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8. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Stock markets across Asia fell with Japan’s Nikkei dropping 1.6% and Korea’s Kospi Composite falling 1.9%. New Zealand and Australian markets were also lower in trading. European debt crisis concerns were the driving force in the markets. The Euro fell to $1.3345 against the Dollar and gold rose $7.40 to $1,713.20 an ounce.
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1. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
European and Chinese manufacturing numbers came in weak and that helped to send crude oil lower. Crude oil settled at slightly higher than $100 dollars a barrel on Thursday. This is the first time since February 2009 that Chinese manufacturing has contracted.
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26. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Federal Reserve may provide another round of quantitative easing. The breakdown of the budget negotiations between Republicans and Democrats are one factor that could lead to QE3. Quantitative easing may lower long term interest rates and help with the recovery of the housing market.
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19. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Yields for European sovereign debt continue to drive the Euro lower in trading. The Euro fell against most major currencies and settled at $1.3525. In trading against the Yen, the Euro fell to 104 Yen and had the biggest weekly drop since late September. Cross currency rates improved slightly for the Euro against the New Zealand Kiwi and the South African Rand.
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14. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
A paper released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco indicates that the crisis in Europe could trigger a 2012 recession in America. According to the paper, the chances of a recession in the first six months of 2012 have increased to 50%.
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9. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Euro zone debt crisis continues to spread and yields on Italian debt broke the 7% mark today. As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 400 points in trading on Wednesday. Speculation of a smaller Euro zone with deeper integration has increased over the last week. In a recent speech, French President Nicholas Sarkozy mentioned a two-speed Euro zone which would be smaller than the current European Union.
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7. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Stock futures are lower as traders focus on Italian bonds. Bond yields for Italian debt have climbed and Berlusconi may step down as Prime Minister. The 10 year Italian government bond yield rose to 6.58%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at almost 12,000 on Friday.
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4. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Gold broke the $1,760 an ounce mark in trading this week. The precious metal rose on the possibility of slower domestic economic growth and another round of monetary stimulus. Recently, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that additional monetary stimulus may be in the works to lower unemployment. The lingering European debt crisis is also increasing demand for gold.
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1. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Dow Jones started to rebound after falling more than 300 points. Stocks fell after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a referendum on the European Union bailout plan. Currently, the Dow Jones is down slighlty less than 200 points in afternoon trading.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-markets-stocks-idUSTRE7A01NM20111101
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21. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Dollar fell in trading to a low of 75.76 Japanese Yen. The Dollar also lost ground to the British Pound and the Euro. Light trading volumes and the weekend meeting of European Union leaders contributed to the shift in currency allocations.
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19. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The European Financial Stability Facility may be increased to $2 trillion Euros. The potential increase sent the Euro higher in morning trading. Currencies that fell slightly in trading are the yen, Dollar, and Swiss Franc.
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17. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Euro declined in trading after a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that the debt crisis would not be resolved in the next few weeks. The news also sent crude oil and gold prices lower in trading on Monday.
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14. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The United States opposed a plan to almost double the size of the International Monetary Fund. Currently, the fund has $380 billion in resources. Shareholders opposed to the plan included Japan, China, Germany, Canada, and Australia.
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10. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Euro advanced today after a pledge by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Sarkozy to create a plan to recapitalize the banks and address the Greek debt load. Traders sent the Euro 2% higher against the Dollar in afternoon trading. The increase could be temporary if a satisfactory solution to the Euro zone debt is not reached in the coming weeks.
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7. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Treasury yields rose for the fourth straight day after a government jobs report indicated that the economy added more jobs in September. Ten year notes increased to 2.06% near the end of the trading day. Yields had fallen to their lowest mark on September 23rd at slightly above 1.67%.
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