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I recently penned two bearish posts about the outlook for US Treasuries, namely “US bonds – the end of a 30-year bull market” and “Government bonds – what’s up?” Let’s now turn to two other analysts for additional perspectives on this very pertinent issue. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Bonds: The Most Important Asset Class (Expected Returns, 4/18/12) Investing in Bonds: How to Build a Bond Ladder (Money Morning, 4/24/12) Emerging Market Bonds: Less Risk Than You Think (Investment U, 5/11/12)
Chart of the Day has produced a handy graph to illustrate the magnitude of rallies that followed massive bear markets. Click through … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Dwolla: Threat to the Financial Services Industry? (Investment U, 4/24/12) DJIA Chart – Trading Channel or Not? (My Trader's Journal, 5/13/12) The Dow Reaches a Four-Year High (Wall Street Daily, 5/2/12) 
By André Coetzee of Kagiso Securities. The seasonally adjusted Kagiso PMI gave back some of February’s strong gains in March, falling by 4.8 index points to 55.6. Despite the decline, the PMI averaged 56.5 during 2010Q1 – the best reading since 2007Q2 and up strongly from 50.1 in 2009Q4. The [...] More on this topic (What's this?) China’s Manufacturing Sector Stabilizes (Wall Street Daily, 4/23/12) Harbinger, Spectrum Back In Spotlight (The DIV-Net, 5/16/12) Purchasing Managers Index gives back some gains (Wall Street Sector Selector, 4/16/10)
The Congressional Oversight Panel is grading the Treasury Department again on its effectiveness and response to the foreclosure crisis. In this post, Elizabeth Warren, chairman of the oversight panel, talks to CNBC. [...]
Wh the exception of Australia, the recent trend in global consumer confidence is nothing to get excited about, argues Rebecca Wilder in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What the Consumer Confidence Index Means for Investors (Investment U, 3/8/12) Consumer Confidence Drops in March as Gas Nears $4 a Gallon (Value Investing, 3/16/12) OZ Consumer Confidence Improves (Jutia Group, 4/11/12) |
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