Friday, January 21, 2011

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Review Of Capital One No Hassle Cash Rewards Credit Card For Average Credit

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:35 AM PST

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Stocks To Know For Friday: Bank Of America, General Electric, Morgan Stanley, Home Depot, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, ArcelorMittal, RBS

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:24 AM PST

Stateside before the opening bell General Electric (NYSE:GE), the world's biggest maker of jet engines, locomotives and power-generation equipment, climbed 1.7%  after the company reported  fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations of 36 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated profit of 32 cents on average.

Yesterday Afternoon In Brief
U.S. stocks erased most of their early losses Thursday, preventing the biggest two-day drop for the S & P 500 Index … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Oil Prices Fall As China’s Economy Heats Up?

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:18 AM PST

Today’s Idea
Since August of 2010, Crude Oil futures have made a series of higher highs and higher lows, although the path higher has been marked by moderate “corrections” that have put Oil bulls’ resolve to the test. A look at the daily chart for March Crude shows solid chart support located between 85.00 and 82.00, which if violated to the downside may be the signal that the up-trend has run its course. Some traders who believe that the support area will hold may wish to explore selling puts … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Stock Market News Briefs: Morgan Stanley, EBay, F5 Networks, Seagate Technology Holdings

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

 eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) which jumped a little over 5% after the company posted robust earnings, surpassed estimates and offered a  bullish outlook for 2011. Also, eight brokerages raised their price targets for the stock

 Banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) gained 4.58% after the company reported a 60% rise in profits primarily attributed to strong retail brokerage fees which offset poor trading results from its fixed-income division

 Network equipment maker F5 Networks … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Google Beats Yet Again

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) had another blow-out quarter, with reported earnings exceeding the Zacks Consensus by 65 cents, or 9.1%. This was in spite of the fact that there were a significant number of upward revisions to the Consensus over the past 3 months and even during the last 7 days. For the second straight quarter, Google's positive surprise was well ahead of the average surprise in the preceding four quarters.
Google shares were sluggish during the day, losing 0.79%, but gained 1.31% after … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

EZCORP Beats Estimates

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

EZCORP Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW), the second largest operator of pawn stores in the United States, announced first quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents and soared 33% from year-ago quarter. GAAP earnings of the company rose 6% year over year to 55 cents. Results reflect the benefits of double-digit upside in top line.
The Austin, Texas based company's total revenue jumped 18.0% year over year to $218.8 million, as same store sales … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Seagate Matches EPS, Misses Rev.

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) reported second quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 33 cents, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, revenue of $2.72 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.73 billion.
Following the earnings results, Seagate's share price dropped 5.17% in after-hours trading.
Revenue
Seagate reported revenue of $2.71 billion in the second quarter, down 10.2% from $3.03 billion in the year-ago period. The company shipped 48.9 million disk … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

General Electric Outperforms

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) released its fourth quarter 2010 earnings results before the opening bell today, reporting earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.36, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32, up 33% year over year. This was the third consecutive quarter in which the company witnessed strong growth in earnings.
For full year 2010, earnings per share from continuing operation were $1.15, beating the Zacks consensus Estimate by 3 cents and increasing by 15% from … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – GBP/JPY Up During The European Session

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:40 AM PST

Forex Pros – The British Pound was higher against the Japanese Yen on Friday.

GBP/JPY was trading at 132.19, up 0.19% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 130.69, Thursday's low, and resistance at 132.51, Tuesday's high.

Meanwhile, the British Pound was up against the U.S. Dollar and down against the Euro, with GBP/USD gaining 0.54% to hit 1.5982 and EUR/GBP rising 0.001% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

GBP Brushes Off Weaker Retail Sales And Mortgage Approvals Data

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:35 AM PST

GBP Brushes off Weaker Retail Sales and Mortgage Approvals Data
In the UK, we saw mortgage approvals decline to a 21-month low of 40K in November.

Via Bloomberg: UK Mortgage Approvals Decline to 21-Month Low as Housing Market Weakens
"U.K. mortgage approvals fell to the lowest level since March 2009 last month as the housing market weakened amid the prospect of the government's fiscal squeeze.
The number of home loans fell to 40,000 from 45,000 in November, the Bank of England said … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Intuitive Beats Zacks Estimates

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:35 AM PST

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 earnings per share of $3.02 and $9.47, respectively, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $2.26 and $8.71, respectively, while surpassing the corresponding year-ago results of $1.95 and $5.93.
Revenues
Intuitive reported revenues of $389 million and $1,413 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010, respectively, up 21% and 34% year over year. The results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $372 million and $1,398 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Earnings Preview: Halliburton Co.

