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Daniela Pylypczak: Anticipation was the name of the game last week, as investors waited for any news concerning central bankers’ future actions. With no significant headlines or economic reports, markets struggled to find a definitive direction, eventually ending slightly Read more…
Eric Dutram: With the ECB president, Mario Draghi, failing to announce more stimulus measures or similarly accommodative moves for the common currency and its many struggling members, stocks in the region are under pressure yet again. Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: As many economies in the Euro zone continue to teeter on the edge of default (or forced bailouts), investors around the globe remain understandably leery of any investments made within the shaky economy. After several years of painstaking Read more…
Eric Dutram: Economic conditions in the euro zone are still uncertain as Spain and Greece continue to face intense fiscal troubles. Many investors are naturally trying to reconsider their exposure to the region and are instead focusing in on the best nations Read more…
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Daniela Pylypczak: The markets took a couple of hard hits last week as less than cheery news on the homefront and from overseas rocked investors’ confidence. After several weeks of anticipation, the Fed finally announced that it will continue its Operation Twist in an effort Read more…
Jared Cummans: As the global economy continues to bounce back and forth, the majority of the world has their gaze fixated on Europe, as their next move will dictate much of the future performance for international benchmarks. Some are calling for Greece to abandon Read more…
Eric Dutram: Although investors had a temporary respite from the European debacle earlier this year, the continent’s debt woes are once again dominating the market headlines. In particular, Greece and their collapsing economy has been in focus, Read more…
Michael Snyder: For a long time, most analysts have believed that if someone was going to leave the euro (NYSEArca:FXE), it would be a weak nation such as Greece or Portugal. But the truth is that Read more…
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Jared Cummans: After an up and down week, the coming trading days should be relatively calm. Though there will be key economic data releases in a number of countries, this week ahead will have a Read more…
Michael Johnston: As most investors are painfully aware at this point, Europe is not in the best of fiscal shape at present. The continent is in the midst of a prolonged debt crisis that is now threatening the continued existence of the euro, and has transformed the region into a form of portfolio Kryptonite Read more…
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Eric Dutram: As the European crisis continues to play out, investors are once again taking a closer look at the German economy. The central European country is the largest economy in Europe and is basically the backstop for weaker nations across the bloc so a strong, growing economy is vital for the health of the entire euro zone. Read more…
This past week was a surprisingly solid one for markets as a choppy session on Monday gave way to broad strength in Tuesday and Wednesday trading. Markets performed poorly in Thursday and then closed out the week in a volatile session thanks to a release of the GDP report and Ben Bernanke’s Read more…
Sentiment on the Greek crisis is changing by the day, forcing investors to constantly stay up-to-date on the political movements in this highly indebted country. The latest news suggests that European finance ministers have delayed handing over close to $17 billion in aid to the country Read more…
Renewed fears over the debt situation in the major PIIGS economies of Spain and Italy is rocking European markets once again. Concerns are growing in Spain over the ability of the ruling party to Read more…
Weekly Recap: Last week proved to be quite bumpy for investors, as asset classes from stocks to commodities–and everything in between–swayed between gains and losses for the last several Read more…
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