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• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 24 - 30, 2009): Part II

  Published 30 August 2009 | viewed 1,890 times

  Standard & Poor's: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices - home prices on an upswing in the second quarter "Data through June 2009, released today by Standard…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 24 - 30, 2009)

  Published 30 August 2009 | viewed 3,493 times

  Stock markets, in general, again logged gains last week as pundits perceived economic data to be better than expected. But the recovery path is not…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 17 - 23, 2009): Part II

  Published 23 August 2009 | viewed 1,773 times

  Yahoo Finance: Top "Cash for Clunkers" trade-ins and new cars "The Top Ten 'Cash for Clunkers' Trade-Ins: 1. 1998 Ford Explorer 2. 1997 Ford Explorer…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 17 - 23, 2009)

  Published 23 August 2009 | viewed 3,941 times

  After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their five-month uptrend as investors' confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy…

• Global Stock Markets - Pop 'n Drop

  Published 18 August 2009 | viewed 3,498 times

  I have written a fair bit over the past few days about the overbought level of most global stock markets and also how China -…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 10 - 16, 2009): Part II

  Published 16 August 2009 | viewed 1,682 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Gasoline prices bring down total retail sales "Retail sales fell 0.1% in July after an upwardly revised 0.8% in June. In…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 10 - 16, 2009)

  Published 16 August 2009 | viewed 3,221 times

  During the week marking the second anniversary of the start of the credit crunch, stocks, copper, nickel, zinc and sugar recorded fresh 2009 highs. But…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 3 - 9, 2009): Part II

  Published 09 August 2009 | viewed 1,833 times

  CNBC: July jobs report analysis "Employers cut 247,000 jobs in July, far less than expected and the least in any month since last August, providing…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (August 3 - 9, 2009)

  Published 09 August 2009 | viewed 3,604 times

  Risky assets last week again marched higher to the tune of economic data supporting the argument of a global economic recovery. A realization among investors…

• Bullion Regains Its Glitter

  Published 07 August 2009 | viewed 2,892 times

  August 6, 2009 Is gold bullion coming back to life? Should one read anything into the rise of 6.2% (+$56) since the yellow metal's low…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (July 27 - August 2, 2009): Part II

  Published 02 August 2009 | viewed 1,935 times

  Financial Times: Bernanke explains Fed's new openness "Ben Bernanke has explained his decision to turn the normally secretive US Federal Reserve into something of an…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (July 27 - August 2, 2009):

  Published 02 August 2009 | viewed 3,432 times

  For some reason the lyrics of Electric Light Orchestra's classic, Livin' Thing, keep resounding in my head: "You took me, ooh, woah, higher and higher,…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (July 20 - 26, 2009): Part II

  Published 26 July 2009 | viewed 2,188 times

  Forbes: Commercial real estate - from bad to worse "Veteran property investor Tom Barrack expects a refinancing crunch over the next few years to cause…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (July 20 - 26, 2009)

  Published 26 July 2009 | viewed 4,680 times

  "Goodbye safe havens, hello risky assets" seemed to be the theme during the past week as investors placed their bets on a global economic recovery,…

• Is the Yield Curve Indicating Better Tidings?

  Published 22 July 2009 | viewed 3,875 times

  While the deflation/inflation debate rages on, the jump in US government bond yield (and stronger commodities and weaker US dollar) seems to indicate that deflationary…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (July 6 - 12, 2009): Part II

  Published 12 July 2009 | viewed 1,835 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Initial Jobless Claims report - seasonally distortion "Initial jobless claims fell 52,000 to 565,000 for the week ended July 4. Seasonal…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (July 6 - 12, 2009)

  Published 12 July 2009 | viewed 3,839 times

  As I reluctantly start packing my bags after a most enjoyable two weeks of R&R in Europe (see my posts on Slovenia and Switzerland), "Words…

• Stock Markets Rolling Over

  Published 08 July 2009 | viewed 4,946 times

  Uncertainty over the global economic outlook yesterday took its toll on stock markets around the world as risk aversion favored safe-haven assets such as government…

• How to Play a Stock Market Correction

  Published 07 July 2009 | viewed 4,006 times

  Stock markets might just have finished a particularly strong quarter - with the S&P 500 Index gaining 15.2% for its best quarter since 1998, the…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 29 - July 5, 2009): Part II

  Published 05 July 2009 | viewed 1,806 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Labor market report - details less bearish than headlines "Household Survey - The jobless rate inched up to 9.5% in June…