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US Economy: Fed may modify Treasury/MBS purchase programs(increase it too), ECB cuts rate by 25 bp (May 1-2, 2013)

Yesterday’s Fed Statement is largely a repeat of the situation it reported in March 2013 when Chairman Ben Bernanke met the press later and did not let on the Fed’s wavering on maintaining the $85 B in purchases of Treasuries

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Posted in Financial Markets

IT’S MONDAY: European banks follow up with more losses, Fed and European Central Bank decisions (The week ahead April 29-May 3)

Markets headed down, last weeks result impact Dow near 14.5K and its quite ready for a rocky road down the mountain, though it’s still not “Sell in May and go away” especially with Apple already ruling below 400 before the

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IT’S MONDAY: A US Morning Report to break the silence (again) for growth and optimism

US this week – March 18, 2013 to March 24, 2013 It’s Monday – A US Morning Report on the weekly doo dahs.  We are a very serious follower of Economic trends esp our own list of identified market and

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Posted in Financial Markets

Europe gets comfortable with new Banking caveat | Banking insight

Even as regulatory costs become part of a banking brand makeover especially in Big Bad London which is also holding out on Europe, the momenutum for credit has caught on  with banks in the last fe months, giving a positive

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US Morning Report: Draghi says to take the high road, honey!

Here’s what happened. Someone punched in call credentials on a Conference Call to promise only those who take the high road will survive. Corny meatballs which dish out platitudes like, We’d hate to say we told you so! would hardly

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, US

US Morning Report: It is the Economy, Mr Bernanke!

The moderate recovery underway in the data seems to wax and wane according to its distance from a scheduled Fed meeting with bad new home sales last week ignored as the Beige Book and now the Personal Income shows a

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Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, US

US Morning Report: FOMC starts tomorrow, ECB will be buying bonds, Japan is ready to join the good guys

The honest to god assessment of Geithener’s meeting with Draghi and German Finance minister Schauble today or the ECB meeting on Wednesday is that US and Europe in a Coordinated Central Bank effort willl affirm to more Central Bank Liquidity

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Posted in Amitonomics, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Global, Retail Lifestyle, US

US Morning Report: Euro to heart, what exactly is who pushing whom to?

I am sorry, it could be my personal distress as events on a tumultous tumbled expiry make my 99% confidence interval worthless to the skunk works of getting commercial success. However, Draghi’s push for the Euro after repeated commentary on

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The Thursday Fed Update: (Early Report) Budget Deficit Recovers strength

Though the average deficit for each month (Econoday commentary) is still double the traade deficit of $50 B at $904 B for the first 9 months of the Fiscal year, excluding calendaring it is still 12% down over the same

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US Morning Report: ECB, China, Earnings all spell Doom and Gloom!

Of course Marc Faber left the shores to invest internationally long ago as a true capitalist, bu t US Market look to a glum week as more than one or two hints have already been dropped for a good shapely

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