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This post features Bill Gross’s latest newsletter, together with a short video interview. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Can You Profit From PIMCO’s World of “Total Returns?” (Wall Street Daily, 3/21/12) Pimco launches new active ETF for small investors (ETF REPORT, 3/1/12) Pimco CIO: Is Spain a ‘Tumor’ on the Euro Zone? (Value Investing, 4/18/12) 
On a year-ago basis the US economy grew at it fastest pace in the second quarter this year since the first quarter of 2005. Year-on-year growth accelerated from an adjusted 2.39% in the first quarter to 3.17%. This was in line with the 3% to 3.5% implicated by the GDP-weighted PMI as I indicated a week or two ago. Read on … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) ECRI's WLI and Deficit Spending (Kirk's Market Thoughts, 4/30/12) Three Silver Linings in the Latest GDP Figures (Wall Street Daily, 5/1/12) GDP Growth Disappoints Comes In At 2.2% (Value Investing, 4/27/12)
A new study by economists Mark Zandi and Alan Blinder showed the U.S. government’s nearly $800 billion economic stimulus and the Wall Street bailout likely steered the American economy away from another depression. In this post, Jeffrey Brown moderates a debate between Zandi and Stanford University economist John Taylor. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Is the U.S. Economy Still in a Recession? (Money Morning, 4/27/12) What's Wrong with the U.S. Economy (Wealth Daily, 4/28/12) The Recovery is a Lie (Learn Mining News, 3/26/12)
Flash data released by the European Commission for July are surprising on the upside. Confidence in the euro zone’s problem areas is also holding up. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Eurozone Descends into a Farce as "Grexit" Looms Large (Money Morning, 5/18/12) European Fiscal Compact In Crisis As Irish Vote Looms (Value Investing, 5/7/12) What the Consumer Confidence Index Means for Investors (Investment U, 3/8/12)
While the Nomura/JMMA Purchasing Managers Index for July continues to signal expansion in Japan’s manufacturing sector, the Index fell for the second consecutive month to 52.8%. According to Markit, the rate of expansion in manufacturing production was the slowest in more than a year. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) DXJ: The Smart Way to Invest in Japan? (Investment U, 4/19/12) Investing in Greek and Japanese Multinational Companies (Investment U, 3/8/12) Investing in Japan: Three Choices One Year after the Disaster (Money Morning, 3/14/12)
The video clips in this post provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead. [...] |
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