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Men's Fashions Go Weird At Interest Rate Extremes

Jan 27, 2014 at 14:45

At the secular low for interest rates in the mid-1940s, the Zoot Suit had the image. Polyester "leisure" suits over-stayed their welcome until the 1981 secular high. At the recent…

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Surviving Austerity

Jan 27, 2014 at 14:35

The Irish Stock Exchange Quotient (ISEQ), gained 33.6% in 2013. Close behind were the 28% jump in the Athens General Share Index, and the 21% rally in Spain's IBEX 35…

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Investment Probabilities Say Market Has To Prove It

Jan 27, 2014 at 12:16

Deterioration in risk-on vs. risk-off charts contributed to our incremental risk-reduction moves last Thursday and Friday. Charts feed off of fundamental perceptions/economic data. The data on the housing front did…

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One Last Shot For The Fed?

Jan 27, 2014 at 10:32

Friday was a scary down day for many and Market fear was in the air. But the Fed may still have one shot to hold the market from a bad…

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Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Goes Up, But Not Decidedly

Jan 27, 2014 at 08:21

Today, we saw another article on Bitcoin on the Wall Street Journal blog. The piece is on the three key challenges ahead of the currency this year. The post argues…

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Market Disruptor: Nuclear Restarts Spells Trouble for LNG

Jan 27, 2014 at 08:05

There are two major factors that have emerged in the last five years that have sparked a surge in LNG investments. First is the shale gas "revolution" in the United…

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GBPUSD Elliott Wave Forecast: Looks Lower

Jan 27, 2014 at 05:53

GBPUSD reversed strongly to the downside on Friday from 1.6667 high where pair is showing signs of a top, even if just temporary. A decline from the high is strong…

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Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

Jan 27, 2014 at 05:44

In an email update last week, Saxo Bank chief economist Steen Jakobsen commented "Europe has a more than 50:50 chance of deflation, while the US is 25:75 against."

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How Long Can Gold Prices Be Held Down - Supply Factors

Jan 27, 2014 at 05:31

We note that newly mined gold supply in 2013 was around 2,800 tonnes [final figures yet to be published] and scrap gold was around 1,400 tonnes, before U.S. sales [which…

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GBP/USD: Surge in Selling Pressure Last Friday

Jan 27, 2014 at 05:03

GBP/USD declined sharply last Friday, negating the positive implications of the recent new highs. Supports stand at 1.6451 (22/01/2014 low) and 1.6396 (20/01/2014 low). A resistance now lies at 1.6668…