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08 March 2014 Unemployment Claims 4 Week Average Strongly Improves
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:26 AM EDT
The market was expecting the weekly initial unemployment claims at 325,000 to 315,000 (consensus 330,000) vs the 315,000 reported.
Soros Projects Loud And Clear That Germany Will Be Whipped Into Line
Article By:
Russ Winter
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:18 AM EDT
Figures show global debt has reached $100 trillion, up $30 trillion since 2007. Not surprisingly, much of these Ponzi units are now undergoing insolvency problems.
Faltering Thursday – China’s Downhill Move Picks Up Steam
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:02 AM EDT
China is the reason so many companies tell you how great their prospects are. But that's problematic.
In this article: FXI
Futures Rise On Big Misses In Chinese Industrial Production, Retail Sales And Fixed Investment
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:47 AM EDT
It was another day of ugly overnight macro data, all of it ouf of China, with industrial production (8.6%, Exp. 9.5%, Last 9.7%), retail sales (11.8%, Exp. 13.5%, Last 13.1%) and fixed asset investment (17.9% YTD vs 19.4% expected) all missing badly and confirming that in a world of deleveraging, the Chinese economy will continue to sputter
Fox Business: The Rise In Margin Debt
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:28 AM EDT
Earlier this month I wrote an article detailing the rise in margin debt on the NYSE. The rise in this case is particularly noteworthy because it occurred during a market correction when normal market selling would reduce margin debt levels.
State Of The Union: 55 Things You May Not Know . . . But Should
Article By:
Larry Doyle
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:20 AM EDT
Think our society is not in distress and decline? I compel you to take a few minutes to review a listing of 55 items compiled by Michael Snyder of The American Dream.
How Samsung Is And Isn’t Copying Apple With The Galaxy S5
Article By:
Inneractive
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 6:23 AM EDT
Many were fascinated when the iPhone 5s was unveiled back in September. Okay, it may not have been as crazy as when the 5 came out, but it still generated a lot of buzz for the design and Touch ID. Fast forward to 2014, and Samsung announced the Galaxy S5.
Japanese Bonds Flash-Crash As USDJPY Slides And Gold Tops $1370
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:55 AM EDT
With all eyes focused on China (which is quiet for now), Japanese bond futures just collapsed over a point on very heavy volume only to be instantly lifted back to a modest loss in what appears to be a flash-crash - rather than a fat-finger (jamming June JGBs down to 2-month low prices).
In this article: GLD
Poll Shows Why QE Has Been Ineffective
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:47 AM EDT
I have discussed many times in the past the Fed's ongoing Quantitative Easing (QE) programs and their ineffectiveness of generating "self-sustaining" economic growth.
In this article: SPX
Is “Dr. Copper” Foreshadowing A Stock Market Crash Just Like It Did In 2008?
Article By:
Michael Snyder
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:34 AM EDT
Is the price of copper trying to tell us something? Traditionally, "Dr. Copper" has been a very accurate indicator of where the global economy is heading next.
It Didn't Snow In Australia: February Full-Time Jobs Surge Is Third Highest Ever
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:22 AM EDT
Australia just added the 3rd most full-time jobs ever in a month according to the Aussie Bureau of Statistics. That is 16-times the average monthly gain since 1978.
But But But… China Gold Demand Is Dropping!
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:12 AM EDT
People bought last year because of China’s insatiable demand and the price of gold dropped. Now people get hysterical about a demand drop in China (as if gold is subject to the same macro economic issues as copper) and boink, it pops.
In this article: GLD
Decline Of The US Dollar - Response To Greg Mannarino
Video By:
Ernie Varitimos
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:59 AM EDT
I thought I would put into perspective the decline of the use dollar by comparing daily, weekly and monthly time frames. Then also comparing relative value to the Canada Dollar and the Euro.
FelCor Lodging Trusts - Barchart's Chart Of The Day
Article By:
Jim Van Meerten
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:53 AM EDT
he Chart of the Day is FelCor Lodging Trust (FCH). I found the stock by sorting the All Time High List for new high frequency in the last month and then eliminated the stocks that didn't have positive gains in the last week and month.
In this article: FCH
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - In Search Of The Yellow King
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:48 AM EDT
Silver really has not caught a spark yet, and when we see that we will know that gold and silver are both starting to get the bears on the run. Those who willfully ignore the unfolding currency war are probably undervaluing their risks.