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Forex Trading: Higher-Yielding Assets Give Up Gains Ahead Of Busy Trading Week

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 12:27 AM PST

Higher-Yielding Assets Give up Gains Ahead of Busy Trading Week
Riskier currencies and commodities, including the euro and gold, reversed some of their recent gains on Friday afternoon after a credit rating downgrade of the European Stability Mechanism and European Financial Stability Fund. This week, a batch of potentially significant news events out of the euro-zone and US virtually ensure market volatility. Traders will want to pay attention to the US ISM Manufacturing PMI today, Tuesday’s … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

How Cheap Are Stocks? (Two Views)

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 12:20 AM PST

In the current low-yield environment, money has been piling into the income investment theme by driving down the yields on anything that has a yield. In particular, dividend paying stocks have been a major beneficiary of this trend. Recently, Morgan Stanley highlighted how far this investment mania has run in their 2013 investment outlook document by pointing out the earnings yield on stocks is now higher than high-yield bonds (via Business Insider).

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