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Euro Down Against Dollar
As pointed out by one of our favourite commentators, Hugh Hendry, CIO, Eclectica Asset Management, Ireland's plans to…
InTrade: Bailout Vote Prediction
Below is InTrade's prediction chart showing the odds that Congress will pass into law the government bailout on…
2 Safe Positions: Cash and Fetal
The two safest positions in this market are Cash and Fetal. Jeff Macke, of Fast Money From Tom…
Hendry: Ireland's Guarantee will Destroy Euro
We are huge fans of Hugh Hendry, the outspoken and brash CIO of UK based UK-based Eclectica Asset…
High Yield Credit Spreads at Record Levels
As of today, credit spreads on High Yield bonds have attained new heights, those not seen since October…
Bailout Failure: Voters Rescued
Perhaps the biggest problem with the credit market debacle is that Main Street doesn't get it. Literally. Try…
Is There a Bull Market Somewhere?
Not likely, according to PIMCO's Bill Gross. In his most recent Investment Outlook, Gross, reasons and opposes (for…
Credit Crisis Observations
Niels Jensen and Jan Wilhelmsen of Absolute Return Partners (www.arpllp.com) produced an informative analysis of the credit crisis…
Oil Front Month Contract Goes Haywire
Today's trading in the oil saw the front month October contract, which rolled over today, close at $123,…
Highs and Lows of the Week
The following chart shows how the ten sectors of the S&P 500 performed this week in the context of…
Oil Closes at $104
Oil prices rallied back over $100 in the midst of this weeks turmoil, to close Friday at $104, up…
Rob Fraim's Call on Energy
September 17, 2008 - The fall in the price of oil during the past two months may not have surprised everyone,…
Energy-Led Correction: Capitulation Selling Underway?
BCA Research postulates that commodities are in a bull market consolidation and that it does not appear to…
International Equity Snapshot
Equity markets across the world have been reeling lately, and our trading range charts for indices of 22…
Few Gain, Many Lose from Frannie Bailout
UK bank shares are having a huge day (above are the 9:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) prices of UK bank stocks,…
