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China and EU Concerns Lifts Bonds (May 28, 2012)
The Economy and Bond Market Radar (May 28, 2012) Treasury yields were little changed as mixed economic…
Gold Equities - Insider Buying Has Recently Soared - Time to Buy? (May 28, 2012)
Gold Market Radar (May 28, 2012) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,573.03 down $19.96 per…
Natural Gas Tightens on Japan's Nuke Shutdown and U.S. Utilities Switch from Coal (May 28, 2012)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Radar (May 28, 2012) Strengths Global mining equities recovered from last week’s…
EM Weakness Spurs Spending and Stimulus Plans (May 28, 2012)
Emerging Markets Radar (May 28, 2012) Strengths The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Wednesday called for more…
The Ten IPO Commandments
Via Nic Colas of ConvergEx Group There's been a lot of hand-wringing about busted Initial Public Offerings…
Why Cupcakes are the New Cocaine, and other Weekend Reads
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome weekend! Poultry -…
Why Invest in Asian Credit? (PIMCO)
Why Invest in Asian Credit? by Showbhik Kalra, PIMCO Asian sovereign and corporate credit offer more attractive yields…
Lessons Learned from the 100 Largest US ETPs
by Noel Archand, iShares What if I told you that today’s US exchange traded product (ETP) landscape…
Redemption & Reality in High Yield ETFs
by Matt Tucker, iShares The high yield bond market is back in the news again. On the…
A Tale of Two Cities (Grant)
From Mark Grant, author of Out of the Box A Tale of Two Cities Euro bonds “didn’t…
Market Patterns: Does History Really Repeat Itself?
May 24, 2012 Randy Frederick Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives, Schwab Center for Financial Research Key Points…
Where in the U.S. Are Homes Underwater? (Map)
With U.S. home values off 35% from peak to tough, about 25% of those homeowners who have mortgages…
The Facebook Fiasco And The Pricking Of Tech Bubble 2.0
by Greg Feirman, Top Gun Financial May 24, 2012 What a disappointment Friday’s Facebook IPO was. How…
Market Gut Check Time, Again (Boyle)
by Mike Boyle, Advisors Asset Management From 4/2/12 through 5/18/12 the S&P 500 lost 8.73%. This marks…