In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 days ago

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ignored the warnings of most economists last week, and kept the benchmark Federal Funds rate at 2%, far ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 days ago

In early 2006, a friend of mine named Mike wrote to me saying he was worried about the Federal Reserve's decision to stop publishing M3 money supply s...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 days ago

Well. That wasn't pleasant. The market (as measured by the S&P500)extended its losses for the year, down about 3% for Q208. We are now at1280 in the S...

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In Big Picture - Posted 4 days ago

Housing optimists have systematically misjudged themarket. Some became convinced that the huge runup was justified byfundamentals such as population ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 4 days ago

Oil continues to trade near elevated levels (above $143 as at the time of writing) on Iranian verbal threats, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 4 days ago

Blood was definitely running in the streets last month. As our table below reminds, red is now the dominant color in performance tallies. But black h...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 4 days ago

The impact of higher energy and food costs on inflation is clearly illustrated in the OECD s latest statistics. Prices for energy in OECD countries ...

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In Capital Spectator - Posted 4 days ago

Blood was definitely running in the streets last month. As our table below reminds, red is now the dominant color in performance tallies. But black ha...

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In Random Roger's Big Picture - Posted 4 days ago

A reader asked for a recap of how I use the 200 DMA in deciding on defense and offense.The big macro is that demand for equities is either healthy or ...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 4 days ago

Yesterday I reported Deflationary Hurricanes to Hit U.S. and U.K. Confirmation that the U.K. is about to follow the U.S. in recession is at hand.Bloom...

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