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Charts of the Week
Charts of the Week
October 22, 2014
Charts of the Week Topics Covered This Week Include: Earnings Beats Revenue Beats Earnings And Revenue Expectations Could This Be Capitulation? Bond Market Flash Crash What Is Liquidity? 30-Year Treasury Year-To-Date Total Returns What Is Liquidity? What Is The Difference Between Inflation Expectations and Falling Stock Prices? Foreigners Still Love U.S. Debt European Deflation Fears… Continue reading Charts of the Week
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The ECB’s Corporate Bond Purchases
October 22, 2014
Comment Yesterday Jim was on BB TV in their New York studio discussing central bank largesse. To view the interview, click on the image above. To view any our recent interviews click here. The Wall Street Journal – Talk of ECB Stimulus Steadies Europe Stocks European stocks eased back from a near two-week high Wednesday,… Continue reading The ECB’s Corporate Bond Purchases
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The Plunge Protection Team
October 22, 2014
The New York Post – John Crudele: ‘Plunge protection’ behind market’s sudden recovery Call it by a nickname — the Plunge Protection Team. Or call it the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the official name given to the group when it was formed by President Ronald Reagan after the market turbulence of 1989. These… Continue reading The Plunge Protection Team
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Earnings Beats
October 22, 2014
Zacks Investment Research – Q3 Earnings Scorecard As Of October 21, 2014 Including all of yesterday’s results, we now have Q3 results from 115 S&P 500 members that combined account for 35.5% of the index’s total market capitalization. Total earnings for these 115 companies are up +6.4% from the period last year, with 69.6% beating… Continue reading Earnings Beats
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Could This Be Capitulation?
October 22, 2014
<Click on chart for larger image> Reuters – Neutral sentiment on U.S. Treasuries at five-month high: J.P. Morgan The share of investors who are neutral on U.S. longer-dated Treasuries rose to a five-month high as fears about slowing global growth triggered a massive exit out of bearish bond bets last week, according to a J.P.… Continue reading Could This Be Capitulation?
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The VIX vs. Job Growth
October 22, 2014
MoneyBeat (WSJ Blog) – Yes, Market Volatility Is a Job-Killer Last week’s financial market volatility could cost the U.S. around 8,000 jobs, according to a rough estimate published Tuesday by Renaissance Macro Research. Neil Dutta, the firm’s head of economics, calculated the figure by relying on an analysis of global market volatility and labor markets… Continue reading The VIX vs. Job Growth
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Another Hit To Hedge Funds
October 22, 2014
The Wall Street Journal – Hedge Funds Take Another Hit as Spinoff Stocks Fizzle Corporate slim-downs aren’t the moneymakers they once were for investors. U.S. companies looking to focus on their core businesses are spinning off or selling divisions at a record pace, moves that, in the past, have given shares a healthy boost. But… Continue reading Another Hit To Hedge Funds
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The New Currency War
October 22, 2014
Bloomberg.com – Currency Wars Evolve With Goal of Avoiding Deflation Currency wars are back, though this time the goal is to steal inflation, not growth. Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega popularized the term “currency war” in 2010 to describe policies employed at the time by major central banks to boost the competitiveness of their economies… Continue reading The New Currency War
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The Relationship Between Student Debt & Homeownership
October 22, 2014
Real Time Economics (WSJ Blog) – How Much Will Student Debt Drag on Housing? Soft entry-level housing demand has fanned fears that rising student loan burdens may be crimping home purchases. But new data suggests that student debt may lead young adults to defer homeownership rather than skip out on it entirely. Moreover, the housing… Continue reading The Relationship Between Student Debt & Homeownership
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Global Growth
October 22, 2014
The Wall Street Journal – Global Growth Woes Threaten to Beset U.S. Economy The specter of deflation in Europe and a slowdown in China and other emerging markets are threatening to hobble the U.S. economy at a time when the world could use a reliable growth engine. Storms abroad have threatened to capsize the U.S.… Continue reading Global Growth