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Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Global stock markets: Performance round-up


This post features a performance round-up of global stock markets during the past week.

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Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Correction characterized by typical risk aversion patterns


The past week’s performance of the major asset classes is summarized in the chart below - a set of numbers indicating heightened risk aversion on the back of growing concerns about sovereign debt issues, the longevity of the global economic recovery and Chinese policy tightening. The only asset classes to end the week in the [...]

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Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Picture du Jour: Net new highs at critical juncture


The ratio of net new highs on the NYSE is now close to falling below the zero line (i.e. when new lows will again exceed new highs). A decline into negative territory would be bearish for the overall market as an uptrend cannot be sustained with net new lows.

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Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Davos: Kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa


Is the 2010 FIFA World Cup that takes place in South Africa in June/July the big moment South Africa has been waiting for to again unite as a nation and take its rightful place on the world stage in the broader scheme of things? Click through for a video clip from Davos.

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