Morning Call For February 18, 2015
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS March E-mini S&Ps (ESH15 -0.06%) this morning are down -0.06% and European stocks are up +0.70% at a 6-1/2 year high on speculation Greece and its creditors may be …
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Stocks In Holding Pattern With All Eyes On Draghi And Whether ECB Will Pull Greek Liquidity
There was much confusion yesterday when algos went into a buying frenzy on news that Greece would submit a request for a 6 month loan extension, believing this means Greece …
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Sterling Shines
Strong employment and earnings data in the UK lifted sterling to the upper end of its recent range near $1.5450.  A break would quickly target the $1.5500-$1.5600 area. The claimant count …
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REITs Still In The Lead While Commodities Struggle ETF Performance Review: Major Asset Classes | 18 Feb 2015
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) continue to hold the pole position among the major asset classes for the trailing one-year period, although the sizzling returns of late have cooled a bit in …
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Gold Is Back On The Decline
As tensions mounted between Russia and Ukraine followed by Greek tensions, low oil prices and economic instability in the Eurozone, we saw the price of gold started to skyrocket. However, …
Read More The Catastrophic Costs Of Extend-And-Pretend Are About To Crush Europe
Like a star which has expanded and now cannot maintain its grand state, Europe’s extend-and-pretend economy is now poised to experience a supernova implosion. The costs of ill-conceived policies are …
Read More “In The End Capital Controls Will Probably Have To Be Imposed” – Eurogroup Official
With less than 24 hours until the ECB’s meeting at which Mario Draghi and company are set to decide if i) they will increase the current Greek emergency liquidity allotment …
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Is The Eurozone Rebounding?
Its economy is improving and could strengthen by year-end. Germany continues as the leading force, while Spain is growing at double the pace of the European average. The secular US …
Read More Sector Rankings Stay Neutral With Few Bullish Catalysts On
Stocks are hitting new highs across the board, even though earnings reports have been somewhat disappointing. Actually, to be more precise, Q4 results have been pretty good, but it is …
Read More EC The Bar Is Set Low: Around-The-Markets Review
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW + 28 = 18,047 SPX + 3 = 2100 NAS + 5 = 4899 10 …
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