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Investment Flash: Derivatives Say Bernanke Will Be Wrong

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

U.S. mortgages in foreclosure rose in April 62% from a year ago according to RealtyTrac Inc. Folks are increasingly losing their homes ... Attempting to allay fears, Federal Reserve Chairman…

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Dollar Bills, Construction Employment And Undocumented Workers

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

One hypothesis for the relatively mild contraction in residential construction employment is that a lot of these jobs have been filled by undocumented workers in this cycle. If undocumented, these…

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Signs Of The Times

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

The latest FOMC stuff indicated the Fed was professionally worried about ?inflationary' pressures, which was keeping administered rates up. The irony is that typically the senior central bank's changes in…

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The Ballistic Brazilian Bovespa Index

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

Higher prices for commodities from coffee to soybeans and iron ore to crude oil, have brought new found wealth to Brazil. Since the election of President Lula de Silva in…

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Make That a Cheap Money Bubble to Go

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

"...From Shanghai to Soho, the flood of cheap money is causing fresh mischief each day. Investors beware! Creating value is fast losing out to just taking profits..."

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Another Look at Coffee Futures in the Short Term

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

Ever since the December 2006 price high was made in the short term for the nearby coffee futures, the price of coffee has fallen a steady 23.5 % to 103.25.…

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Economy May Wake Up Without Consumers' Prodding?

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

With supplier deliveries getting faster not slower, with no materials in short supply and with industrial metals prices showing signs of peaking out, will manufacturers be motivated to quickly rebuild…

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The Main Reason Why Gold Mining Stocks are Underperforming Gold

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

Silver and uranium stocks have been good performers over the last 12 months. RSG Silver Benchmark is up over 20%, while Uranium Benchmark is up over 100%; gold stocks, however,…

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The Dollar Isn't Dead Yet!

May 22, 2007 at 00:00

With T-Bill rates diverging higher from the dollar over the past year, along with other technical divergences, at least a temporary reversal of the dollar downtrend is a strong possibility.…

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When will the Bush Boom Crack?

May 21, 2007 at 00:00

Unfortunately every credit fuelled boom ends in recession. Although no one can really predict the actual timing of a recession one can look out for certain danger signals, the major…