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Broader Measure Of Unemployment Hits 16.5% In June
Boom2Bust.com | July 2nd 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
Earlier today, the Labor Department announced the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.5%, a 26-year high. Nonfarm payrolls shrank by 467,000. Could America’s labor woes possibly be any worse? You bet. This morning, Phil Izzo of the Wall Street Journal read more
Unemployment Rate Rises, Highest In 26 Years
Online Forex Trading | July 2nd 2009 by Rebekah
Unemployment continued to worsen in the month of June according to the latest US Non-Farm Payrolls report released in the New York morning. Although there are hints that recent slashing in jobs may have abated, figures continue to show a lack of su read more
Forex European Preview 07.02.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 1st 2009 by Rebekah
Euro volatility looks likely in the coming session as the European Central Bank issues a highly contested interest rate decision. The central bank is facing mounting pressure to provide greater monetary stimulus, with the Paris-based Organization for read more
ISM Manufacturing Index June PMI 44.8%
Futures and Options Advisory Service | July 1st 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in June for the 17th consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the second consecutive month following seven months of decline. read more
ADP Employment Report Hurts Dollar
Online Forex Trading | July 1st 2009 by Rebekah
ADP Employment – US private sector companies continued to shed jobs in the month of June as the ADP employment report showed another decline of 473,000 jobs lost in the month. Although better when compared to the almost 700,000 average lost in the read more
Forex European Preview 07.01.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 30th 2009 by Rebekah
German Retail Sales are expected to come to a standstill in May with annualized receipts falling for the fourth consecutive month, this time by -1.5%. Deepening turmoil in the labor market has weighed on disposable incomes, trimming spending and enco read more
Economic Recovery?
Ask Haley - Marketing for Staffing Firms and Recruiters | June 30th 2009 by Brad Smith
Jobless claims, home sales, consumer confidence, interest rates. Most of us look to traditional indicators to gauge the state of the economy. But what do dry cleaners, first dates and romance novels show us? I came across this great article that feat read more
Forex European Preview 06.30.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 29th 2009 by Rebekah
The final revision of UK Gross Domestic Product is expected to reveal the economy shrank -2.1% through the first quarter, a greater contraction than the originally-reported -1.9% decline. In annual terms, GDP is expected to have shrunk at a pace of - read more
Key Unemployment Data Sets Weekly Tone For Currency Market
Online Forex Trading | June 28th 2009 by Rebekah
FX traders will be eyeing the world’s largest economy this week, along with additional data from G-8 countries, as the US unemployment number will once again be the talk of the town. Adding to some near term activity will also be the fact of a shor read more
Recession? Depression? Deflation? The ABC's of the Economic Downt…
Investment And Money Matters | June 27th 2009 by Blossom
by Dane Smith News of the economy is inescapable these days and most of it is bad news. The economy dominates the headlines, the evening news and our daily conversations. Sorting out what all the terms mean and what they have to do with your indivi read more
Weekly Commodity Outlook 6/26/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 26th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Dollar The Dollar showed weakness again this week but still no close below 80.00. (as of Friday before the close). Resistance is now 81.30. The FOMC Statement showed no change for the markets. As the Fed didn’t release any information abo read more
Personal Income May 2009
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 26th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Personal income increased 1.4% and Disposable Personal Income increased 1.6%. Real PCE increased 0.2% inthe month of May. Read full report here. read more
Forex European Preview 06.26.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 25th 2009 by Rebekah
Preliminary estimates of Germany’s Consumer Price Index are expected to show that the annual inflation rate fell to -0.1% in June, the first reading in negative territory in 23 years. We had noted the likelihood of such an outcome last week as Prod read more
The Sell/Write/Short an Option Strategy
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 25th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
The Sell/Write/Short an Option. This strategy has unlimited risk and carries margin requirements just like a futures contract. Margin requirements are calculated differently at different brokerage houses. Make sure before entering in this position yo read more
Weekly Claims For Unemployment Insurance
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 25th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
