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Last Year's Winners Unwinding Along With Dollar Carry Trades
The weakness in the Euro is causing a short-squeeze in the U.S. dollar funded carry trade. The short…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
David Rosenberg: What a Difference a Year Makes
One year makes a quite a difference: A year ago, China was embarking on a massive fiscal and…
Is Deflation Still a Risk?
Deflation is an economic problem that has become synonymous with the Great Depression, but in fact, there is…
Chart: Baltic Dry Index Continues to Drop
"The Baltic Dry Index, which measures changes in the cost to ship goods by sea, is about as volatile…
A Magic Bullet for Inflation and Deflation?
During the better part of the last 18 months, since the financial crisis erupted, the debate over whether…
A Classic Media Moment with Mel Gibson
During an interview to promote his new movie, "Edge of Darkness," Mel Gibson became visibly irritated with the…
What are the Origins of Groundhog Day?
Ever asked yourself, what is this Groundhog Day thing anyway? This excerpt is courtesy of National Geographic, February…
Crude Oil Update…What Does the Chart Say?
It appears as though crude oil has an amazing cyclic quality that can be timed quite accurately with…
If PIIGS Could Fly
This article is a guest posting from Niels Jensen*, Absolute Return Partners. "A democracy is always temporary in…
Emerging Markets Highlights
Emerging Markets Strengths Fitch raised Indonesia's long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings from BB to BB+, the…
Energy and Natural Resources Highlights
Energy and Natural Resources Market Despite forecasts for record grain supply over the 2009 and 2010 growing season,…
Gold Market Highlights
Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,081.28 per ounce, down $11.92, or 1.09 percent. Gold…
Economy and Bond Market Highlights
The Economy and Bond Market The 10-year U.S. Treasury note was relatively stable this week, with the yield…
Index and U.S. Markets Highlights (February 1, 2010)
Index Summary The major market indices were lower this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Index fell 1.04 percent.…
Paul Volcker On How to Fix the Financial System
Paul Volcker's Op-Ed in the NY Times: “The phrase “too big to fail” has entered into our everyday…
