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The Most Important Chart For Trading The FOMC Statement
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:19 PM EDT
As traders, economists, and TV talking-heads parse every word of Janet Yellen's first FOMC statement for hints at when the punchbowl (if ever) will be removed, there is - as the following chart clearly shows - only one thing that really matters...
Crimea Wastes No Time - Mints New Coinage Already
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:04 PM EDT
With the ink still wet on the referendum vote slips and the Duma's agreement to accept Crimea into Mother Russia, the Crimean Mint (since we pre-suppose there is one) has wasted no time in creating the new coinage for the nation.
Stockbroker And Law Firm Managing Clerk In $5.6 Million Insider Trading Scheme
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John Lounsbury
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:03 PM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a stockbroker and a managing clerk at a law firm with insider trading around more than a dozen mergers or other corporate transactions for illicit profits of $5.6 million during a four-year period.
Russia-EU Trade Infographics
Article By:
Acting Man
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:41 PM EDT
RT and Der Spiegel have recently published a few infographics on trade between the EU and Russia, respectively Germany and Russia, which we reproduce below. This shows why tit-for-tat sanctions could be a really big problem for Europe and why the EU's leaders are probably quietly praying for the crisis to simply go away.
January 2014 Coincident Indicator Review: The Economy Continues To Grow
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Steven Hansen
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 11:57 AM EDT
Economic indicators that coincide with economic movements are coincident indicators. Coincident indicators by definition do not provide a forward economic view.
4 Rules For Using Double Bollinger Bands, The Most Useful Technical Indicator Part 1
Article By:
Cliff Wachtel
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 11:14 AM EDT
Double Bollinger Bands (DBBs) are arguably the single most useful technical indicator. Although you shouldn’t rely on just one indicator, DBBs are among the first indicators that one should check.
In this article: GLD
From Quantitative Easing To Qualitative Guidance: What To Expect From The Fed Today
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:33 AM EDT
The FOMC is now meeting for the first time with Janet Yellen as Chair. Goldman's US team expects the FOMC to deliver an accommodative message...alongside a continued tapering of asset purchases.
Goodbye Blythe Masters: JPM Sells Its Physical Commodities Business To Mercuria For $3.5 Billion
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:47 AM EDT
While it has been public for a long time that i) JPM is eager to sell its physical commodities business and ii) the most likely buyer was little known Swiss-based Mercuria, there was nothing definitive released by JPM.
The Big Four Economic Indicators: Real Retail Sales
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Doug Short
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:09 AM EDT
Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understandably vague about the specific indicators on which they base their decisions.
Pay Our Pensions Or We'll Throw You In Jail: The Legalization Of Looting
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:52 AM EDT
Rather than deal forthrightly with the reality that unrealistic promises made to their employees cannot be honored, local government has pursued a strategy of legalizing looting.
FedEx Misses Across The Board, Guides Lower, Cuts CapEx Spending Forecast - Blames It All On Weather
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:43 AM EDT
Remember when in what at the time was the ultimate #Ref! moment, in January UPS missed and guided lower due to a, drumroll, surge in business resulting from "an unprecedented level of online shopping that included a surge of last-minute orders.
In this article: FDX
5 Dead Obvious Reasons Video Is The Next Big Thing In Mobile Advertising
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Inneractive
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:37 AM EDT
One of the largest challenges in the mobile world is of course monetization. Why is monetization so difficult? Well, because of five words. You ready?
Accounting Control Fraud And The Great Financial Crisis
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John Lounsbury
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:48 AM EDT
Econintersect: William K. Black, an authority on banking fraud from his years as a regulator during the Savings & Loan Crisis, has given a TED format lecture at the University of Missouri Kansas City where he is Associate Professor of Law and Economics. These lectures are local, self-organized occasions which are called TEDx events.
February 2014 Sea Container Counts Now Contracting
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Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:39 PM EDT
Export and Import container counts were very weak in February 2014. Worse, the rolling averages are decelerating and the year-to-date counts are contracting over 2013 levels.
Inflation: A Five-Month X-Ray View: New Update
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:33 PM EDT
Here is a table showing the annualized change in Headline and Core CPI, not seasonally adjusted, for each of the past five months. I've also included each of the eight components of Headline CPI and a separate entry for Energy, which is a collection of sub-indexes in Housing and Transportation.