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Randall Mah: Progress on a deal between Greece and its private debt holders continued to stall on Friday, as euro zone (NYSEArca:VGK) finance ministers pledged yesterday to try and agree to a Read more…
Randall Mah: Greece began its fourth day of negotiations with its private debt holders in an attempt to reach a debt swapping deal seen as critical to avoiding a default. Meanwhile in Brussels, European Union leaders have agreed to tougher budget discipline measures designed to prevent future crises. Read more…
Jack Crooks: We’re constantly talking about how much help the euro zone (NYSEArca:VGK) needs to escape the economic mess they’ve created. So will the European Central Bank (ECB) monetize debt? Read more…
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Randall Mah: A plan by the IMF to raise $600 billion in new funds to help tackle Europe’s (NYSEARCA:VGK) debt crisis helped boost Asian markets to a two-month high. But countries including the United States are warning that any increase in lending by the IMF should supplement European countries’ Read more…
Russ Koesterich: As 2011 draws to a close, many investors are asking me what I expect the global economy will look like next year. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do believe that three economic scenarios could play out in 2012. In my recent Markets Perspective piece, I’ve assigned probabilities to them Read more…
Randall Mah: Markets across the world perked up as investors bought about 7 billion euros in Italian bonds on Thursday, leaving yields on 10-year Italian (NYSEARCA:EWI) bonds down at 6.98%, from a record high of 7.56% in November. Read more…
Randall Mah: The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il sent Asian stocks, particularly in South Korea, down as uncertainty over regional stability reverberated throughout the Pacific Rim. Read more…
Randall Mah: Stocks across Asia continued their downward spiral Friday amid investor worry that Europe’s leaders would not be able to secure the funds to resolve the Eurozone’s continuing debt crisis. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets started off yesterday on a weak note as Standard & Poor’s warning of a possible downgrade for all Euro zone member nations weighed down on investors’ confidence. Performance at home was mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.43% on the day, while the Read more…
Jared Cummans: Last week was turbulent one for equities as the Greek debt situation dominated headlines. The week opened up on a dismal note as the news came that a Greek referendum was in place in regards to the planned bailout package. Equities tanked for the following two days, only to recover on Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: For the past eight weeks, this market has been difficult for bulls and bears alike. I do not recall a more difficult two month stretch in terms of volatility and the magnitude of the ups and downs Read more…
Tim Seymour: Stock markets around the world gained ground Tuesday as global traders became more sanguine about the European Union’s ability to come together to save its troubled currency. Read more…
Tim Seymour: A three-day rally has traders wondering whether the emerging markets are safe to dive in again. We lay out both sides of the argument on today’s installment of Trading the Globe. Read more…
Bryan Rich: In late May, when the S&P 500 was trading just shy of its “post-crisis” highs, I made the case for why we should expect more pain … a lot of it. And I said, with QE2 ending in June, QE3 may follow. Read more…
Nilus Mattive: Last week, I shared a recent stock screen I conducted … and I commented on some of the specific companies that it turned up. Today, I want to continue looking at the stock market, Read more…
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