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Kevin O’Rourke on the eurozone crisis

November 30th, 2011
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Kevin O’Rourke delivered a hugely insightful talk on the crisis and the global situation at a conference in Dublin last week. His presentation is here.

Dow 11,000 or 13,000?

November 30th, 2011
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Just last Monday when the Dow was trading right around 11,500, we asked Bespoke readers which level the Dow would reach first -- 11,000 or 12,000.  As shown below, 60% of respondents said the Dow would head lower and hit 11,000 first, while 40% said the Dow would head higher and hit 12,000 first.

Fed saves Europe's banks as ECB stands pat

November 30th, 2011
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The US Federal Reserve has been forced to take emergency action, acting as global lender of last resort to shore up Europe's banking system.

New Study Examines Differences in How Central Banks Implement Policy

November 30th, 2011
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The New York Fed has released the latest article in its Current Issues in Economics and Finance series.

Percentage of Stocks Above 50-DMAs by Sector

November 30th, 2011
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As we noted in our earlier post, 71% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are currently trading above their 50-day moving averages.  Below we highlight the percentages for the ten S&P 500 sectors as well.  As shown, the Energy sector currently has the strongest reading at 86%.  Utilities (82%) and Industrials (80%) are the

Fixing Financial Crises – Lessons from the Asian and Global Financial Crises

November 30th, 2011
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Andrew Sheng will address this topic at the IIEA next Monday - details here.

Euro Area Spreads

November 30th, 2011
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Today's coordinated actions by global central banks seem to be having a mostly positive impact on alleviating the gap between spreads on sovereign debt of EU countries relative to Germany.  As shown in the charts below, spreads on 10-year debt of Italy, France, and Spain have all contracted to varying degrees from their recent highs.

Web Chat: Congress Set for Showdown over Payroll Tax Extensions

November 30th, 2011
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Less than a week after the collapse of the super committee, Congress is set to begin debate on extending and expanding payroll tax cuts due to expire at the end of the year.

Martin Engineering opens offices in Lima Peru

November 30th, 2011
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Thanks to the folks at Martin Engineering for forwarding this information on their new offices that are opening in Lima, Peru. A worldwide leader in bulk materials handling technology has announced a new sales and service location, as Martin Engineering opens its offices in Lima, Peru.  The new facility will provide products and technical support [...]

A Big Bounce

November 30th, 2011
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As shown in the first chart below, the S&P 500 has moved nicely back above its 50-day moving average (white line) today.  The index bounced right off of the bottom of its trading range (blue shading) on Monday and hasn't looked back.

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