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Italy’s Berlusconi at mercy of party rebels, markets
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has one day left to win over waverers and see off a group of party rebels threatening to bring down his government in a backlash over its failure to adopt reforms to defuse a dangerous debt crisis. Estimates vary widely over how many centre-right deputies … read full news Published:… »
Weekly market movers 1: Piigs bond exposure undermining banks, markets
Weekly Market Movers Part 1: A strategy guide to prior weeks market movers and their lessons for the coming week for traders/investors of all major asset classes via both traditional instruments and binary options. PRIOR WEEK We begin with the broad technical picture, and then look at whats … read full news Published: Mon, 22… »
Belt-tightening may squeeze economy, markets
Two years removed from its worst recession since World War Two, the U.S. economy is still struggling to create jobs, and things could get even tougher if all the talk of belt-tightening in Washington becomes reality. Data on Friday showed hiring ground to a near halt last month, driving the joble… read full news Published:… »
Nasdaq Maintaining Volume – US-FOREX.US
Though June has proven to be a weaker volume month for Nasdaq OMX Group , most analysts expected a summer lull after record volatility. The exchange’s second quarter volumes of 10.7 billion were up 48% from last year but down 2% from last quarter. Nasdaq’s matched market share is beginning to stabilize; in June was… »
Gaining Momentum – US-FOREX.US
AQR Capital Management’s recently launched AQR Momentum are designed to offer fundamental investors a bit of diversification. Keep looking for shrot term inefficiencies with the bulk of your portfolio but play the efficient markets championed by AQR’s well-known guru Cliff Asness, a long-time intellectual ally of Vanguard founder John Bogle.The momentum trading strategy measures the… »