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Chasing Yield Into Minefields
Submitted by Thad Beversdorf via FirstRebuttal.com,I happened to be going through the Red Cross audited financials this morning (this is not typical morning reading for me but I’m doing some due...
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All Eyes On Yellen: Global Markets Flat On Dreadful Volumes, Oil Slides
In a world where fundamentals don't matter, everyone's attention will be on Janet Yellen who speaks at 1:15pm today in Harvard, hoping to glean some more hints about the Fed's intentionas and next...
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Major Bourses on Course to End Month Sharply Higher (WSJ)Brent crude lower on strong Middle East oil output (Reuters)Treasuries Lose Their Lead Over Shares as Fed Moves Toward Shift (BBG)Lost Decade...
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The Fascinating Story Of How The Petrodollar Was Born And Lived In Secrecy...
For decades, the story of Saudi Arabia recycling petrodollars, i.e., funding the US deficit by buying US Treasuries with proceeds of its crude oil sales (mostly to the US), while the US sweetened the...
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Japan PM delays sales tax hike, puts fiscal reform on back burner (Reuters)Japanese Shoppers Keep Wallets Shut Despite Sales-Tax Delay (BBG)Global stocks limp into June on oil and data slips...
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The Federal Reserve Has Created An Unprecedented Disaster For Pension Funds
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,When it comes to the Fed, Congress is mired in hypocrisy. The anti-regulation, de-regulation crowd on Capitol Hill shuts its mouth when it comes to...
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Futures Flat Ahead Of Strike-Impacted Jobs Report; Commodities Approach Bull...
After yesterday's two key events, the ECB and OPEC meetings, ended up being major duds, the market is looking at the week's final and perhaps most important event of the week: the May payrolls report...
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World stocks edge toward one-month high; U.S. jobs data eyed for Fed clues (Reuters)Commodities Stand on Brink of Bull Market After Oil’s Recovery (BBG)Brent crude oil holds above $50 on signs of...
View ArticleThe Only Constant Is Change
By Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.atThere are times when you just have to say no. It might be tough but it's the best way. Right now, I’m saying NO to a huge portion of my life I’ve been dedicated to...
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The Case For A Super Glass-Steagall
Submited by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,Donald Trump can instantly get to the left of Hillary with respect to Wall Street and the one percenters by embracing Super Glass-Steagall.The latter...
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Futures Flat Following Friday's Jobs Fiasco: All Eyes On Yellen Again
Every ugly jobs report has a silver lining, and sure enough following Friday's disastrous jobs report, global mining and energy companies rallied alongside commodities after the jobs data crushed...
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Yellen faces fine balance on Fed rate hike after job growth tumbles (Reuters)Oil Advances as Abu Dhabi Sees $60 Crude on Shrinking Surplus (BBG)China to submit 'negative list' for U.S. investment...
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Pure Coincidence? Massive McKinsey-Managed Hedge Fund Has Made Money In 24...
McKinsey, known as one of the world's most influential consulting firms, has another business line that hasn't been talked about much until recently - a little known investment arm called McKinsey...
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It Takes A Village To Maintain A Dangerous Financial System
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny....
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World stocks struggle to build on highs as Europe weighs (Reuters)Oil hits eight-month high on disruptions, Chinese demand (Reuters)Hillary Clinton Set for Democratic Nomination After Primary Wins...
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European Bond Yields Hit Record Lows as Stocks Tumble (WSJ)Oil prices soften on profit taking after hitting 2016 highs (Reuters)Wooing Sanders supporters will be tough task for Clinton (Reuters)Clinton...
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The 3 Pillars of Forex
We're here to explain you something that seems very basic, it seems like common things every investor should know. But for Forex, it's different - as we explain in the book Splitting Pennies. Forex...
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This Won't End Well - US Asset Managers Target Australia's $1.5 Trillion...
Hedge funds attracted a net $44 billion in assets globally last year, the smallest amount since 2012. As these increasingly desperate funds try to change that in 2016, one enormous target has been...
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Global Stocks Plunge; US Futures, Oil Slide As Brexit Fears "Jolt Markets"
Just last week we were commenting on the unprecedented level of complacency ahead of a plethora of June event catalysts, key among which the June 23 Brexit referendum vote. And then everything changed...
View ArticlePrivate Equity Trending As LinkedIn Sells To Microsoft
Going public used to be all the rage – an IPO was a sign that your brand had made it, and that the masses loved you (and your product) enough to invest in you. American fortunes were made in the stock...
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