Below is a look at the quarter-to-date and year-to-date stock market performance for 75 countries around the world. So far this quarter, the average change for the 75 countries shown has been +1.12%. For the year, the average country is up 4.76%. In 2013, the US found itself in the top half of the list in terms […]
Authored by David Hay, CIO of Evergreen Gavekal,“We’ve gone back into this kind of a foie-gras bubble environment. We’re all being force-fed risk assets. It’s an unpleasant experience when you’re playing goose to the central bank farmer.” -James Montier, strategist at elite money manager, GMO
“Unless countries come together to take the right kind of policy measures, we could be facing […]
European Stock Markets Cliff Ahead?Stock-Markets / European Stock MarketsApr 30, 2014 – 09:15 PM GMTBy: John_Mauldin
By Dirk Steinhoff(This article originally appeared in World Money Analyst)When Kevin Brekke, managing editor [of World Money Analyst], contacted me last week, I knew it was time again to survey the investment landscape. This month, I will focus on Europe […]
For the first time in quite some time we got yet more dovish words from the ECB and hawkish, no action again. Yet, this time, rather than the euro rallying the lack of action did not price support the euro. This is interesting and possibly meaningful price action.“QE was discussed” was about as dovish as the language got as inflation […]
Jamie Rodgers, vice president, Insurance Information Services, CGI, on integrating real-time driving behavior data with policy and claims records, and what new products and services can come out of it.
With usage-based insurance (UBI) now making its presence felt in Canada, the big question is how to put to work all the data it generates. Insurance Information Services (IIS) is working […]
Of all the weekly reports that come through its the trio of the Citi, UBS and AG reports that I am drawn to.I like the CS macro pulse and the GS weekly tech also the Barcap tech. There are many runners up in terms of analysis but top trio are standouts in my view.Later today the Swiss team’s regular but […]
Forex: USD trading mixed Source: BloombergThe USD is trading mixed against its major counterparts. Data released indicated that US economy grew at a level below market expectations in the fourth quarter of 2013, though it expanded more than previously estimated. Additionally, pending home sales in the US dropped unexpectedly in February, sparking concerns over the US housing sector. However, better […]
The Stock Market and Pessimistic Press HeadlinesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 20, 2014 – 08:52 AM GMTBy: Doug_Wakefield
Do you remember the following headline from the fall of 2011?”In the Absence of a Credible Plan We Will Have A Global Financial Meltdown in Two or Three Weeks” [states] Dr. Robert Shapiro, Advisor to the IMF, Zero Hedge, […]
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We may be heading into the next phase of big data. The early bets and stand-alone products seem to be moving rapidly into more sophisticated uses and broader corporate alliances.On Wednesday, three separate announcements illustrated the trend. SAP, Germany’s giant business planning and analytics software company, said it is putting a rich version of its real-time analysis software online. SAP […]
