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Import Price Deflation Continues, Export Prices Inflate In March 2014
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:58 AM EDT
Year-over-year import price deflation continues. Import prices have deflated year-over year for 20 of the last 21 months. Export prices this month showed marginal year-over-year growth.
Forget HFT: The 4 Greatest Risks To Investors Now
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:43 AM EDT
The financial media discussions regarding high-frequency trading have reached a fevered pitch. No pun intended as the igniter of this public relations flame is famous author of “Money Ball” Michael Lewis who has been making the television circuit promoting his new book “Flash Boys.”
New Jobless Claims Plunge To 300K, Much Better Than Forecast
Article By:
Doug Short
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:26 AM EDT
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. The 300,000 new claims number was a dramatic decline of 32,000 from the previous week's 332,000 (revised from 326,000).
Greek Bond Final Term Sheet: Upsized, Eight Times Oversubscribed, And Yielding 4.95%
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:10 AM EDT
"Fear Of Missing Out" - that is the only way one can explain the irrational idiocy with which asset "managers" are scrambling to allocate other people's money into today's "historic" Greek (where unemployment just printed at 26.7%)
Are U.S. And Japanese Yields Coupled?
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:54 AM EDT
Traders said the initial setback for the market came overnight from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said the central bank could reduce asset purchases in coming months if U.S. economic data improve.
In this article: 8301.JQ
Christina Romer & Not Fearing An Economic Correction Of Mistakes
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:18 AM EDT
A talk given by Christina Romer was very good. (Posted by Mark Thoma) She said many practical things about economic downturns. She loved to refer back to the Great Depression.
Kostohryz’s US 2014 Q2-Q4 Outlook: Critique, Implications For The USD & Other Currencies
Article By:
Cliff Wachtel
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:03 AM EDT
The accuracy of Kostohryz’s forecasts rests on whether or not he’s right that consumer spending will greatly exceed expectations for the rest of 2014. The other predictions mostly follow from that, as we discuss below.
US Households To Withdraw $430 Billion From Stocks In 2014 - Most Since Last Bubble
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:46 AM EDT
When it comes to the conventional wisdom of who owns the bulk of corporate stock in the US equity market, the consensus is simple: at 36% of total, the answer is the US household.
Robert Prechter On Hope & Fear
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:28 AM EDT
First, we’ll insert our weekly chart of the S&P 500, for reference. At the end we’ll include the monthly cycle chart and a sentiment cycle chart from Sentimentrader.com by way of NFTRH 285. People can then form their own conclusions.
In this article: SPX
"Sell In May" - Particularly In Mid-Term Election Years
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:15 AM EDT
As the markets roll into the early summer months May and June tend to be some of weakest months of the year along with September. This is where the old adage of "Sell In May" is derived from.
The Real Reason The Stock Market Is Rigged
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:57 AM EDT
Everyone's talking about Michael Lewis' latest book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt and HFT (high-frequency trading) and whether the markets are rigged.
China Warns Obama "US Is Moving In A Direction We Don't Want To See"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:45 AM EDT
Apparently doing away with diplomatic pleasantries, the Chinese have been directly clear with Chuck Hagel as he lays the groundwork for President Obama's Asia trip later this month (scheduled to visit Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines - all in direct territorial conflicts with China).
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - Who Or What Will Let The Dawg Out?
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:33 AM EDT
The yellow dawg (gold) is straining at the leash.
Housing Market Recovery Really Picking Up Steam
Article By:
James Quinn
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:26 AM EDT
Mortgage refinancing applications are down 75% from May of last year. No more increase in disposable income.