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Daily Briefing : May 16, 2013
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 - May 16, 2013

CurrenciesEUR/USD- the pair has bounced from its support on a 30 minute time frame. The RSI is showing that the bias could be to the upside.USD/JPY- the price is trading in a bullish channel on a 30 ...

 
Eurozone: Still In Recession
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 - May 16, 2013

In Q1 2013 activity kept contracting in the eurozone. According to Eurostat’s flash estimate, GDP came in worse-than-expected, falling by 0.2% q/q, after contracting by 0.6% q/q in the previous ...

 
On Insurance Investing, Part 7 [Final]
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 - May 16, 2013

1) The first thing to realize is that diversification across insurance subindustries usually does not work. Do not mix: Life & P&CFinancial & AnythingHealth & AnythingMaybe you can ...

 
The Small Cap Strategy Returning 28% YTD
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 - May 16, 2013

Net Net Working Capital Background: The original concept of NNWC came from Benjamin Graham, as he loved to pick up stocks trading at dirt cheap valuations. Put simply, NNWC stocks are those that trade...

 
International Investors Loving US Stocks Now
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 - May 16, 2013

International investors are the most bullish they’ve been on the U.S. and Japanese markets in more than 3-1/2 years as both countries’ economies are seen as improving, according to the ...

 
Capital Spending Still Missing In Japan’s Growth
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 - May 16, 2013

While growth in the world’s third largest economy, Japan, surpassed expectations in the first quarter, expanding at its fastest pace in a year, an important pillar of growth was missing: revival...

 
US Industrial Production Declines
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 - May 16, 2013

Industrial production declined in April by the most in eight months, indicating American manufacturers will provide little support for an economy beset by weaker global markets and federal budget ...

 
Japan’s Economy Grows Faster Than Expected
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 - May 16, 2013

Japan’s economy grew at a faster than expected pace in the first quarter, led by robust private consumption and a rebound in exports on the back of the government’s radical policies to ...

 
China Retains Position As Largest Holder Of US Debt
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 - May 16, 2013

China retained its lead over Japan as the largest foreign creditor to America in March, U.S. Treasury Department data show.China’s holdings of Treasuries fell 0.1 percent in March to $1.25 ...

 
France’s Role In Europe’s Future: Decisive
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 - May 16, 2013

France played a decisive role in shaping not only the euro system but the entire European project. This history has predisposed French leaders to the goal of preserving the euro at all costs. Those ...

 
First Steps
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 - May 16, 2013

Yesterday saw a mixture of results, the best of which were the EUR/USD (6 points below target) and GBP/USD (point perfect at the top of the projection range.) I was a bit perplexed at first, as I saw ...

 
Germany 'Second Economic Miracle' And Other Psychedelic Feats
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 - May 16, 2013

At first blush, the German economy appears to be ailing – at first blush because the stock market, in its omniscient manner, doesn’t see it that way. It’s predicting wondrous ...

 
U.S. Housing Starts: April 2013 Preview
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 - May 16, 2013

Housing starts are expected to total 1.013 million in April in today’s update, based on The Capital Spectator's average econometric forecast (seasonally adjusted annual rate). That’s a ...

 
Surprising Asset Allocation Results That Really Aren't Surprising
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 - May 16, 2013

Monday's article on the average to above-average results that usually describe a passive allocation to all the major asset classes brought charges of foul play from some quarters. A few critics said I...

 
Gold And The Mere Whisper Of The Name ‘Soros’
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 - May 16, 2013

The recent rumors that George Soros was involved in a big way in the fall off the Australian dollar sent us back to the good old days of Soros’s notoriety, the 1992 deal that forced the Brits to...

 
Upside Breakouts Everywhere
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 - May 16, 2013
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As the major US averages grind to more new highs, I am seeing signs of confirmed upside breakouts everywhere. Consider, for example, this relative performance chart of the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) ...

 
Industrial Output In April Slumps, The Most In 8 Months
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 - May 16, 2013

Industrial production fell more than expected last month, sliding 0.5% in April. That’s a bit deeper than economists projected, and it's an even bigger drop relative to the modest gain that my ...

CFDs Quotes
 SPX 500 Futures1663.95+15.95+0.97%  
 NQ 100 Futures3024.60+26.35+0.88%  
 US 3015354.79+121.57+0.80%  
 DAX8398.00+28.13+0.34%  
 FTSE 1006723.06+35.26+0.53%  
 Japan 22515138.12+100.88+0.67%  
 US Dollar Index84.34+0.44+0.52%  
CFDs Quotes
 Gold1357.75-29.15-2.10%  
 Silver22.190-0.469-2.07%  
 Copper3.316+0.021+0.64%  
 Crude Oil95.91+0.74+0.78%  
 Natural Gas4.059+0.127+3.23%  
 US Cotton No.286.34+0.32+0.37%  
 US Coffee C137.00-3.25-2.32%  
 
 EUR/USD1.2834-0.0048-0.37%  
 GBP/USD1.5168-0.0100-0.65%  
 USD/JPY103.19+0.93+0.90%  
 USD/CHF0.9724+0.0077+0.79%  
 AUD/USD0.9736-0.0072-0.73%  
 USD/CAD1.0276+0.0084+0.83%  
 EUR/GBP0.8462+0.0025+0.30%  
CFDs Quotes
 Euro Bund145.16-0.04-0.03%  
 Euro BTP116.57+0.68+0.59%  
 Euro BOBL126.675+0.060+0.05%  
 UK Gilt117.69-0.35-0.30%  
 US 2 YR T-Note110.25-0.02-0.02%  
 US 10 YR T-Note131.84-0.50-0.38%  
 US 30 YR T-Bond143.89-1.29-0.89%  
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  SNB0.00%Jun 20, 2013 
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  BOC1.00%May 29, 2013 
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