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:35 AM PST

Leading oilfield service provider, Halliburton Company (HAL), is expected to report its fourth quarter and full year 2010 earnings on Monday, January 24, 2011, before the opening bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is 63 cents per share, while that for fiscal 2010 is $2.01 per share.
Third Quarter 2010 Recap
Halliburton's earnings per share, excluding one-time items, came in at 58 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents and way above the year-ago … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Weekly GBP/JPY Outlook 1/21/2011 – Flat Correction

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:23 AM PST

GBP/JPY
- The GBP/JPY pair is consolidating, and still likely to be in wave 4, if the count seen in the 4H chart is correct. There is a bearish divergence here, but there was a positive reversal as well suggesting the bullish momentum is not over. 1.3250 remains an important level to monitor for as resistance against a rally towards the 1.35 area.
- The bearish outlook is limited to 1.30 at the moment, as we anticipate another bearish swing to complete wave 4.
- The 1H chart shows the market … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Dollar Dips As Investors Find Their Confidence

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:22 AM PST

Growing optimism surrounding the prospects for a long-lasting solution to the sovereign debt crisis troubling the Eurozone continued to provide investors with reason enough to reverse bearish bets on the single currency. The dollar also weakened as risk appetite appeared to be on the increase ahead of Wall Street’s opening bell.
U.S. Dollar – The dollar fell broadly as measured by its index against a basket of major trading partners as S&P futures signaled a better opening after a loss of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

IGT Shares Topple On Lower Revenues

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:05 AM PST

Shares of International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) dropped 5.79% ($1.06) in after hours trading due to a 9.8% year over year decline in revenue growth in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue fell $24.2 million short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, primarily due to a reduction in installed base. However, earnings per share inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Operational Performance
In the first quarter, International Game reported non-GAAP earnings of 21 cents per share (excluding a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

ESI Beats On Top & Bottom Line

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:05 AM PST

ITT Educational Services Inc.(NYSE:ESI), one of the leading providers of technology-based post-secondary degree programs in the U.S., recently delivered fourth-quarter 2010 results that beat Zacks' expectations. The quarterly earnings of $3.14 per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.11, and surged 22.7% from $2.56 per share earned in the year-ago quarter. For the fiscal 2010, the company reported earnings per share of $11.17 versus $7.91 reported in the prior-year quarter. Earnings … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Capital One Outshines

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:05 AM PST

Capital One Financial Corp.'s (NYSE:COF) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operations of $1.53 per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35. This compares unfavorably with earnings of $1.79 in the prior quarter but favorably with earnings of 89 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Results for the quarter benefited over the prior-year quarter primarily from increased revenues and a lower provision for loan losses due to improved credit performance. However, an … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

EUR/USD Tests 1.3560 – Positive German Data & Juncker Comments Supportive

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:04 AM PST

EUR/USD Climbs Today on Positive German Business Confidence
The IFO Business Climate Index rose to 110.3 for the January period, from 109.8 the previous month, which puts this index at a record high.

Via AFP - German business confidence at record high
"The German economy has started the year with great vigour," Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn said in a statement. The figures backed up the ZEW index of German financial market confidence earlier this week, which jumped to its … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – USD/CAD Down On Economic Data

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:00 AM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Canadian Dollar on Friday after the release of Canadian data on Core Retail Sales.

USD/CAD was trading at 0.9919, down 0.53% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.9838, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.0031, Thursday's high.

Earlier in the day, official data showed that Core retail sales in Canada rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 1.00% last month from 0.90% in the preceding month.

Analysts had … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Weekly EUR/USD Outlook 1/21/2011

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:59 AM PST

EUR/USD
- The market did not top off as anticipated in our last EUR/USD update . The rally continued, as the market was supported at 1.34. The bearish scenario opens up if 1.34 is broken. The target for that swing would be the 1.3250 pivot.
- The count of a bullish impulse wave still looks valid, so we can still be expecting topping very soon for a meaningful correction to this EUR/USD rally.
- Then a bearish attempt would be a wave b, leading to another rally in wave c, after which, the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – NZD/USD Up During The European Session

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:50 AM PST

Forex Pros – The New Zealand Dollar was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Friday.

