USD & US Dollar Index

Weekly Roundup For EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD & US Dollar Index
Niall Ferguson’s Complete And Definitive Guide To The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis
Whitney Tilson And Guy Spiers’ Trip To Israel
Tenure: Economic Anomaly That Protects Laziness
Morning News Notes: 11.19.10

Weekly Roundup For EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD & US Dollar Index

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:35 PM PST

The US Dollar Index (DXY) continues to respect the 50-day moving average on a closing basis. Bullish diverging hourly studies triggered a rebound off the European lows that eventually rejected at 50-hour moving average resistance. This potentially jeopardizes the near-term bullish structure and could signal a test of the 38.2% retracement level at the 78 handle. Meanwhile, clearing the key 50-hour moving average would increase the probability of confirming a higher low. .

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Niall Ferguson’s Complete And Definitive Guide To The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:18 PM PST

Great presentation below by economist Niall Ferguson:
Niall Ferguson is a contributing editor for the Financial Times and a regular contributor to Newsweek. As a Historian and economic expert, he contributes often to television and radio shows in the U.K. and the U.S. He has authored multiple books, among them best-selling book "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World", published in 2008. He is a Professor of History at Harvard University and Professor at Harvard Business … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Whitney Tilson And Guy Spiers’ Trip To Israel

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PST

Whitney Tilson took a trip to Israel recently with Guy Spier. I have spent many years living in Israel and am quite familiar with the country. I wrote an article about Israel as a country that from a macro picture has a very favorable outlook for investors (I did not get into valuations). Click here to see an article on the Israel that I wrote several months ago. There is also a great book called Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle; that explains how Israel became … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Tenure: Economic Anomaly That Protects Laziness

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:08 PM PST

From today’s Wall Street Journal article “How to Succeed in Teaching Without Lifetime Tenure: The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering attracts 140 applicants for every faculty position. And they can even be fired”:

“Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts is showing what’s possible when a school sheds tenure, one of the most antiquated and counterproductive employment policies in the American economy. Instituted at a time when people in most professions remained in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Morning News Notes: 11.19.10

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:23 AM PST

The morning news notes as prepared by TL…Ireland, MBA: delinquencies as a % of total loans, escalation of the war in Afghanistan, and Bernanke’s speach.

“Morning News Notes: November 19, 2010″

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