In the week ending June 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 627,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 612,000. The 4-week moving average was 617,250, an increase of 500 from the prev read more
Quarter 1 2009 GDP
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 25th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
The first quarter GDP decreased by 5.5%. Fourth quarter real GDP decreased by6.3%. Read Full report here. read more
Federal Open Market Committee Statement Release June 24,2009
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 24th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Interest rates st at 0-1/4%. Read Full Report here. read more
New Home Sales May 2009
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 24th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
New home sales have fallen in the month of May at a rate of 342,000. A drop of 0.6% from the revised data from April. The median sales price of new houses sold in May 2009 was $221,600. Read whole report here. read more
Major Currencies Still Higher On US Durable Goods Orders
Online Forex Trading | June 24th 2009 by Rebekah
Not surprising, major currencies including the British Pound and Australian dollar continue to trade higher, while the Euro continues to meander slightly below yesterday’s close, throughout the New York morning session. Attributed to the upbe read more
Ahead of the FOMC Statement
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 24th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Stock traders have enjoyed the previous four Federal Open Market Committee Statements with an average of 2.5% increase in the markets. Will this be the fifth straight gain in the equity markets. With recent economic indicators showing, the worst may read more
Forex European Preview 06.24.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 24th 2009 by Rebekah
The Euro Zone Current Account deficit may narrow for the sixth consecutive month in April, but looking beyond the headline figure reveals a picture that is hardly encouraging for the currency bloc’s economic prospects. The trade portion of the metr read more
May Existing Home Sales 2.4%
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 23rd 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Sales of existing homes showed another gain in May of 2.4% . May’s increase was the first back-to-back monthly gain since September 2005. read more
Philly Fed News and Musings on Market Timing
Epiphany Investing | June 23rd 2009 by Ryan Barnes
Well it seems that I didn’t need to be in any kind of rush to get into Micron. While the Philly Fed report was an improvement, it did not add to any existing market catalysts in a meaningful way. While the diffusion index was barely negative and th read more
Commodity Update 6/22/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 22nd 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
With no reports coming out for the next two days, some of the markets are still selling off this am. Wednesday will be quite an active day with New Home Sales, Advance Durable Goods, and the FOMC Statement. Thursday should be much of the same wit read more
Dark Pools Need Light
Online Forex Trading | June 22nd 2009 by Rebekah
Schapiro Adds Light to Dark Pools In his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last week, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reiterated the administration’s insistence on strict transparency throughout all financial markets. In a s read more
Forex European Preview 06.22.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 22nd 2009 by Rebekah
Germany’s IFO Business Climate indicator is expected to rise to 85.0 in June, the third consecutive improvement since the metric hit a record low at 82.2 in March. The forward-looking Expectations component of the survey is seen rising for the seve read more
Weekly Outlook 6/19/09
Futures and Options Advisory Service | June 19th 2009 by Jimmy Tintle
Dollar- The dollar is no longer a safe haven as good economic reports have been regular. The dollar has slowly been pulling itself off the opposite of the stock market and getting back to a normal movement. Strength in the markets strength in th read more
The Fed and Recovery
Online Forex Trading | June 19th 2009 by Rebekah
The Fed at the Center of Regulation The Federal Reserve is headed for a larger role in the government’s initiative to regulate the country’s overall financial activity. Prior to the recession, the Federal Reserve was an apolitical body read more
Canadian April Retail Sales Unexpectedly Decline 0.8% on Autos
Currency Newswire | June 19th 2009 by Glenn
Canadian retail sales unexpectedly fell in April, dropping for the first time in four months, on fewer purchases of automobiles. Sales declined 0.8 percent to C$33.5 billion ($29.8 billion), Statistics Canada said today in Ottawa. Economists expected read more
Forex European Preview 06.19.2009
Online Forex Trading | June 18th 2009 by Rebekah
German Producer Prices are set to fall -3.6% in the year to May, the largest decline in 22 years. The reading foreshadows continued downward pressure on consumer inflation as cheaper wholesale prices are passed on via a lower final price tag. German read more
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