Federal Reserve: Tampering Now Or Tampering Later?
Five years since the deterioration of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve is close to modifying its policy.  Will it do so in September or in December? In 2008, with the …
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WR Berkley – Barchart’s Chart Of The Day
Today’s Chart of the Day is W R Berkely (WRB).  The stock was found by sorting the Barchart New High List for frequency.  In the last month the stock hit 17 new highs …
Read More JPMorgan: Buy, Sell Or Trade?
The nature and timing of JPMorgan Chase’s (NYSE:JPM) Chief Investment Office (NYSE:CIO) portfolio loss of $2 billion was unfortunate both for the reputation of the bank and the recovering financial …
Read More ETFs On The Verge Of A Breakout?
Originally posted January 13, 2013 Â After the fiscal cliff was resolved, at least for the moment, the S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) hit a new high not seen since 2007 …
Read More Byron Wien Announces “The Ten Surprises†For 2013
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners, yesterday issued his list of “The Ten Surprises for 2013″. This is the 28th year Byron has given his predictions of a number of …
Read More EC Profiting From The “Pre-FOMC Driftâ€
A very interesting article appeared on the popular financial counter-cultural website Zerohedge recently. In it, the authors noted a statistically significant rise in equities before the FOMC interest rate decision …
Read More Uncertainty Still Looms For Nigerian Banks
Shedding over N4 trillion of toxic debt to  the state-run AMCON starting in 2010 was the first step in a cycle for Nigerian banks which has now come full circle …
Read More Friday Options Recap
Sentiment Stock market averages are up sharply and led by the financials Friday. JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) jumped 5.9 percent and is the best gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after …
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Advent/Claymore Global Convertible Securities & Income Fund Looks Pretty Cheap
The Advent/Claymore Global Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE:AGC) is a closed-end fund that was formed in May 2007. AGC seeks total return from current income and capital appreciation. The …
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U.S. Treasuries: A Game Of Charades
Every now and then, the markets leave you speechless. Last week was one of those weeks. There was hardly any place to hide except for Treasuries and a rather choppy …
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