MarketBeat (WSJ Blog) – Are Dividend Stocks Getting Too Expensive? Dividend-paying shares have been a hot sell for quite a while. So hot, in fact, that at least one analyst is wondering whether the “dividend trade” has gone too far, too fast. Investors often barrel into dividend-paying stocks when times are rough and volatility is… Continue reading Dividend Payers
The Wall Street Journal – QE3 and the Looming Danger of Currency War 2 If Federal Reserve officials’ assurances of continued support for the U.S. recovery have released feel-good endorphins among wishful thinkers on Wall Street, their subtle admissions that a third round of “quantitative easing,” or QE3, isn’t off the table may equally have… Continue reading The Effect of QE on Emerging Markets
The Financial Times – NY Fed to take bids on Maiden Lane debt The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Wednesday it will take bids for complex commercial real estate securities with a face value of $7.5bn that were taken over from insurer AIG at the height of the financial crisis. The New… Continue reading More Maiden Lane Debt To Be Sold
Real Time Economics (WSJ Blog) – Ron Paul Video Game: Soon You Can End the Fed Love your presidential politics but disappointed with the lack of punching, boss battles or Super Mario Bros.-style side-scrolling action? One supporter of Rep. Ron Paul has the answer: a video game featuring the 76-year-old Texas Republican and presidential candidate.… Continue reading Look Out Mario & Luigi – Ron Paul Is About To Become The Next Big Video Game Super Hero
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Charts of the Week Topics Covered This Week Include: Is Inflation A Problem? Is Inflation A Problem? – 2 Are Energy Prices Causing Too Much Inflation? Pain At The Pump Gas Prices vs The S&P 500 The Brent/WTI Spread A Look At Initial Claims And Its Revisions Exploding Government Debt In Europe The Debt Ceiling… Continue reading Charts of the Week
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Comment Jim Bianco was on FOX Business yesterday discussing earnings and QE3. To view the interview click on the image above. To view any of our recent interviews click here. MarketWatch.com – 5 money moves a Fed follower is making now 5 money moves a Fed follower is making… Continue reading Discussing Earnings, QE3 and Europe
<Click on image to view video> Reuters.com – Bank of Spain warns of risks as debt costs jump Spain’s government must be ready to take further measures to ensure strict budget deficit targets are met, the Bank of Spain governor said on Tuesday, hours after debt costs leapt at a primary auction on sliding confidence… Continue reading Spain
Reuters.com – Euro zone inflation obstinately shows no signs of easing After calming the euro zone debt crisis with unprecedented low-interest, three-year loans to commercial banks, the Frankfurt-based bank appears to be back in inflation-fighting mode, warning in its latest bulletin that risks of rising prices were high. “Inflation is likely to stay above 2… Continue reading Inflation In Europe Means No More Easing
The Financial Times – Martin Wolf: Why the eurozone may yet survive The principal economic force now keeping the system together is fear of a break-up. An additional justification for the union, in crisis-hit countries, is the useful pressure for reform. Many believe the single currency offers a positive long-run economic pay-off, though that view… Continue reading Don’t Worry, Europe Will Survive
<Click on chart for larger image> MarketWatch.com – Don’t blame speculators for market moves Commentary: Prices change. Get used to it With crude oil nearing the highs it reached in the 2007-08 commodity boom, there is the usual spate of editorials blaming “speculators” for the prices. We can, however, give a first-order answer. When banks… Continue reading The Evil Oil Speculators
Reuters.com – Europe tries to come clean on economic statistics The European Union is seeking the power to punish governments who massage their economic statistics, aiming to stamp out political meddling that allowed Greece to lie about its borrowings and trigger a debt crisis across the euro zone. New rules proposed by the European Commission… Continue reading Europe Cleans Up Its Paperwork