Hey! Barack! Leave us banks alone!
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No respite from recession for small businesses
Despite the marked improvement in a number credit spreads – including the TED spread, LIBOR-OIS spread, mortgage spreads, high-yield spreads and credit derivative indices – the credit situation for small businesses...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (December 11, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Nouriel Roubini (Forbes): Climate change we can believe in, December 10, 2009. As global leaders begin...
Read MoreMobius on leading emerging market regions
The paragraphs below come courtesy of Mark Mobius, emerging markets guru and executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management. Asia and Latin America are probably the most interesting emerging market areas in the world. This is...
Read MoreFace to face with Daniel Arbess
Daniel Arbess, manager of the Xerion Hedge Fund and partner at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York, joins Aline van Duyn, US markets editor of the Financial Times, to discuss themes from 2009, inflation risks, China and...
Read MoreQuote du Jour: Equity bear market is not over, says Edwards
“The equity bear market is not over,” writes Albert Edwards, London-based strategist of Société Générale, in an article in the Financial Times. “The valuation bear market began in 2000 and we have only seen two acts of a far...
Read MorePaul Kasriel: Waking up in recovery (Part 2)
“What happens after the stimulus spending wears off?,” asks Paul Kasriel, chief economist of Northern Trust. In this video clip, he shares his prognosis on inflation, the US dollar and the year ahead. Click here or on the image...
Read MoreThe sweet spot is over, according to Rosenberg
David Rosenberg, formerly chief economist at Merrill Lynch and now with Gluskin Sheff & Associates, lists the following ten reasons why he believes the sweet spot in the stock market is over: 1. For the time being, the...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (December 10, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Doug Kass (TheStreet.com): A couple of concerns, December 9, 2009. In summary, while we are now ending...
Read MoreTechnical Talk: S&P 500 stalling at resistance
The comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. As shown by the chart, the S&P 500 Index still remains in an uptrending wedge (green lines); however, for the last two weeks the index has stalled under a...
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