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2010 Global Markets Performance
by Bespoke Investment Group We last updated our chart of country stock market performance at the start of September,…
November 4, 2010
Michael Boskin’s Summer of Economic History Amnesia (Kasriel)
September 7, 2010 In a September 2 op-ed commentary in the WSJ (“Summer of Economic Discontent”), Michael Boskin,…
September 11, 2010
2010 Country Stock Markets Performance (Bespoke)
Below we highlight the year to date performance of the major stock market indices for 82 countries around…
September 4, 2010
Rupee Gets a Symbol
India’s rupee is now in an exclusive club – it joins Japan, Britain, the European Union and the U.S. as the only currencies to have globally recognized symbols.
The new symbol, shown in the picture, came out of a contest held by the Indian ...
July 26, 2010
Recipe for a Lost Decade, or Two
This is article is a guest contribution by Paul Kasriel, Northern Trust. There are legitimate concerns that the…
June 23, 2010
Paul Kasriel (Northern Trust): Airplane Musings, Part Deux
This article is a guest contribution by Paul Kasriel, Chief Economist, Northern Trust. These are some stream-of-consciousness thoughts…
June 15, 2010
Recent Country Stock Market Performance
This article and chart courtesy of Bespoke Investment. Below we highlight the performance of major equity market indices…
June 10, 2010
7 Tricks for Instant Calm, and other Weekend Reads
Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your enjoyment. Its becoming more and more apparent that being able…
May 14, 2010
Declining Bank Loans – Write-Downs or Pay-Downs? (Paul Kasriel)
This article is a guest contribution by Paul Kasriel, Chief Economist, Northern Trust. April 29, 2010 We mentioned…
April 29, 2010
Gold Market Highlights
Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,119.20 per ounce, up $25.82, or 2.36 percent. Gold…
February 20, 2010
Gold Market Highlights (week ending 02/07/10)
Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,065.85 per ounce down $15.00 or 1.39 percent. Gold…
February 7, 2010
How to Handle the Burden of Someone Else’s Apology,
and other weekend reading
How to Get Rid of Bad Breath There's an old saying that nothing is certain in life but…
February 5, 2010
Gold Outlook 2010: Gold Resuming its Historical Monetary Role – as the Anti-Currency
Keynote Speech Presented by Nick Barisheff at the Empire Club's 16th Annual Investment Outlook Luncheon Thursday January 7,…
January 11, 2010
Staggered Return to Global Growth
This report is a guest contribution by Paul Kasriel, Northern Trust. Staggered Return to Global Growth December 21,…
December 23, 2009
SWOT: Gold Market
Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,113.20 per ounce, down $2.20, or 0.20 percent. Gold…
December 20, 2009
