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Portugal’s Japanese Problem

May 14, 2013 By Edward Hugh

By Edward Hugh In a number of posts recently I have highlighted the impact of declining workforces on economic growth (here, for example, or here, or here) and the way the policies pursued to address … [Read More...]

Feedback Loops

May 14, 2013 By Michael Pettis

By Michael Pettis Early last month Martin Wolf had another of his very interesting articles, this time on China, which I think suggests some of the concerns we must have about the upcoming adjustment. … [Read More...]

Forex News

US Dollar Unwinds a Bit of Last Week’s Gains

May 20, 2013 By Benjamin Spier

EUROPEAN SESSION UPDATE: Yen finds temporary weakness on an Economy Minister warning; few economic releases…. … [Read More...]

Dollar Posts Second 1.5% Weekly Rally in 17 Months, QE3 In Focus

May 18, 2013 By John Kicklighter

The dollar’s performance these past two weeks has been extraordinary. And, unlike the risks that loom over the S&P 500 and yen crosses should sentiment sour; the greenback would only do better … [Read More...]

Daily Forex Signals

Midday Signal Forex Signal – May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013 By gainscope2

EUR/USD (Last Price: 1.2871) SELL, Entry = 1.2855, SL = 1.2887, TP = 1.2815 if wrong then BUY, Entry = 1.2887, SL = 1.2847, TP = 1.2927 GBP/USD (Last Price: 1.5240) SELL, Entry = 1.5233, SL = 1.5265, … [Read More...]

Forex for May 17, 2013. Prediction and Analysis

May 17, 2013 By gainscope2

EUR/USD (Last Price: 1.2881) SELL, Entry = 1.2872, SL = 1.2912, TP = 1.2832 if wrong then BUY, Entry = 1.2912, SL = 1.2872, TP = 1.2952 GBP/USD no comment USD/JPY (Last Price: 102.22) BUY, Entry = … [Read More...]

Stocks Markets

Why Yahoo’s Bid for Tumblr is Genius

May 20, 2013 By Damien Hoffman

The Marissa Mayer era at Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) has been a windfall for investors. The stock is up 68% since Mayer took over as CEO and began remaking Yahoo in her — meaning, Google’s … [Read More...]

Will Obamacare Actually Make Workers Cheaper to Insure?

May 20, 2013 By Meghan Foley

Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted into law, approximately 150 million Americans received health insurance through their jobs. Beginning next year, all business with 50 … [Read More...]

Equities

China Finance: Tencent increase signals time to take some profits

May 17, 2013 By equities feed

First-quarter reports from Chinese companies have been flying in and Tencent's numbers sent the stock price flying. The new 52-week high is a good chance to take some profits for investors who bought … [Read More...]

European Stocks: Waiting for the next move

May 17, 2013 By equities feed

After the fireworks of the past few weeks, European stock indices were bound to take at least somewhat of a breather this week. The German DAX 30 traded in a relatively tight trading range over the … [Read More...]

Funds

Mutual Funds: ‘Shocked’ financial advisers and investors change paths, for the … – TheDay.com (blog)

May 19, 2013 By mutual funds - Google News

Mutual Funds: 'Shocked' financial advisers and investors change paths, for the ...TheDay.com (blog)So now we know that "shell-shocked" was an appropriate description for how investors felt … [Read More...]

Mutual funds invest Rs 4.74 lakh cr in FY’13, highest in 12 yrs – Deccan Herald – Deccan Herald

May 19, 2013 By mutual funds - Google News

Mutual funds invest Rs 4.74 lakh cr in FY'13, highest in 12 yrs - Deccan HeraldDeccan HeraldAs per the latest data compiled by market regulator Sebi, the net investment by MFs in the debt market … [Read More...]

Commodities & Energy Markets

Gold ETP holdings dumped as price slump continues

May 20, 2013 By commodities feed

Gold holdings have fallen below 2,200 tonnes for the first time since July 2011. A 14th consecutive week of reductions has seen holdings drop by 417 tonnes. Rising stock markets at a time of … [Read More...]

CFTC: Hedge funds hold record short in gold

May 20, 2013 By commodities feed

Hedge funds were net-sellers of all sectors apart from grains and livestock during the week ending May 14. Bets on falling gold prices are now at a record. Sugar and natural gas were also net sold, … [Read More...]

Investment

The House That Is Too Small

May 18, 2013 By Trent

Once upon a time, Sarah and I lived in a two bedroom apartment. The two bedrooms were pretty small. When we had our first child, we made the second bedroom into a nursery and, eventually, into a little boy’s room. When our second child was about to arrive, we decided that the apartment was just too small for us. Like many people in that situation, we went out and bought a larger home … [Read More...]

Ten Pieces of Inspiration #126

May 18, 2013 By Trent

Each week, I highlight ten things each week that inspired me to greater financial, personal, and professional success. Hopefully, they will inspire you as well. 1. Keith Ferrazzi on poverty “Poverty, I realized, wasn’t only a lack of financial resources; it was isolation from the kind of people that could help you make more of yourself.” – Keith Ferrazzi This is one of … [Read More...]

Business News

Bank of England’s King sends message to successor Carney – Reuters

May 19, 2013 By Business - Google News

Telegraph.co.ukBank of England's King sends message to successor CarneyReutersBy William Schomberg. LONDON | Sun May 19, 2013 7:31am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain ...Sir Mervyn King: stop 'demonising' bankersTelegraph.co.ukSir … [Read More...]

Energy Dept. backs LNG export plan – Norman Transcript

May 19, 2013 By Business - Google News

The HinduEnergy Dept. backs LNG export planNorman TranscriptWASHINGTON — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas ...US energy revolution gathers paceFinancial TimesUPDATE 3-US ends freeze on new … [Read More...]

Macro Economics

High Marginal Tax Rates are Associated with High GDP Growth

May 17, 2013 By Robert Waldmann

After hinting at it for months, I can finally post the abstract of and a link to “Top Marginal Taxation and Economic Growth” by my student Santo Milasi The paper explores the relationship between statutory top marginal tax rates on personal income and long-run economic growth. While theoretical models of endogenous growth explicitly allow for nonlinear effects of taxation on economic … [Read More...]

The Fed Is Not Printing Money: Two Updates

May 17, 2013 By Steve Roth

I’d like to reply to one confusion and one set of pushbacks on yesterday’s post: Currency and Reserve Balances I buried one fact: banks can reduce total Fed reserve balances by withdrawing currency — physical cash — from their Fed reserve accounts. I only gestured toward this in a parenthetical and a link. It’s a trivial point for this discussion, but it raises … [Read More...]

Taxes & Money

Factbox: Key players in the IRS scandal

May 18, 2013 By Taxes News Headlines - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional committees and the Department of Justice are investigating the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status as the scandal distracts from President Barack Obama's second-term agenda. Below are some of the major … [Read More...]

IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal

May 18, 2013 By Taxes News Headlines - Yahoo! News

By Andy Sullivan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. But … [Read More...]

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