Asian markets rose Thursday with investors piling money into China stocks, despite the government’s efforts to control liquidity. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.3%. In Japan the N…
If stocks are rising, that should mean the economy is improving. Yet even though the S&P 500 has soared 80% from its March 2009 lows, 70% of Americans don’t believe the recession is over. Which side has a firmer grasp of realit…
Some of the best reads for investors from around the Web, including posts evaluating how consumers spend their money, whether Google could be considered a monopoly and the debate about the Fed’s policy on quantitative easing.
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For a host of reasons, when the dollar spikes, stocks drop, and when the dollar falls, stocks soar. Right now, with dollar sentiment reaching maximum bearishness, contrarians are preparing for the next shift. If the dollar rise…
After initially voting for the QE2 plan, Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh said in a speech Monday that the government’s decision to buy $600 million worth of bonds to spur the economy is a bad idea.
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