NZD/USD was trading at 0.7585, up 0.20% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.7528, today's low, and resistance at 0.7788, Wednesday's high.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand Dollar was down against the Australian Dollar and the Euro, with AUD/NZD gaining 0.10% to hit 1.3049 and EUR/NZD rising 0.25% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Canadian Retail Sales Rise More-than-expected

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:40 AM PST

Canadian retail sales rose more-than-expected last month, official data showed on Friday.

In a report, Statistics Canada said that retail sales rose to 1.30%, from 1.00% in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 0.80%.

Analysts had expected retail sales to rise 0.50% last … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Carnival Hikes Dividend

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:35 AM PST

Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) recently announced its decision to hike quarterly dividend by 15 cents to 25 cents per share. This translates into a massive 150% increase from the prior dividend. The increased dividend will be paid on March 11, 2011, to stockholders of record on February 18, 2011. This takes the annual dividend yield as of January 20, 2011, to 2.17%. 
A year-ago, Carnival resumed its quarterly dividend of 10 cents, which was much lower than its prior … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – EUR/CHF Down During The European Session

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:25 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was lower against the Swiss Franc on Friday.

EUR/CHF was trading at 1.3013, down 0.16% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.2774, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.3068, today's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the U.S. Dollar and down against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD gaining 0.34% to hit 1.3519 and EUR/JPY falling 0.001% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – USD/CAD Down During The European Session

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:00 AM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Canadian Dollar on Friday.

USD/CAD was trading at 0.9955, down 0.17% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.9838, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.0031, Thursday's high.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar was down against the Euro and the British Pound, with EUR/USD gaining 0.43% to hit 1.3531 and GBP/USD rising 0.34% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Uranium – An Intriguing Bet For 2011

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:55 AM PST

The spot price of Uranium as reported by UXC.com, just hit $68/lb. It is up nearly 70% since June, but remains only half the level of its peak back in 2008. In the early phase of the commodity bull market, Uranium ran from $7/lb to $140/lb. Interest in uranium and the uranium stocks is picking up after a nearly 3-year long bear market. Uranium is an intriguing bet for 2011 and beyond because of the supply/demand situation and because of the value at the current … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Stocks To Watch On Friday: Google, Capital One Financial, Caterpillar, F5 Networks, Hewlett-Packard, Seagate, Intuitive Surgical, Eli Lilly, Sara Lee, Rio Tinto, BP, RBS, HSBC, AstraZeneca, Merck, Sanofi-Aventis

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:35 AM PST

Equities finished the session lower, with significant underperformance noted by the NASDAQ 100 following poor earnings from F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) (-22.5%) and Seagate Tech (NASDAQ:STX)  (-8.07%). The negative trade sentiment was largely of by-product of concerns surrounding potential monetary tightening in China, which resulted in weak commodity related stocks. The latter half of the session saw equity indices recover earlier losses but much better than expected weekly jobless data was not … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Plexus Falls On Weak Outlook

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:20 AM PST

Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the Consensus Estimate by 1.4%.
Weak Outlook
Plexus reduced its outlook for the next two quarters of 2011 due to significant headwinds as a result of a slow down in production for two unnamed customers, an … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Plexus Falls On Weak Outlook

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:20 AM PST

Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) shares fell 8.7% ($2.65) to $28.00 in after hours trading yesterday, following the company's first quarter 2011 earnings announcement. Plexus reported mixed quarterly results. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, revenue missed the Consensus Estimate by 1.4%.
Weak Outlook
Plexus reduced its outlook for the next two quarters of 2011 due to significant headwinds as a result of a slow down in production for two unnamed customers, an … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

“There’s A Whole New Risk Factor”

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:19 AM PST

With 2011 just barely out of the starting block, there are a lot of developments across our global economic landscape. What do I see? Long term interest rates are flashing warning signs. How so? Many reasons domestically and internationally but especially the following:
1. The yield curve in the United States is at an historically steep slope (difference between short term rates and long term rates). What is that telling us? Historically a very steep slope in our yield curve has been an … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

AdvisorShares Files For TrimTabs Active ETF And Cuts Expenses On GTAA

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:00 AM PST

Filing for TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF (TTFS)
AdvisorShares has filed a preliminary prospectus for the TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF (TTFS), an actively-managed ETF that will be sub-advised by Trim Tabs Asset Management. AdvisorShares had previously announced its partnership with TrimTabs on Jan 11th. TrimTabs is well-known for its research focusing on equity market liquidity, which is also utilized by the firm's asset management practice on the advisory side to implement liquidity-based investment … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – EUR/GBP Up During The European Session

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:00 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the British Pound on Friday.

