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ZEW Survey Misses Expectations

Advanced Currency Markets — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:07:33 +0000

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD JPY 0.14 CHF -0.15 EUR -0.29 GBP -0.47 It has been a day of consolidation for most asset classes as risk appetite has lacked new stimulus to propel…

Importance of the October Jobs Report Dissected

Street Smart Report — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:51:04 +0000

We can ignore the debates over this lagging indicator… The Labor Department reported on Friday that 190,000 more jobs were lost in October, only slightly worse…

The Next Bust: The “Risk Trade”

Money and Markets — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:40 +0000

A lot of focus was given to the central banks’ meetings this week. That’s because a lot of people would really like to see target…

Three “Recovery Investing” ETFs to Consider: IYW, VCR, IYT

Invest With An Edge — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:43:40 +0000

Last week the Labor Department reported an unemployment rate above 10% for the first time since the early-1980s. The market seemed unconcerned, closing with a…

Market Updates: Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Tyco (NYSE: TYC), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), (NASDAQ: AAPL), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Verizon (NYSE: VZ)

Jutia Group — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:29:22 +0000

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) , Merrill Lynch, Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) are competing to sell shares for state-run companies in India as the…

Daily Futures Commentary November 10, 2009

Brewer Investment Group — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 The U.S. Dollar is trading slightly better this morning versus most major currencies after the bashing yesterday sent the trade weighted Dollar…

Sterling Struggles On Risk Of Fitch Downgrade

Advanced Currency Markets — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:57:25 +0000

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 0.88 CHF 0.79 GBP 0.30 JPY -0.04 Most major and EM currencies remain at elevated levels vs. the USD as Asian equity markets continue to make gains…

Dollar to be the Driver of the Forex market Today

ForexYard — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:55:51 +0000

Dollar to be the Driver of the Forex market Today The Dollar is expected to be the driver of the forex market today. This is following…

Daily Forex Commentary for November 10, 2009

Brewer Investment Group — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:05:00 +0000

November 10, 2009 U.S. Dollar Gets Trounced after G-20 Finance Ministers Offer No Support The U.S. Dollar was trounced on Monday after the G-20 finance…

Jay Norris Video Commentary November 9, 2009

Brewer Investment Group — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:44:00 +0000

Welcome to Jay Norris’ Forex Trend Maps, a recap of the Forex markets daily, posted after 4:30 P.M. (CDT). For more information, please contact Jay at…

Volumetrics

HRA Advisories — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:51:23 +0000

From the November 2009 HRA Journal David Coffin & Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories India’s central bank taking 200 tonnes (6.4 million oz) of gold from the IMF in…

Oil Majors are Coming Back to Iraq

The Real Deal — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:16:28 +0000

Businessweek: In June many of the world’s biggest energy companies walked away from bidding on potentially rich oil fields in Iraq. While they liked the billions…

Victor Gonçalves Favors Juniors to Win the 2009 Gold Series

The Gold Report — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:21 +0000

Source: The Gold Report An avowed Keynesian, Equities and Economics Report writer Victor Gonçalves braces against the economic gale-force headwinds that threaten to whip gold’s stellar…

European Session: No Mention of FX in G20 Communiqué

Advanced Currency Markets — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:12 +0000

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD GBP 1.00 EUR 0.82 CHF 0.79 JPY -0.30 The G20 communiqué released over the weekend didn’t mention FX, which cleared the way for risk appetite to surge. Asian…

US Session: Risk Appetite Sends Equities, EURUSD And Gold Higher

Advanced Currency Markets — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:17:37 +0000

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 1.00 CHF 0.95 GBP 0.63 JPY -0.06 Risk Appetite Sends Equities, EURUSD And Gold Higher With no significant data events to excite FX markets, today’s moves have been…

The Glide Path Option

Thoughts From the Frontline — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:23:46 +0000

The Present Contains All Possible Futures The Ugly Unemployment Numbers Argentinian Disease The Austrian Solution The Eastern European Solution Japanese Disease The Glide Path Option…

Fed Signals “All Systems Go” for More Inflation

Money and Markets — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:13 +0000

I have been adamant recently in saying that the Federal Reserve would not … would NOT … signal an end to the easy money environment…

PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP) Runs Out Of Shares

Invest With An Edge — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:21 +0000

Odd things are happening in PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP). On Thursday (11/5/09) PowerShares was forced to halt trading in this normally unremarkable fund while…

Market Updates: McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

Jutia Group — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:02:46 +0000

McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) stated that domestic sales open at least 13 months dropped 0.1 percent last month, as the company’s Dollar Menu items and McCafe coffee…

Daily Futures Commentary November 9, 2009

Brewer Investment Group — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:40:00 +0000

Monday, November 9, 2009 Demand for higher risk assets is helping to trigger a strong rally in U.S. stock markets. Although the markets are still below…

Gold Reaches $1,100 an Ounce!

ForexYard — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:23:43 +0000

Gold Reaches $1,100 an Ounce! While the Dollar drops against the major currencies due to the disappointing U.S employment data from Friday, the strongest trend in…

Jay Norris Video Commentary November 6, 2009

Brewer Investment Group — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:13:00 +0000

Welcome to Jay Norris’ Forex Trend Maps, a recap of the Forex markets daily, posted after 4:30 P.M. (CDT). For more information, please contact Jay at…

Daily Forex Commentary for November 8, 2009

Brewer Investment Group — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000

November 8, 2009 Weak U.S. Economy May Not Mean Weak Dollar This Time The U.S. Dollar closed trading mixed after trading in a range most…

Ryan Davies Finds Hot Technology Produces Solar Power for Half the Price

The Energy Report — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:35:51 +0000

Source: The Energy Report A shining example of using the sun’s energy to heat, cool and light the homes and businesses of a desert community in…

Just Desserts and Markets Being Silly Again

Outside the Box — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000

My long time readers are familiar with Jeremy Grantham of GMO as I quote him a lot. He is one of the more brilliant and…

US Session: US Unemployment Rises To 10.2%, But Drop In Risk Appetite Should Be Temporary

Advanced Currency Markets — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:11:28 +0000

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD JPY 0.99 GBP 0.06 CHF -0.18 EUR -0.22 FX markets have oscillated briskly since the US employment data this afternoon, as the Unemployment Rate posted a shock 10.2%…

Texas ETF Begins Trading: TXF

Invest With An Edge — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:55:35 +0000

Following last week’s launch of an Oklahoma-focused ETF, yesterday (11/4/09) the same firm introduced its Texas version. TXF Large Companies ETF (TXF) is the second…

Zero Is No Longer Exceptional

Invest With An Edge — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:37 +0000

Today was another Fed Day. To no great surprise, the Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates unchanged. The only speculation was how and if…