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Report From Europe: A Tale of Greece and Cheap Money

In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 2 hours ago

The S&P 500 closed a smidgen lower Thursday on speculation that the Federal Reserve will increase its discount rate, which tempered the potential for ...

Tags: discount rate earnings economy fed federal reserve inflation markets sp

How Typical is the Current Rally in Terms of Age or Duration ?

In Big Picture - Posted 2 hours ago

Chart of the Day takes a broad perhaps over broad look at trading rallies. They found that major rallies (73%) result in a gains ranging from 3...

Tags: data

Friday FX Interest Rate Brief

In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 hours ago

Once again bond markets are having a hard time maintaining a rally after the Fed s earlier stand on its policy of maintaining low interest rates. De...

Tags: discount rate fed interest rates lows markets the fed

China revaluation won't mean much for G-10

In Trading Desk - Posted 4 hours ago

When China allows the yuan to appreciate again, the policy shift will come as no surprise to financial markets. But while the rising currency has an o...

Tags: markets

Rents Expected to decline through 2011 in Seattle

In Calculated Risk - Posted 5 hours ago

From Vanessa Ho at Seattlepi.com: Renters, rejoice: Apartments are cheap and the iPod is free (ht Patrick) We've done holiday specials -- a one-night ...

Tags: markets

Are Capital Markets Finally Approaching a Healthy State?

In Seeking Alpha - Posted 5 hours ago

On Wednesday the Dow Jones crossed an important milestone for Dow theorists by closing above the halfway mark between the 2002 low and the 2007 high. ...

Tags: markets vix

Rio Tinto / Chinalco Deal Could Have Wider Influence on Australia / China Relations

In Seeking Alpha - Posted 5 hours ago

Relations between Australia and China appear to be thawing quickly, just as Rio Tinto (RTP) and Chinalco (ACH), China's largest aluminium producer, ...

Tags: markets

Rio Tinto / Chinalco Deal Could Have Wider Influence on Australia / China Relations

In SeekingAlpha Gold Stocks - Posted 5 hours ago

Relations between Australia and China appear to be thawing quickly, just as Rio Tinto (RTP) and Chinalco (ACH), China's largest aluminium producer, ...

Tags: markets

Greek fears threaten financing window

In Globe & Mail: Streetwise Blog - Posted 6 hours ago

This week bond markets have been less bullish than equities, which may mean the equity window is about to shut a little too ...

Tags: markets

India Markets Friday Wrap-Up: Strong Buying Leads to Closing Push

In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 6 hours ago

While trading for a larger part of the day was volatile due to alternate bouts of buying and selling, strong buying activity in the final trading ho...

Tags: bse india markets nse nse nifty sensex trading

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