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Charts of the Week
June 20, 2012
Charts of the Week Topics Covered This Week Include: How Big Is The Wall Of Worry? Bank Runs In Greece Election Update Spain Italy More Panic – Another Round Of QE Coming From The UK Is The U.S. A Safe Haven For Foreigners? Bank Loan Update Household Assets A Look At Gold Energy Now A… Continue reading Charts of the Week
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What Will The Federal Reserve Do Today?
June 20, 2012
The Wall Street Journal – The Same Song and Dance for the Fed There are few things more annoying than getting a tune stuck in your head, so spare a thought for poor Ben Bernanke. The Federal Reserve chairman still was in grade school when the radio exhorted that he and others “twist again like… Continue reading What Will The Federal Reserve Do Today?
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Europe
June 20, 2012
The Telegraph (UK) – Debt crisis: Spain and Italy to be bailed out in £600bn deal Two rescue funds are to be used to buy the debts of the troubled economies, the cost of which have reached record highs in recent weeks. It is hoped that the move, which represents a substantial shift in policy for… Continue reading Europe
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Greece Attempts To Form A Government
June 20, 2012
The Financial Times – Greece near to forming government Greece is expected to form a three-party coalition government after two moderate parties moved closer to supporting the centre-right New Democracy party of Antonis Samaras. Barring last-minute obstacles the three leaders are expected to wrap up a deal on Wednesday following a series of bilateral meetings, party… Continue reading Greece Attempts To Form A Government
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EU Banks
June 20, 2012
The Financial Times – Banks wrestle with tough funding options Blink and you’ll miss it. As this month’s brief rallies in the wake of Spain’s bank bailout news and Sunday’s Greek elections show, wait too long to tap public bond markets and you might miss your opportunity altogether. Six months after the European Central Bank first… Continue reading EU Banks
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Home Prices
June 20, 2012
The Wall Street Journal – Housing Prices Rise, but Not for Everyone As more U.S. housing markets improve, an adage about what matters in real estate is proving true: location, location, location. While property markets across the country rose together during the housing boom and fell together during the crash, new data analyzed by real-estate… Continue reading Home Prices
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More On J.P. Morgan
June 20, 2012
The Wall Street Journal – Dimon: ‘We Don’t Gamble’ James Dimon’s second visit to Capitol Hill in a week to discuss multibillion-dollar trading losses quickly morphed into a discussion of sworn oaths, gambling and making millions on Wall Street. Before the House Financial Services Committee could even get under way with its interrogation of Mr.… Continue reading More On J.P. Morgan
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Contrarians Look For Bargains In Europe
June 20, 2012
The Financial Times – Contrarians buy into eurozone at their peril But are European shares cheap? The best long-term valuation tool (the cyclically adjusted price/earnings ratio, comparing price with a decade of profits) suggests continental European shares are as cheap as in the early 1980s. But it is worth understanding why. The eurozone looks like… Continue reading Contrarians Look For Bargains In Europe
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What Happens To Asia If The European Crisis Gets Worse?
June 20, 2012
The Wall Street Journal – How Asia Will Fare if Europe Cracks Greek elections may have assuaged fears of a European financial contagion spreading to Asia, at least for the moment. But as troubles brew in Spain, where borrowing costs shot up again Tuesday, and as Greece faces more painful cuts to meet bailout targets… Continue reading What Happens To Asia If The European Crisis Gets Worse?
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More Millionaires In Asia Than U.S.
June 20, 2012
The Guardian – World wealth report: Asia overtakes America in millionaire stake The number of millionaires in Asia has overtaken North America for the first time in a sign of wealth shifting across the globe due to the economic downturn, according to a new report. In the Asia-Pacific region there are now 3.37 million men… Continue reading More Millionaires In Asia Than U.S.
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CFTC Looks To Regulate High Speed Traders
June 20, 2012
The Wall Street Journal – CFTC Moves to Brake High-Speed Traders U.S. regulators are about to take a big step toward reining in high-frequency trading: defining what it is. On Wednesday, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission subcommittee is expected to propose a roughly 60-word definition of high-frequency trading that would define it broadly, a bad… Continue reading CFTC Looks To Regulate High Speed Traders