Tag: Currency
G-7 Pledges to Restrain Japanese Yen
by Lauren Cooper on Mar.18, 2011, under Towing
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index advanced 2.7% on Friday, ending a turbulent week at 9,207. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1% to 22,300 and in China the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% to close at 2,907.
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G-7 Pledges to Restrain Japanese Yen originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:50:00.
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer Maps Out the Investing Pitfalls of Political Unrest
by Vishesh Kumar on Mar.11, 2011, under Towing
Most Wall Street experts are far better equipped to analyze a corporate risk over a political threat. But today, it’s political unrest in the Middle East and beyond that’s driving world markets. So we asked Ian Bremmer, president of political risk consultancy The Eurasia Group, to break down the major developments and what investors should expect.
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Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer Maps Out the Investing Pitfalls of Political Unrest originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:45:00.
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Libya Isn’t the Only Force Working Against Stocks
by Charles Hugh Smith on Feb.24, 2011, under Towing
With Mideast turmoil chasing oil higher and stocks lower, it’s a good time to check the charts and see what price levels seem to be key “lines in the sand.” Some indicators have been warning for months that the steep rally was preparing to reverse.
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Libya Isn’t the Only Force Working Against Stocks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, Investing, Investing Basics, Currency, Market News
Trapped: The Fed Has Painted Itself Into a Corner
by Charles Hugh Smith on Feb.23, 2011, under Towing
Having committed itself to ultralow interest rates and quantitative easing, the Fed is now caught in a double bind: Continue those policies and keep pumping money into speculative, inflation-hiking commodity bets — or end them and let rates rise, with the harmful economic impact.
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Trapped: The Fed Has Painted Itself Into a Corner originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:30:00.
For Investors and Job-Seekers, a Little Inflation Is a Good Thing
by Joseph Lazzaro on Feb.22, 2011, under Towing
Inflation has inched higher in the past six months, but that’s not a danger sign, but rather a harbinger of improving economic conditions and a strengthening recovery. And that, in turn, should lead to higher wages and more hiring in the year ahead.
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For Investors and Job-Seekers, a Little Inflation Is a Good Thing originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:00:00.






