EC Blue Light Special: Interesting Market News
DOW – 44 = 17,985SPX – 2 = 2097 NAS + 18 = 4924 10 YR YLD + .04 = 2.11%OIL – .77 = 51.37GOLD – 6.10 = 1208.20SILV – …
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Finally, The US Is Busting Israeli Banks
Foreign banks have been helping Americans dodge U.S. income taxes for years. But it’s taken decades for law enforcement to catch up with them. Bank Leumi, Israel’s second largest bank, …
Read More Freddie Mac Reported Another Outstanding Quarter And Year In 2014
by Investors Unite This morning, Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC) reported a $200 million profit in its fourth quarter earnings report. The company’s release noted that 2014 …
Read More KraneShares Launches A GDP Weighted Emerging Market ETF
Thanks to plunging oil prices and uneven economic growth in the developed world, many of the emerging market stocks and bonds have seen renewed interest among investors. Investors are reallocating …
Read More EC The Situation In Europe Reveals The Truth About The Global Bond Bubble
The situation in Greece boil down to the single most important issue for the financial system, namely collateral. Modern financial theory dictates that sovereign bonds are the most “risk free†…
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Great Graphic: True Shift In Fed Views Or Technical Correction?
This Great Graphic, constructed on Bloomberg, shows the US 2-year yield since the start of the month. The sharp rise in yields on February 6 was the response to the employment data …
Read More Annual Growth Portfolio Review
It’s the time of the year again when I need to explain to myself what am I doing. There are lots of worries around the world: Ukraine (it’s a real …
Read More The Fed Drops Hints That It Won’t Raise Rates
The dollar dropped while gold rose early this morning as the markets reacted to the release of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its January meeting. The minutes show that Fed …
Read More The End Of The Global Debt System Approaches
The 2008 Crisis was not THE Crisis. The 2008 Crisis was largely a banking crisis focused on securities. The REAL Crisis will hit when the bond bubble collapses. The current …
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ECB Record Of January Meeting: Few Surprises
Minutes after the German finance ministry rejected Greece’s offer, the ECB released its first record of its recent meeting. The only item that rises to the level of a surprise might …
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