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Jeb Handwerger: Deflationary Repeat of 2008? There is fear in the land. Many are asking where do we go should a deflationary repeat of 2008 be in the cards. Again the response to such an event may be an initial decline in all holdings across the board. The market roller coaster takes us Read more…
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Eric Dutram: Over the last few months, investors have becoming increasingly skeptical about the long term health of the world’s two major currencies, the dollar and the euro. Debt worries are plaguing each and forcing many to reconsider the wisdom of holding onto assets denominated in Read more…
Tim Seymour: Now that the world has looked into the stock-market abyss, inflation seems like a relatively small price to pay to keep global credit markets and economic growth alive. This plays into your China strategy. Read more…
The big banks of China are still writing plenty of new loans, which is good for the growth bulls but not a great indication that Beijing’s inflation-fighting efforts are working. Read more…
Tim Seymour: Traders who expected Beijing to wait until the weekend to tighten interest rates got a surprise last night, but the good news is that inflation in China may be peaking. Read more…
Tim Seymour: Officials in Beijing are politely differing over whether inflation remains a threat for the Chinese economy. Read more…Kerri Shannon: China has started diversifying away from the U.S. dollar (NYSE:UUP), yet another sign that it’s time to invest in the yuan. Read more…
Beijing reports last month’s inflation data Friday night. This has become a huge release for emerging markets investors and will be even bigger this time around. Read more…
Tim Seymour: News that a key gauge of the Chinese manufacturing economy has slid to its lowest level in nine months is feeding traders’ concerns about global growth. Read more…
Tim Seymour: By the way, the Chinese economic engine seems to be slowing down. Last night’s numbers do not bode well for the big PMI release at the end of the month. Read more…
Exchange Traded Spreads Trust has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “ETS Offshore RMB Bond Fund ETF.” The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of the [RMB Index] (the “Underlying Index”). They Read more…
One of the biggest stories in global finance over the past few months has been China and their unwillingness to revalue their currency to what many Western nations see as an appropriate level. Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: In early January of 2011, a top secret candlelight dinner was held at the White House. There was no fanfare and meager publicity. Present were the industrial, military and Read more…
Tony Sagami: What can a hamburger teach you about investing? An awful lot if you peak underneath the pickles and lettuce and listen carefully to what the world’s biggest hamburger Read more…
Tim Seymour: The latest Chinese factory numbers came in over the weekend at 52.9 — weaker than expected and well below last month. Read more…
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