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Fed's Dudley: "Lessons at the Zero Bound: The Japanese and U.S. Experience"

As president of the NY Fed, William Dudley is a key member of the FOMC. He clearly supports QE ... From NY Fed President William Dudley: Lessons at the Zero Bound: The Japanese and U.S. Experience. A few excerpts:

Wall Street Analysts See the Most Upside In...

Out of all the names in the S&P 500, analysts are the most bullish (in terms of price target) on BTU (+38.4%), NFX (+37.7%) and CTSH (+30.2%) over the next twelve months.

Risk of vicious circle for gold as hedging returns

The curse of hedging that blighted gold in the 1990s is making a comeback.  

Quit Biting on Apple: Congress’s Misplaced Outrage over Corporate Taxes

Senators are chomping down hard on Apple’s tax returns, trying to paint the company as Peck’s Bad Boy of corporate taxation. The lawmakers’ appetite has been whetted by a congressional investigation showing that the company avoided billions in taxes by setting up a complex web of global subsidiaries, some of them with no employees but [...]

Brand value

BRANDS are basically a promise. They tell consumers what quality to expect from a product and show off its personality. Firms invest a lot on the image of their brands to foster sales and loyalty. But measuring their value is hard. Millward Brown, a market-research company, is one of several that takes a stab at it. It has just published its annual ranking of the world's "most powerful" brands based on consumers' perceptions and the performance of the companies that own them.

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ATA Trucking Index decreases slightly in April

This is a minor indicator that I follow. From ATA: ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 0.2% in April

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