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Emerging Markets Highlights (March 7, 2010)
Emerging Markets Strengths South Korea’s exports increased by a higher-than-expected 31 percent in February (year-over-year), a fourth month…
10 Surprisingly Unhealthy Kids' Foods,
and other Weekend Reads
Here are this weekend's reading diversions. Here's to better health, happiness, and love. Have a great weekend! Change…
Gold Market Highlights (February 28, 2010)
Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,117.60 per ounce down $1.60 or 0.14 percent. Gold…
Energy and Natural Resources Market Highlights (February 28, 2010)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Strengths The Baker Hughes weekly rig count climbed by 28 rigs in the…
Emerging Markets Highlights (February 28, 2010)
Emerging Markets Strengths Taiwan’s GDP grew 9.2 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2009, exiting a recession…
Changing as Markets Change
By Frank Holmes CEO and Chief Investment Officer I had the chance to listen to a prominent MIT…
India - Markets give thumbs up to Budget 2010
Markets give thumbs up to Budget 2010 Courtesy of Equitymaster.com The Union Budget 2010 brought some cheers to…
Barry Ritholtz Sticks with Stocks, Especially Emerging Markets
“As long as the Fed is going to make money free … it’s hard to find a short,”…
WSJ: India Joins China in Global Hunt for Commodities
This article is a guest contribution by TraderMark, of Fund My Mutual Fund Blog. A few weeks ago…
Carry Trade Withdrawal Gives China Safe Opportunity to 'Talk' Tightening
Chinese stocks, commodities, and global markets, for that matter, are not correcting due to the anticipation of reduced…
China, The Countervailing Force
If the by-products of the western credit crisis - tight credit, stimulus and quantitative easing, zero-percent interest rates, …
The Economy and Bond Market Highlights
The Economy and Bond Market In a surprise move this week, the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate…
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…
Energy and Natural Resources Markets Highlights
Energy and Natural Resources Market Strengths Despite a severe recession in 2009, the World Bureau of Metals Statistics…