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The Unpoppable Bond Bubble? |
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Written by Leo Kolivakis
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
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 Colin Barr of Fortune/CNN reports on the unpoppable bond bubble:
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Nope, it's not enough for the weakest of the "Zone" |
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Written by Rebecca Wilder
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
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 Spanning the period April 14, 2010 to June 7, 2010, the euro lost 12.5% in value against the $US (this is not a trade-weighted measure of the currency value, but it'll do). As the currency tumbled, Q2 nominal export income grew quickly over the quarter for the top 5 economies in the Eurozone:
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"Is the Unemployment Problem Cyclical or Structural?" |
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Written by Mark Thoma
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
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I see that the issue of structural versus cyclical unemployment is rearing its head again. Here's something I posted at MoneyWatch a couple of weeks ago on this topic:
Is the Unemployment Problem Cyclical or Structural?: As I noted in a previous post, economists define three types of unemployment: frictional, structural, and cyclical:
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Where Are Hedge Funds Placing Their Bets? |
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Written by Leo Kolivakis
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
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 Quarterly filings were released on Monday and all eyes are on star hedge fund managers. The WSJ reports, Paulson Adds Goldman Sachs, Other Financial Stakes:
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Retirement: It's not just about money |
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Written by Cam Hui
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
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When I left Mother Merrill in early 2007 and announced that I would be moving into early retirement about nearly 30 years in the business (which eventually drove me crazy), I quoted Todd Harrison in my farewell email to friends and colleagues entitled "Cam really is leaving to spend more time with his family":
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Roger Ferguson (President and CEO, TIAA-CREF) on the Retirement Policies of the 21st century |
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Written by Claus Vistesen
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
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I like this and I definitely think that you should have a look. It raises a lot of interesting and important issues although it is exclusively framed in a US context (not strange thinking of the source).
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Written by Eric Roseman
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
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Who's buying Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities or TIPS? Rates are at rock bottom and inflation is falling, not rising.
For the first time since their introduction in 1997, TIPS now harbor the lowest yields.
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Nope, it's not enough for the weakest of the "Zone" |
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Written by Rebecca Wilder
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
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Spanning the period April 14, 2010 to June 7, 2010, the euro lost 12.5% in value against the $US (this is not a trade-weighted measure of the currency value, but it'll do). As the currency tumbled, Q2 nominal export income grew quickly over the quarter for the top 5 economies in the Eurozone:
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