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Carrington: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the U.S. Senate Tuesday and yesterday (Wednesday) in his two-day biannual meeting with Congress – and failed to make any promise to institute more stimulus measures. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stock markets had a rather uneventful start to the week as more of the same eurozone threats and uncertainties surrounding corporate earnings season at home continue to weigh down on confidence. On Wall Street, economic releases remain a mixed bag at best; Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Since SPY made its debut as the first exchange-traded fund in 1993, the ETF industry has sure come a long way with its lineup of over 1,400 products now available to all walks of investors. From plain vanilla funds to the more complex Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: John Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, delivered a risk-friendly speech in Portland, Oregon on Thursday. Read more…
Jeff Nielson: It is said that “no publicity is bad publicity”. If this cliché is indeed true, then I should be heartened by the fact that my recent commentary Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stocks crept lower yesterday as disappointing ISM non-manufacturing data results put a lid on domestic recovery hopes; the figure came in at 52.1, falling short of the 52.9 analyst estimate as well as last month’s reading of 53.7. In international news, Read more…
Matt Tucker: The July 4th holiday is here, which naturally leads many of us to think about our fixed income portfolios. What, just me? Read more…
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Eric Dutram: In the last five years, investors have witnessed a variety of market conditions. Stocks were relatively strong in the middle part of 2007 but, as we all know, proceeded to fall apart during the turmoil of 2008 and one of the worst recessions in recent memory. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: To the casual observer, the announcements made late last week in Europe may appear to be just another in a series of “do the minimal to get by” moves by policymakers. In reality, Germany moved off their hard-line stance, which may mark a watershed Read more…
Jeff Nielson: The U.S. Treasuries market is currently the dominant financial mystery of the present time. Much like the proverbial “lead zeppelin” defies the laws of physics, the current status of the U.S. Treasuries market defies all of our financial fundamentals. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The video below highlights areas in several markets, including U.S. stocks (NYSEARCA:SPY), foreign stocks (NYSEARCA:VEU), commodities (NYSEARCA:DBC), semiconductors (NYSEARCA:SMH), and Treasuries Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: U.S. stocks managed to rally higher and close in bright green territory yesterday despite an overwhelming number of looming uncertainties. For starters, weekly jobless claims came in worse than expected as 386,000 people had filed for unemployment benefits versus the estimated 376,000. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The market is sapping the strength of investors. Monday’s short-lived euphoria following the weekend bailout for Spanish banks will cause many bulls to understandably lose focus. Similarly, the bears were able to breathe a sigh of relief following a Monday morning scare in the futures market. Read more…
Mike Larson: In all my years of following the interest rate markets, I can’t recall a moment like this. The so-called “experts” on Wall Street are completely, utterly obsessed with a simple question: “Will Fed officials wave their magic monetary wand again or won’t they?” Read more…
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