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Best Rate Credit Cards and Credit Cards With Low Interest Ra… | September 18th 2009 by linden huckle
It may seem most credit cards have the same features and benefits, but there are important differences. Consumers should read the card offers carefully and apply only for the ones meeting their credit needs and lifestyle. By becoming familiar with ba read more
G20 Summit in Pittsburgh Critical to Recovery
Online Forex Trading | September 18th 2009 by Rebekah
The September 24-25 G20 Summit in Pittsburgh must be more productive than the last meeting in London and may well determine the shape and depth of the recovery from the world’s deepest recession. Leaders are positioning themselves to lay out thei read more
BEA Delays Release of Personal Income Data
Community Indicators | September 17th 2009 by Ben Warner
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following announcement today:State personal income statistics for the second quarter of 2009 and comprehensive revisions to those statistics for earlier periods that had been scheduled for rel read more
The New U Recovery
Online Forex Trading | September 17th 2009 by Rebekah
Okay, the recovery will not be “V” shaped. It may not be “W” shaped, so today’s media experts now refer to the recovery as “U” shaped, even if it is an extended “U.” Well, one thing is for sure, the longer this recession-recover read more
Euro, Franc Eyed as SNB Announces Currency Policy
Online Forex Trading | September 17th 2009 by Rebekah
The Swiss Franc may see volatility late into the European session as the Swiss National Bank makes their quarterly monetary policy announcement, including an update on their policy of intervention into the currency market to prevent the appreciation read more
GBPUSD: Selling May Accelerate as Unemployment Hits 12-Year High
Online Forex Trading | September 16th 2009 by Rebekah
The UK labor market is likely to show continued weakness as Jobless Claims rise by 25,000 in August, pushing the unemployment rate (known in the UK as the Claimant Count) to a 12-year high at 5.0%. More of the same is expected going forward: a survey read more
On Wall Street – Change is Coming
Online Forex Trading | September 15th 2009 by Rebekah
Embroiled in the political turmoil surrounding a national health care initiative and with an economic recovery seemingly underway, the Obama Administration appeared to have moved its cry for investment regulation to a back burner. On Monday, Presid read more
Forex European Preview 09.14.2009
Online Forex Trading | September 14th 2009 by Rebekah
The annualized pace of contraction in Switzerland’s Producer and Import Prices is expected to have slowed to -5.5% in August from the record-low -6.1% set in July. The outcome follows a similar moderation in consumer prices during the same period a read more
3 more down: Bank failure tally hits 92
South Orange County California Community Blog | September 11th 2009
Regulators closed one large bank in Illinois and two other smaller financial institutions on Friday, pushing the total number of failures this year to 92, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. read more
Hooray for banks that refused bailouts!
South Orange County California Community Blog | September 11th 2009
It's nearly one year after the big crash, and the financial system is still functioning. read more
FX Market: Currencies Set To Move Higher On Central Bank No-Show
Online Forex Trading | September 9th 2009 by Rebekah
Another Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting has come and gone. The verdict: rates will likely be cut no further. This is according to recent statements made by RBNZ Governor Alan Bollard as the benchmark overnight cash rate was left at a record l read more
American Consumer Retreats
Online Forex Trading | September 9th 2009 by Rebekah
For all those who believed the tireless American consumer would lead the country and the globe from the depths of the recession, guess again. In the face of a conservatively stated 9.7% unemployment rate, the American consumer is not buying the rec read more
Forex European Preview 09.07.2009
Online Forex Trading | September 7th 2009 by Rebekah
The Euro Zone Sentix Investor Confidence indicator is expected to print at -13.7 in September, showing pessimists outnumber optimists by the narrowest margin since in 14 months. The metric hit a record low in March and has tracked European equities h read more
Is The Recession Receding?
Recession Survival Tips For Financial Success | September 4th 2009
The economy shrank 1% during the 2nd quarter of 2009. Economists had forecasted that the economy would shrink by 1.5%. Because the shrinkage was significantly less than predicted, experts are whispering that the recession may be over. Some are read more
Forex European Preview 09.04.2009
Online Forex Trading | September 4th 2009 by Rebekah
Switzerland’s Consumer Price Index is set to show continuing deflation as prices shrink -0.7% in the year to August, marking the fifth consecutive month in negative territory. As we noted earlier this week, the danger is that steadily lower CPI wil read more
The Federal Reserve - Wait & See?
