Monday, February 20, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Forex Trading: Euro Firmer After Bundesbank Says ECB Policy Will Remain “very Expansionary”.

DailyMarkets.com - Forex Trading: Euro Firmer After Bundesbank Says ECB Policy Will Remain “very Expansionary”.


Forex Trading: Euro Firmer After Bundesbank Says ECB Policy Will Remain “very Expansionary”.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:17 AM PST

Building private spending to support growth.
Sees no need to expand collateral riles in Germany.
German growth outlook improved "perceptively".
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SP500 Gann Angle Review

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:12 AM PST

Wow what a market. It’s like all the bears have been shot, hunted down by seal team XX! If anyone needs proof that the way to analyze the stock market is to solely ‘follow the money’ compared to traditional  methods of studying the economy, employment, company fundamentals etc then the stock market performance of the last 6 weeks is it.

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Commodities Gain As China, Greece Bailout Hopes Boost Risk Appetite

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:40 AM PST

Talking Points

Crude Oil, Copper Outperform as China Delivers Monetary Stimulus
Gold, Silver Buoyed as Risk Appetite Recovery Weighs on US Dollar
Eurozone FinMin Meeting in Focus, Greek Bailout Accord Expected

Commodities are pushing broadly higher to start the trading week, with business cycle-sensitive crude oil and copper prices outperforming following news that China cut its reserve requirement ratio by 50bps. The move has stoked hopes that easing lending conditions will boost performance … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Bear Of The Day: Willis Group Holdings (WSH)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:00 PM PST

Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH) reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.46, a penny lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate and 19.3% lower than the year-ago earnings. The lower numbers resulted from lower commissions and fees and investment income coupled with higher expenses. The top line also lagged expectations and the year-ago result.
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As China’s Wages Continue To Heat Up, Expect More Reshoring Of Production Back To The U.S.

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 07:43 PM PST

1. New York Times editorial “Chinese Labor, Cheap No More” by Beijing journalist Michelle Dammon Loyalka:

“But while China's industrial subsidies, trade policies, undervalued currency and lack of enforcement for intellectual property rights all remain sticking points for the United States, there is at least one area in which the playing field seems to be slowly leveling: the cheap labor that has made China's factories nearly unbeatable is not so cheap anymore. 

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Donor Compensation, Not Kidney Swaps, Is The Only Solution To Growing Kidney Shortage In U.S.

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:39 PM PST

Saturday’s New York Times article “60 Lives, 30 Kidneys, All Linked” features “the longest chain of kidney transplants ever constructed, linking 30 people who were willing to give up an organ with 30 who might have died without one.”  The article has been getting a lot of attention and is currently the second most e-mailed NY Times article and fourth most viewed.

After a similar 13-kidney exchange in December 2009, which at that time was the world’s largest ever, Sally Satel and I … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


Markets In Everything: Floating Cities

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST

“The Seasteading Institute was founded in 2008 by activist, software engineer and political economic theorist Patri Friedman, grandson of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, and technology entrepreneur, investor and Philanthropist Peter Thiel.

At The Seasteading Institute, we believe that experiments are the source of all progress: to find something better,you have to try something new. But right now, there is no open space for experimenting with new societies. That's why we … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards


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