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Commodities Trading Is Banking’s New Battleground: Commentary Matthew Lynn
By Matthew Lynn - May 10, 2011 8:00 AM GMT+0900
Bloomberg Opinion
Forget bonuses. Don’t worry about bailouts. That’s all history. The battleground that matters most for the banking and finance industry right now is the profits it is making from commodities trading.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Rose 1.4% in April to Highest in Almost Three Years
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Hedge Funds Rose 1.4% in April to Highest in Almost Three Years
By Kelly Bit - May 6, 2011 2:05 AM GMT+0900
Hedge funds climbed 1.4 percent in April to the highest level in almost three years as stock markets rallied amid rising earnings and the Federal Reserve renewed its pledge to stimulate growth with low interest rates.
Hedge Funds Rose 1.4% in April to Highest in Almost Three Years
By Kelly Bit - May 6, 2011 2:05 AM GMT+0900
Hedge funds climbed 1.4 percent in April to the highest level in almost three years as stock markets rallied amid rising earnings and the Federal Reserve renewed its pledge to stimulate growth with low interest rates.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Bloomberg: Europe Producer-Price Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates on Jump in Energy
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Europe Producer-Price Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates on Jump in Energy
By Jones Hayden - May 3, 2011 6:20 PM GMT+0900
European producer-price inflation unexpectedly accelerated to the fastest in 2 1/2 years in March, adding to concerns that surging energy costs will feed through to consumers and prompt the European Central Bank to raise interest rates further.
Europe Producer-Price Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates on Jump in Energy
By Jones Hayden - May 3, 2011 6:20 PM GMT+0900
PIMCO: The Caine Mutiny (Part 2)
The Caine Mutiny (Part 2)
- Low policy rates and the increasing negative real yields that they engender as inflation accelerates represent an immediate threat to investment portfolios.
- Bond prices don’t necessarily have to go down for savers to get skunked during a process of “debt liquidation.”
- PIMCO advocates a renewed vigilance, stressing bond market “safe spread” alternatives available globally, including developing/emerging market debt at higher yields denominated in non-dollar currencies.
- Low policy rates and the increasing negative real yields that they engender as inflation accelerates represent an immediate threat to investment portfolios.
- Bond prices don’t necessarily have to go down for savers to get skunked during a process of “debt liquidation.”
- PIMCO advocates a renewed vigilance, stressing bond market “safe spread” alternatives available globally, including developing/emerging market debt at higher yields denominated in non-dollar currencies.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Bloomberg: U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Faster Pace Than Estimated, Leading Recovery
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U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Faster Pace Than Estimated, Leading Recovery
By Bob Willis - May 3, 2011 5:24 AM GMT+0900
Manufacturing expanded faster than forecast in April, driven by gains in exports and inventories that are keeping the industry at the forefront of the U.S. economic expansion.
U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Faster Pace Than Estimated, Leading Recovery
By Bob Willis - May 3, 2011 5:24 AM GMT+0900
Manufacturing expanded faster than forecast in April, driven by gains in exports and inventories that are keeping the industry at the forefront of the U.S. economic expansion.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
WSJ: Hybrid Securities Feed Yield Hunger
THE VIEW FROM HONG KONG|MAY 2, 2011
Hybrid Securities Feed Yield Hunger
By PETER STEIN and ALISON TUDOR
Asian businesses have found a way to raise money and boost their creditworthiness without ceding control of the boardroom. In the process, they are feeding investors' hunger for high yields.
Hybrid Securities Feed Yield Hunger
By PETER STEIN and ALISON TUDOR
Asian businesses have found a way to raise money and boost their creditworthiness without ceding control of the boardroom. In the process, they are feeding investors' hunger for high yields.
Reuters: Buffett remains solid on the American economy
Buffett remains solid on the American economy
By Ben Berkowitz
OMAHA, Nebraska | Sun May 1, 2011 4:29pm EDT
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett does not spend his time making stock research recommendations, but he is sure of one thing -- America should have a "strong buy" slapped on it.
By Ben Berkowitz
OMAHA, Nebraska | Sun May 1, 2011 4:29pm EDT
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett does not spend his time making stock research recommendations, but he is sure of one thing -- America should have a "strong buy" slapped on it.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
WSJ: U.S. Economic Growth Slows
ECONOMY|APRIL 28, 2011, 4:57 P.M. ET
U.S. Economic Growth Slows
By CONOR DOUGHERTY
Economic growth stumbled in the first quarter, but most economists see it as a passing phase caused by a combination of bad weather and surging prices.
U.S. Economic Growth Slows
By CONOR DOUGHERTY
Economic growth stumbled in the first quarter, but most economists see it as a passing phase caused by a combination of bad weather and surging prices.
CNN Money: 10 places where housing is soaring: France
10 places where housing is soaring
France
Annual increase: 9.5%
Paris has long been known for stylish people, delicious cuisine and universal health care. And let's not forget some of the priciest real estate in the world.
France
Paris has long been known for stylish people, delicious cuisine and universal health care. And let's not forget some of the priciest real estate in the world.
CNN Money: 10 places where housing is soaring: China
10 places where housing is soaring
China
Annual increase: 15.3% (based on Beijing and Shanghai prices)
Need somewhere to store your wealth and maybe even make a healthy profit?
Millions of Chinese have been buying up homes with the same enthusiasm once common among U.S. home buyers. With few investment options for many middle class Chinese, residential properties have become a great option to store wealth. Even while the global financial crisis in 2008 gripped many nations, China's housing market was virtually unaffected.
China
Need somewhere to store your wealth and maybe even make a healthy profit?
Millions of Chinese have been buying up homes with the same enthusiasm once common among U.S. home buyers. With few investment options for many middle class Chinese, residential properties have become a great option to store wealth. Even while the global financial crisis in 2008 gripped many nations, China's housing market was virtually unaffected.
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