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Recent Commentaries
Aim for the Middle
"Ya gotta take more risk to get more return." That's the street language version of what is commonly trotted out, but it is only half true.The truth is that moderate risk taking outperforms taking no risk or taking high risks. This is true in bonds. BBB bonds return best of all -- they are the...
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Tags: asset-allocation | bonds | personal-finance | portfolio-management | stocks | value-investing
Dow Goes Negative for 2012 After Dismal Jobs Data
US markets saw their heaviest selling of the year, all closing down more than 2% Friday after a dismal jobs report revealed on 69,000 jobs were created in May (vs. 165,000 expected). Today's sell-off sent the Dow into negative territory for the year, and improbably feat after such a strong first ...
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Tags: frontpage
Commodities and Linked Currencies Hammered by Chinese Data
China's manufacturing sector continues to experience a downtrend as evidenced by two separately released PMI reports today. According to the Chinese Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the Purchasing Managers Index fell in May to 50.4, edging closer to the 50.0 threshold which separates contr...
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Tags: forex | online-forex | stock-market | etoro | fx | eurozone-banks | financial-news | forex-news
Facebook and Euro: How Low Can They Go?
By Louis Basenese of Wall Street Daily This week, we're serving up a Limbo edition, profiling the increasing ability of both the euro and Facebook's(Nasdaq: FB) newborn stock to keep heading lower and lower. I'm also sharing (gasp) disappointing real estate data. Is it...***This is a preview. Ple...
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Tags: tech | wsd | currency | stocks
Introduction to romijast
Dear traders, copiers and followers,So that Floessi would not be so alone, I wanted to come here to Guru Talk and briefly introduce myself.I have been a member of eToro since March. I joined because I was looking for a way to make some extra money and to do something that's fun. So I happened to ...
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Tags: forex | online-forex | stock-market | etoro | fx | eurozone-banks | financial-news | forex-news
Forex - USD/JPY drops on dreary U.S. jobs report
Forexpros - The dollar fell against the yen on Friday after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed the economy added a net 69,000 nonfarm payrolls in May, sparking talk of Federal Reserve stimulus measures that would weaken the greenback.In U.S. trading on Friday, USD/JPY hit 78.10, down 0....
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Tags: forex
Crude drops on dreary U.S. jobs report
Forexpros - Crude oil futures fell to a near eight-month low on Friday after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy added a net 69,000 nonfarm payrolls in May, far below expectations for a gain of 150,000.On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures ...
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Tags: commodities
Deflation Gripping Oil
Let's take a BIG picture look at NYMEX Oil, which has undergone a huge decline, but which the equity markets continue to ignore. Why? I can only surmise that the grip of deflation is firmly implanted on the jugular of the equity markets. NYMEX oil has declined nearly 30% in the past 90 days (whic...
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Tags: uso | futures
EURGBP: Recovering With Caution.
EURGBP- We continue to hold our downside view on EURGBP though seen recovering higher. As long as it continues to hold below the 0.8101 level,its May 22 2012 low, our bias remains lower for a return to the 0.7949 level on ending its present correction. A breach of here will turn focus to the 0.78...
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Tags: daily-technical-strategist | forex
Is This the Mad Dash of Smart Money Out of China?
By Russ Winter China is beginning to experience a capital run. In part, this is a product of the end of that country's surplus-based export economy, which has been slowing for more than a year. This has variously been described as "demand for dollars" or a dollar squeeze. In...***This is a previe...
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Tags: china | russ-winter