Online Forex Trading | September 3rd 2009 by Rebekah
The Federal Reserve governors appear divided about the meaning of certain economic trends. The Fed’s August 11-12 policy session was optimistic but tempered with caution. The minutes of the meeting indicated that Reserve members felt the ri read more
Forex European Preview 09.03.2009
Online Forex Trading | September 3rd 2009 by Rebekah
The European Central Bank will take center stage in the coming trading session, with Jean-Claude Trichet and company expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 1% for the fourth consecutive month. The announcement’s market-moving potential rests read more
U.S. Dollar: U.S. Employment Picture Remains Shaky Ahead Of Non-…
Online Forex Trading | September 2nd 2009 by Rebekah
With the markets in a relative standstill for most of the day, the ADP employment report at least helped to keep currencies slightly higher against the US dollar into the New York close. According to the morning’s labor market report, US employme read more
FX Market: Australian Dollar Rises From The Depths; RBA Remains A…
Online Forex Trading | September 2nd 2009 by Rebekah
Plunging throughout the New York session, the Australian dollar seems to have found some solid ground heading into the European open. Incidentally, helping the currency’s gain is the newly released report showing a nice popup in economic growth for read more
Forex European Preview 09.02.2009
Online Forex Trading | September 2nd 2009 by Rebekah
The second revision of the Euro Zone’s Gross Domestic Product is set to confirm that the economy shrank -0.1% in the second quarter. The annual pace of contraction is expected to be revised slightly higher from -4.6% to -4.7%, but this is unlikely read more
BERNANKE, FEDERAL RESERVE, UNITED STATES NOTES, NATIONAL DEBT, IN…
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | September 1st 2009 by Tom
As for the economy, I have to say that I consider the current rally on Wall Street to be more of the same sucker's rally. Absolutely none of the fundamentals have change. Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve have done nothing but print money to throw read more
Clunkers rush lifts Ford sales
The OC Coastal Real Estate Blog | September 1st 2009 by Jared Loss
Ford Motor reported a sharp increase in U.S. sales in August, thanks to a three-week spike in demand sparked by the popular Cash for Clunkers program. But sales dropped sharply in the last week of August -- after Cash for Clunkers ended. read more
Buy good banks. Dump bad banks.
The OC Coastal Real Estate Blog | September 1st 2009 by Jared Loss
Monday was a good day for the markets. read more
EBay to unload big stake in Skype
The OC Coastal Real Estate Blog | September 1st 2009 by Jared Loss
EBay announced a deal Tuesday to sell most of its Skype Internet phone unit to a group of investors for $2.75 billion. read more
Forex European Preview 09.01.2009
Online Forex Trading | September 1st 2009 by Rebekah
Switzerland’s Gross Domestic Product is expected to shrink 1% in the three months to June, marking the fourth consecutive quarter in negative territory and revealing the economy is now contracting at an annual pace of 3%, the fastest in at least 34 read more
FX Market: Euro, Pound Boasts; Canadian Dollar Coasts
Online Forex Trading | August 31st 2009 by Rebekah
Both euro and sterling pound experienced upside momentum during the session, helped by an improvement in regional U.S. manufacturing data. According to the Institute for Supply Management – Chicago report, business activity ratcheted higher in the read more
Recession Metrics: Underwear and Donuts
Community Indicators | August 31st 2009 by Ben Warner
For an interesting look at key indicators of economic well-being, see this article from TIME Magazine's Brad Tuttle. In it, he refers to this Washington Post graphic/article on an Underwear Index, showing that as times get tough, men wear underwear l read more
Weekly Equity Update 21st-28th August :)
Smc global Blog | August 31st 2009 by preet
After closing almost flat in penultimate week, in the week gone by markets closed in green terrain following the global markets which rallied to 10-month highs buoyed by renewed hopes that the global economic recovery is gathering pace and is pulling read more
Forex European Preview 08.31.2009
Online Forex Trading | August 31st 2009 by Rebekah
A preliminary estimate of the Euro Zone Consumer Price Index is expected to show that inflation fell at an annual pace of -0.3% in August, a slight improvement over the -0.7% result registered in the previous month. Still, the bottom line is that pri read more
The Recovery of One
Undismalization | August 28th 2009 by Professor Dismal
Referencing my comments in an earlier post about the period of mixed signals we now seem to be entering, one potential concern is that, in this age of the 24-hour news cycle, we may be over-reporting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undis read more
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