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HSBC's Swiss Private Banking Unit Charged With Providing Unregistered Services To U.S. Clients
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 3:24 AM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged HSBC’s Swiss-based private banking arm with violating federal securities laws by failing to register with the SEC before providing cross-border brokerage and investment advisory services to U.S.
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Market Commentary: Markets Close Mixed, Sideways Trading All Afternoon
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:00 PM EDT
The averages have closed all over the place. The DOW closed flat and in the red while the small caps closed fractionally higher in the green. Volume was low for most of the afternoon with some moderate trading at the close.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Market Commentary: Averages Fall Off Morning Highs, Further Weakening Expected
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 2:02 PM EDT
The morning session drifted lower and started to regain losses by 11:30 am. The market trend is now melting up, but the averages remain in a mixed state fluctuating between the unchanged line.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Market Commentary: SP500 Opens To New High, Then Falls Dramatically
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 11:20 AM EDT
Premarkets were up +0.2% after the US GDP came in at 3.9% and the SP500 gaped up at the opening to set another new historic high while the DOW remained 40 points below its high mark. Opening volume was also a dichotomy with very high red volume holding back the BTFDers.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Monetary Policy When The Spyglass Is Smudged: A Look At Gauging Economic Slack
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 4:51 AM EDT
An accurate measure of economic slack is key to properly calibrating monetary policy. Two traditional gauges of slack have become harder to interpret since the Great Recession...
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Market Commentary: Markets Closed Quietly, New Closing Highs On Large Caps
Monday, November 24, 2014 5:53 PM EDT
Markets remained in the green and the DOW sea-sawed back and forth across the unchanged line remaining mostly flat. The small caps melted higher while the SP500 traded sideways in a narrow four point range all day on sometimes anemic volume.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Market Commentary: Averages Trading Sideways, Direction Not Well Defined
Monday, November 24, 2014 1:05 PM EDT
The morning session remained elevated and in the green, but traded sideways as volume fell to low levels. By noon there was no indications, bullish or bearish, which way the market might go.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Bitcoin Mining
Monday, November 24, 2014 11:07 AM EDT
In order to evaluate the costs and benefits of a manipulation one needs to perform a few calculations. The current market price of bitcoin is approximately $400.
In this article: BITCOMP
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A Tale Of Two Economies - It Was The Better Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:32 PM EDT
As quantitative easing comes to an end (apparently) by the Fed and is taken up by the European Central Bank (ECB), let’s compare the behavior of nominal domestic demand in each central bank’s economy and venture a reason for any differences.
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Oil Price Slide – No Good Way Out
Sunday, November 23, 2014 5:26 AM EDT
Oil sellers continue producing regardless of how low oil prices go unless they are stopped by bankruptcy, revolution, or something else. Producers of oil from U.S. shale are in this category, as are most oil exporters, including many of the OPEC countries and Russia.
In this article: XOM, RDS-A
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Low Risk High Reward Trading And Investing
Sunday, November 23, 2014 4:44 AM EDT
Whether trading for short term income or investing for long term wealth which means creating annual income/growth to your retirement accounts, the key is buying where banks are buying, and selling were banks are selling.
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Oil And Currency Markets Reflect Expectations For Lower Global Economic Growth
Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:39 AM EDT
Although the U.S. economy showed robust growth in the third quarter of 2014, recording an estimated 3.5% growth rate, economic data from Europe and China have led to expectations of potentially weaker demand for crude oil.
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Market Commentary: Markets Close With New Historic Highs For The DOW And SP500
Friday, November 21, 2014 5:31 PM EDT
The DOW and SP500 both made new closing highs today as Mr. Market continues to push the averages higher. Volume tapered down after the market opening, but remained at low levels throughout the session.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Market Commentary: Averages Fall Off Opening Highs, Continue To Trend Down
Friday, November 21, 2014 3:20 PM EDT
Volatility predictions were not to be seen this morning as the averages slowly melted downward off the opening highs. The trading rage has been in a tight, controlled and even decent all morning with volume remaining in the 'low' category.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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Market Commentary: DOW, SP500 Make New Highs On Heavy Volume
Friday, November 21, 2014 11:23 AM EDT
Premarkets were up +0.8% this morning with noticeable volume which translated into a gap up at the opening. Markets opened in the +0.8% range on high volume setting new historic highs for the DOW and the SP500.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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What Are Consumers' Experiences And Expectations Regarding Credit Demand?
Friday, November 21, 2014 4:06 AM EDT
Applying for an auto loan over the next twelve months has remained stable at 8 to 10 percent.
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