In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 13 hours ago

The medium-term outlook is sensitive to external developments and policy responses. A benign external environment, featuring even higher steel prices ...

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In A Canadian Econoview - Posted 5 days ago

The old Chinese saying certainly describes the situation in the world today, doesn t it?The financial crisis, of course, has reached global proporti...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 1 week ago

Well the action in Russia this week has moved on slightly, and the damage has started to spread from pressure on the domestic stock market (accompanie...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

Here is a contrarian idea to consider in the financial sector using options to help define and limit the risk:Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) 2...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 2 weeks ago

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way TolstoyPresident Dmitry Medvedev s recent decision to inject $20 b...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 2 weeks ago

The U.S. government s proposed $700 billion bailout plan would boost the nation s debt ceiling by 6.6% to $11.315 trillion and is putting pressure...

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In A Canadian Econoview - Posted 2 weeks ago

Mitchell Harwitz writes, about what I call the Krugman Backwards-S:I first saw that curve deployed by Murray Kemp. It was in the first edition of his ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

Fed bailout for AIG. Facing imminent collapse, AIG (AIG) accepted an $85B two-year revolving federal loan that gives the government a 79.9% stake ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

One good thing about being an occasional night owl is that you get to blog about breaking news. Unfortunately, yesterday's headlines are gloomy indeed...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 4 weeks ago

From Bloomberg: Wall Street Prepares for Potential Lehman Bankruptcy Filing Financial firms have started netting'' Lehman trades on credit, equity, ...

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