EUR/GBP was trading at 0.8485, up 0.11% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.8332, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 0.8528, today's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was up against the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/USD gaining 0.33% to hit 1.3517 and EUR/JPY rising 0.12% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – GBP/CHF Down During The European Session

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST

Forex Pros – The British Pound was lower against the Swiss Franc on Friday.

GBP/CHF was trading at 1.5321, down 0.38% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.5194, Thursday's low, and resistance at 1.5428, Tuesday's high.

Meanwhile, the British Pound was up against the U.S. Dollar and down against the Euro, with GBP/USD gaining 0.03% to hit 1.5901 and EUR/GBP rising 0.40% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

I’m Hedging My Stocks By Going Long Volatility

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:00 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
I have often in the past referred to the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index, also known as Wall Street's "fear index". This is a measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options – a high value corresponds to a more volatile market and therefore more costly options.
The VIX Index is an excellent contrary indicator, moving in the opposite direction to stocks, and worth keeping an eye on. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Low VIX May Vex Investors

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:55 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
As greed replaces fear, the market becomes increasingly priced for perfection, Barrons.com's Bob O'Brien suggests.

Low VIX may vex investors was first posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:55 am.
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Bull Market Gains – Too Much Too Soon

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:50 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
The chart below, courtesy of Jim Stack of Investech Research (via The Big Picture), shows that the duration of the current 22-month bull market is about half the average S&P 500 bull run since 1932.

However, the fact that the Index has gained more than 90% since its March 9 low (versus 56.1% on average after two years of previous bull markets) is of concern and argues that a pullback/correction is … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Gartman On Commodities

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
A check on commodities, with Dennis Gartman, writer of The Gartman Letter.

Gartman on commodities was first posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:45 am.
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S&P 500 Streak Snapped After 37 Trading Days

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:40 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
Wednesday's S&P 500 decline of just over 1% was the first of its kind since before Thanksgiving. Bepoke Investment Group crunched the numbers and said: "The index held out just long enough to eclipse the 36-trading day period without a 1% decline back in March and April of last year. The 37-day streak that just came to an end was the longest since May 2007. But 37 trading days … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

A Balanced, Bubble-free China?

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:35 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, explains to Steve Forbes why he believes China is managing itself well.
Click here or on the image below to view the video.

A balanced, bubble-free China? was first posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:35 am.
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Prediction Du Jour: Oil Will Hit $200 A Barrel, Says Rogers

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:30 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
The price of oil could surge above $200 a barrel, more than doubling from present levels, according to Jim Rogers (via Investment Week). As concerns about oil reserves running out heighten, he believes we will see another dramatic rise in price.
"Maybe there is a lot of oil in the world, but if there is, we don't know where it is or how to get to it," he says.
I have no idea whether we will see … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Laugh Out Loud: Shackled By Debt

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.

Laugh out Loud: Shackled by debt was first posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:00 am.
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JSE: Take Some Profits!

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:05 PM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
South Africa's perfect investment storm of slowing inflation, a stronger rand, higher inflation rates than in developed markets, an extremely successful SWC and, on top of it all, an invitation to join the BRIC countries, continues to lure foreign investors. So says Dr Prieur du Plessis, chairman of Plexus Asset Management and author of the Investment Postcards blog. "For the 12 months ended 31 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

South African Interest Rates Stable For Some Time

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB.
SARB left interest rates unchanged today, taking the view that provided there are no significant surprises interest rates may remain relatively stable for some time.
SARB noted the improved GDP growth outlook, rising from 2.8% last year to an estimated 3.4% this year and 3.6% next year. Especially the recovery in domestic consumption spending is expected to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Morning News Notes: 1.20.11

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

The morning news notes as prepared by TL…initial jobless claims, President Hu Jintao’s visit, GDP in China, Goldman earnings, Spain, and US housing starts.

“Morning News Notes: January 20, 2011″

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