, 12 •
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“All We Are Saying Is Give Greece A Chance.” Are Strawberry Fields Forever? Oh no, not The Beatles. Apologies readers, but as a native of Liverpool it’s often stomach churning to witness them being used to promote movements or ideals....
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Feb 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hedge Funds Are Surviving On A Low Calorie Diet By Taking A Bite Of Apple
“A hedge fund is an investment fund that can undertake a wider range of investment and trading activities than other funds, but which is only open for investment from particular types of investors specified by regulators. These investors are typically...
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Feb 24, 12 •
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Official figures have confirmed that the UK economy slipped by 0.2% for the fourth quarter of 2011. Household spending was up 0.5% quarter on quarter, the highest since the second quarter of 2010. Government spending, meanwhile, was ahead by 1% over the...
