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European Debt Downgrade Unikely to Budge Interest Rates

Richard Barrington | Posted 03.20.2012

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Richard Barrington

As bad as it sounds, it really is a confirmation of a long-recognized problem rather than a sign of new trouble.

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Money Managers' Least Favorite Investment

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 02.04.2012

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NEW YORK — Ask the people who invest billions for a living to name their favorite picks for 2012 and you'll get a smorgasbord worthy of a holida...

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Bi-Sectoralism III: Strength From Within

Bruce W. Jentleson | Posted 01.16.2012

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Bruce W. Jentleson

It's not "declinism" to acknowledge that America no longer assuredly sits atop the world order; it's denialism not to do so.

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A Gross Miscalculation

Dan Solin | Posted 11.06.2011

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Dan Solin

Even the best and the brightest can get it wrong. If you are relying on brokers and active managers to "beat the markets" and "add alpha," you are gambling and not investing.

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What's Next After the S&P Downgrade

Jagadeesh Gokhale | Posted 10.08.2011

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Jagadeesh Gokhale

The S&P rating should be treated as but one datum in a vast sea of information about the financial sector and the overall economy.

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Why Wall Street Seems Unfazed By Default Threats

AP | By BERNARD CONDON and MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 09.14.2011

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NEW YORK -- The CEO of a big bank says a U.S. default could be catastrophic for the economy. The head of the Federal Reserve warns of chaos. And a cre...

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China, Currency Manipulation and Globalism: The Big Backstory

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Ehrmann

Beijing orchestrated a two percent swing in the renminbi- dollar rate that has justifiably dampened profit taking by speculators and replicates renminbi market spreads against the Euro.

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Economic Recovery? History Says No Way. Not Yet.

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Schurenberg

Both the boom and its panicky finale fit neatly into a long, human tradition of greed, self-deception and financial folly. We're human. We can't help it. Sigh.

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U.S. Treasury Sweating Bullets over Financing Swelling Deficits

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sheldon Filger

The warning is crystal clear. Before the onset of the current financial and economic crisis, the U.S. had structural deficits measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

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Do You Know Which Countries Hold America's National Debt?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Nickolas

While Treasury doesn't breakdown the oil producing states which hold American debt (together they are in third place), that group includes quite a few pariah nations.

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China Will Continue Buying US Treasury Bonds

Financial Times | Henny Sender | Posted 05.25.2011

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China will continue to buy US Treasury bonds even though it knows the dollar will depreciate because such investments remain its "only option" in a pe...

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