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Category: Economics

  • Inflation Apparently is a Thing of the Past

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    The market continues to push into new territory of all-time and multi-year highs, yet it also appears to be putting positive spins on negative data releases and attaching itself to positive economic data. Housing weakens here; manufacturing slowdown there, retail sales disappoint here and inflation isn’t moderating over here. That is all I heard last…

  • Overnight Lending Rate

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    Many people have a misunderstanding about what the overnight lending rate really is. It has little to do with the U.S. domestic economy. Any nation’s interest rate is nothing more than an advertisement. Just like any mutual or hedge fund advertises its rate of return, so too do Countries via their overnight lending rate. Since…

  • Gasping for Air up there

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    The S&P 500 has run 170 points (13.8%) essentially unabated since July’s low of 1230. It’s as if the market earns brownie points each day for setting new multi-year highs, just as an alpha male earns brownie points for flattering remarks toward his girlfriend. The problem here is that the air up here is getting…

  • The Energy Correlation Coefficient

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    The recent divergence between the stock and bond markets has caused a stir among analysts concerning the direction of the economy. With the Dow hitting new highs, many equity observers have proclaimed a new bull market. Bond market analysts, on the other hand, have seen yields decline, a typical indication of a coming recession. While…

  • Globalization of Financial Markets

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    Investing abroad has been a fundamental part of institutional investor’s strategy for quite some time now, but now globalization of financial markets has given the traditional investor a chance to take advantage of the opportunities abroad. Over the last few years, especially since the U.S. recession in 2001-2002 when U.S. equities struggled, investors have looked…

  • Has Mexico turned the corner?

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    After centuries of lagging behind, Mexico seems to be headed on the right track, especially with the recent election of Felipe Calderon. Has Mexico set the foundation for its return to greatness? In the grand history of civilization, the case of the United States vs. Mexico is one of the most prime examples of how…

  • From Wall Street to Beijing: Global Finance Has New Rules, New Players

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    The rising power of hedge funds and private equity investment, continued sharp competition among Wall Street firms, and growth in China and India are the key drivers of global finance today, according to industry leaders at a recent Wharton Finance Conference whose theme was From Wall Street to Beijing: Thriving in a Changing Environment. Speakers…

  • Soaring energy costs, alongside competitive pressures and huge trade imbalances, are pushing the global economy closer to a tipping point, says Scotiabank Chief Economist

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    TORONTO, Oct. 11 /CNW/ – While the global economy expansion was still on track in the waning days of summer, the negative fallout from a growing list of natural disasters, related energy market turbulence and periodic terrorist attacks points to slower growth during the fall and winter, according to Scotia Economics’ flagship report, Global Outlook…