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Still Skeptical Of The Great Rotation Out Of Bonds And Into Stocks

January 28, 2013

The New York Times – As Worries Ebb, Small Investors Propel Markets Americans seem to be falling in love with stocks again. Millions of people all but abandoned the market after the 2008 financial crisis, but now individual investors are pouring more money than they have in years into stock mutual funds. The flood, prompted… Continue reading Still Skeptical Of The Great Rotation Out Of Bonds And Into Stocks

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What Will The FOMC Decide? Hilsenrath Tells Us

January 28, 2013

The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Seems Set to Keep The Money Spigot Open Federal Reserve officials are likely to continue their easy-money policies when they gather this week to weigh a mixed economic outlook and a recent run of low inflation. The Fed has said it would maintain its $85 billion bond-buying… Continue reading What Will The FOMC Decide? Hilsenrath Tells Us

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Your Daily Installment In Predicting A Bond Bear Market

January 28, 2013

The Wall Street Journal – Treasury Investors Fret Over Fed Danger Ahead of a Wednesday policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, worries are growing over how long the central bank will sustain its bond purchasing and the potential effect on the long-running rally. The Fed’s bond-buying programs, started in late 2008 and designed to… Continue reading Your Daily Installment In Predicting A Bond Bear Market

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Deleveraging & The New Normal

January 28, 2013

<Click on chart for larger image> Bloomberg.com – Gary Shilling: Why Deleveraging Still Rules Markets in 2013 I have structured my investment themes for 2013 in two ways. The first is geared toward the current “risk on” climate, even though I doubt it will endure. The other is a “risk off” scenario that I believe… Continue reading Deleveraging & The New Normal

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Apple’s Big Round Trip

January 28, 2013

<Click on chart for larger image> Bloomberg.com – Apple Surrenders to Exxon Mobil as World’s Most Valuable Company Apple Inc. (AAPL) surrendered the title of the world’s most valuable company to Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) after concern over slowing growth drove the shares to the biggest loss in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Apple’s… Continue reading Apple’s Big Round Trip

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Saving The Households, Not The Banks

January 28, 2013

Bloomberg.com – The Fed Is More Out of It Than You Thought It Was For all the attention the financial crisis gets in the story of the latest recession, it isn’t that important to understanding our current weak economy. The reason that more than 12 million people are unemployed, that workers no longer quit their… Continue reading Saving The Households, Not The Banks

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The Market’s Trust Issues

January 28, 2013

The Wall Street Journal – How a Trust Deficit Is Hurting the Economy One thing holding back the economic recovery may be a trust deficit. Trust is an essential lubricant for economic activity. It makes investors, employers, policy makers and consumers willing to take part in transactions with each other, which in turn drives spending,… Continue reading The Market’s Trust Issues

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Home Prices

January 28, 2013

The New York Times – Robert J. Shiller: A New Housing Boom? Don’t Count on It In short, it is hard to find an exact cause for the rebound in home prices. But that isn’t unusual — we hardly ever know the real causes of major changes in speculative prices. Yet we do know that… Continue reading Home Prices

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Electronic Trading

January 28, 2013

<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Traders Make Peace With Computers Years after an electronic-trading onslaught began decimating their ranks, Wall Street traders are making peace with computers. Pressured by uncertain markets, soft growth and tough new rules, big banks are finding new ways to boost the profitability of their… Continue reading Electronic Trading

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Ackman vs. Icahn

January 28, 2013

CNBC – Bill Ackman And Carl Icahn Just Brawled On CNBC In The Greatest Moment In Financial TV History Activist investor Bill Ackman, the founder of $12 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn just brawled moments ago on CNBC’s “Half Time” report hosted by Scott Wapner. It was one of the… Continue reading Ackman vs. Icahn

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January 28, 2013

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In A QE World, Is Weak Growth Bullish?

January 25, 2013

Comment Yesterday Jim was on Bloomberg TV talking about the stock market. To view the interview click on the image above. To view any of our recent interviews click here. In the interview Jim talked about how the stock market was being pushed higher by QE from the major central banks. He also noted that… Continue reading In A QE World, Is Weak Growth Bullish?

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