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Gloomy Q2 EU Data Confirmed - Will Q3 Be Any Better?

Aug 20, 2005 at 00:00

With continental Europe firmly mired in vacation mode, data from the EU has been thin on the ground lately. Still, today we learned that the flash estimate of French Q2…

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A Sign of the Times

Aug 20, 2005 at 00:00

The Sacramento Bee reports 'For Sale' signs mushroom, stay up longer. Jim Eggleston, owner of Sacramento's biggest residential "For Sale" sign installer, predicts this will be his busiest week in…

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Flammable Vapors & Vioxx Fuse - Are You Listening?

Aug 20, 2005 at 00:00

Crude oil futures closed up more than $2 to $65.80 on Friday, but the rally in oil was overshadowed in the afternoon by the Merck/Vioxx verdict in Texas. Oil recovered…

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Updating the Mortgage Finance Bubble

Aug 19, 2005 at 00:00

This is a most fascinating period for analyzing the Mortgage Finance Bubble. On the one hand, with both home transaction volumes and average prices at all-time highs, Mortgage Credit growth…

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Heavy Clouds, No Rain

Aug 20, 2005 at 00:00

If there is one thought that will cost investors billions in the near future, it is this one. The price action of the major US indices over the last year…

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Complacency Abounds!

Aug 19, 2005 at 00:00

It's been a very hot summer. Hot hazy weather tends to slow us down. Good thing we work (or most of us anyway) in air-conditioned offices. But then with the…

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Gold/Oil Ratio Extremes 3

Aug 19, 2005 at 00:00

Crude oil has been soaring this year, as irate commuters all over America are lamenting. Since January it has blasted from $42 to $67 per barrel for a massive 60%…

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GOLD: Is It Really All In The Name

Aug 20, 2005 at 00:00

Gold! The sovereign of sovereigns. When gold speaks, all tongues are silent. There is something special about gold. Its luster has cast an aura of mystique across the ages. Many…

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Bank Index Breaking Down Further

Aug 19, 2005 at 00:00

Recent price action in the Philadelphia Bank Index has just gotten more bearish - as the relative strength of the Bank Index vs. the S&P 500 (please see our January…

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Connecting the Dots

Aug 19, 2005 at 00:00

There wasn't a whole lot of action today. The Dow Jones was able to drag itself out of negative territory and end up with a 4-point gain, but it was…