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MitulKotecha

Contemplating Rate Hikes

Econometer | October 28th 2009

The market mood has definitely soured and risk appetite has faltered.  This is good for the USD but bad for relatively high yielding/commodity risk trades. The USD is set to retain a firm tone over the near term even if is temporary, which I believe read more

BullBearTimes

What’s the next move in U.S. Treasury bonds?

Bull Bear Times | August 31st 2009

First a few basics about U.S. Treasury securities (you can also check an earlier post for links)– U.S. Treasury securities are investments in the debt of the U.S. economy. U.S. Treasury securities have been considered the safest securities in read more

BullBearTimes

Treasury bond market

Bull Bear Times | August 11th 2009

The supply of U.S. treasury debt (U.S. Treasury bills or T-bills, Treasury notes or T-notes, Treasury bonds and U.S. Savings bonds) for sale in the marketplace is huge and will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. The U.S. government borrows read more

tomhanna

Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead June 15 to 19, 2009

Financial Options | June 14th 2009 by Tom Hanna

The big news this week will be on the inflation front and the related issue of the dollar which has been under increasing pressure the last few weeks. With the Export/Import Price Indexes showing signs of inflation in both categories, including but read more

tomhanna

Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead June 8 to 12, 2009

Financial Options | June 7th 2009 by Tom Hanna

With no major economic indicators due out Monday, the way is clear for the markets to react strongly to a decision by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the Chrysler creditor appeal to the Bankruptcy Court's approval of the Fiat sale. Mark read more

tomhanna

Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead June 1 to 5, 2009

Financial Options | May 31st 2009 by Tom Hanna

The first week of June will be a busy one for investors watching economic news with reports on manufacturing, housing and retail sales early in the week and employment related reports dominating Wednesday through Friday. There's no single indicator read more