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• Mob Robbers And Rampant Looting: Is This The Future Of America?
• Top 5 Economic Graphs For The Week Ended 27 Feb 2011
• Middle East Unrest Drive Forex Markets
• Warren Buffett: America’s Best Days Lie Ahead
• Forex – EUR/USD Weekly Outlook: February 28 – March 04
• Trading Leveraged And Inverse ETFs
• Forex – GBP/USD Weekly Outlook: February 28 – March 04
• TheTechnicalTake: TLT

Mob Robbers And Rampant Looting: Is This The Future Of America? Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:43 AM PST Have you ever heard of mob robberies?  What happens is that dozens of young people storm a store at the same time, take whatever they want, and then storm out as powerless store clerks watch helplessly.  Most of the time these “mob robbers” end up getting caught, but unfortunately “group crime” is a trend that is rising.  Is it a sign of the times that large groups of people are starting to recklessly invade retail establishments?  Is this the future of America?  As I have … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Top 5 Economic Graphs For The Week Ended 27 Feb 2011 Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST In this edition of the top 5 graphs of the week we review some of the GDP numbers coming out of the UK and Germany. Then we look at the consumer sentiment figures from the US, and take a look at the course of the US housing market. Finally we check out what’s been going on in monetary policy; with a focus on the running theme of emerging market inflation. 1. UK GDP The UK slipped into negative growth in Q4 2010, recording a q/q change in GDP of -0.6%, compared to 0.7% in the previous … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Middle East Unrest Drive Forex Markets Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST This week markets were driven by unrest related to Libya and the potential for a supply disruption within the Oil markets.  Oil in the US, touched the 103 levels, while Brent crude tested $120 per barrel.  Riskier assets such as equities were under pressure as investors moved capital into US treasuries as a safe haven.  Lower yields in the US, put pressure on the dollar, which allowed the Euro and the Pound to gain.  Gold and Silver prices soared, while copper and grains were under … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Warren Buffett: America’s Best Days Lie Ahead Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:00 AM PST From Warren Buffet’s annual letter: “Last year – in the face of widespread pessimism about our economy – we demonstrated our enthusiasm for capital investment at Berkshire by spending $6 billion on property and equipment. Of this amount, $5.4 billion – or 90% of the total – was spent in the United States. Certainly our businesses will expand abroad in the future, but an overwhelming part of their future investments will be at home. In 2011, we will set a new record for … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – EUR/USD Weekly Outlook: February 28 – March 04 Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:38 AM PST Forex Pros – Last week saw the euro advance to a three-week high against the U.S. dollar, before paring gains on Friday, as risk appetite staged a slight recovery as crude oil prices stabilized. EUR/USD hit 1.3837 on Friday, the pair's highest since February 2; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3752 by close of trade, advancing 0.38% over the week. The pair is likely to find support at 1.3649, Wednesday's low and resistance at 1.3837, Friday's high. Earlier in the week, the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Trading Leveraged And Inverse ETFs Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST What is a Leveraged ETF? Over the past few years, a new class of ETFs has emerged – leveraged ETFs. To help you to understand leverage, let's use an example:  Let’s say we have two equities, ABC and XYZ. For every change in the price of ABC, the price of XYZ changes double the percent move in the price of ABC.   If ABC were to change 5% then XYZ would change 10%. Notice this does not imply if ABC were to change by one … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – GBP/USD Weekly Outlook: February 28 – March 04 Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:12 AM PST Forex Pros – The pound closed lower against the greenback last week as a string of weak U.K. data dampened expectations for an early interest rate hike by the Bank of England and underlined concerns over an economic downturn. GBP/USD hit 1.6030 on Friday, the pair's lowest since February 16; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.6116 by close of trade, tumbling 0.85% over the week. Cable is likely to find support at 1.6030, Friday's low and resistance at 1.6253, Friday's high. The … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

TheTechnicalTake: TLT Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:11 AM PST It is my belief that we have seen the high in long term Treasury yields at least for a while, and I expressed this opinion in yesterday’s article on Treasury yields.  Today, I thought it would be instructive to look at the bullish technical patterns developing in the i – Shares Lehman 20 plus Year Treasury Fund (symbol: TLT). Figure 1 is a weekly chart of the TLT.  The black and pink dots represent key price levels.  These are areas of support (buying) and resistance … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

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