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US Economy: Awry Euro claims could reward US investors, housing could recover

The day has started well with the Ira Sohn conference giving a lot of hope to ideas floating around in my head since that jump began last year, but then Jobless claims seem to have kidnapped good news baselines to

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, Financial Markets, Global, US

Asia Economy: Singapore, Japan GDP growth tracks positive reversal in fortunes

Q1 delivered another warning from Asian economies though trade data in China and Japan remained subdued on consumption imports. Japanese GDP growth would positively influence fortunes of Asia in general and in particular, Korea and China and therefore the rest

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Global, US

India vs China : ( A likes comparison) Chinese inflation ticks down to 3.4%

While Indian inflation is likely to step out of the sub 7% mark on the wholesale levels to more than 8% following the retail index, Chinese inflation ticked up to 3.4% leading to a reaction in the morning’s Asian opening.

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Posted in Amitonomics, China, Financial Markets, Global, India, India Infrastructure, Indian Stocks

Rakoff hands out $315 mln to Missie’s Purse(PERS) | Banking insight

Bank of America continued its run of good luck with Judge Rakoff letting it off in the case by Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System for $16 bln of MBS investments sold to them. Goldman Sachs had to sign a $9.8

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Posted in Banking, US

India FDI Report (2012)

India’a FDI process received a tremendous boost in March after $2 bln flows in January and February, itself a fair score were boosted to $8 bln for March even as international media slips into a morass using ignorance of India

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Global, India, Retail Lifestyle

The resurgence in Commodities is near vs the put down of Commodities is yet to be | Commodities Insight

The following is a current snapshot from my MCX trading / NCDEX on Local Indian brokerage screen in the US AM session (Till 2 PM EDT) The First chart is of Crude , prices falling thru and giving space for other

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Posted in Amitonomics, Emerging Markets, Financial Services, Global, US

Gold, Silver finally moving on own steam | Commodities insight

Silver started a secular move up on Commodities exchanges in India about two hours ago soon after it hit rock bottom from its bull run of 2011 that was broken mid year as Global economic recoveries and metals consumption slowdown

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Retail Lifestyle, US

Bank Results Season: Standard Chartered effectively neutralised in Asia? (Q1 2012)

The Temasek controversy apart ( Aside: This is not much of a controversy really, The investor wanted to hold $10 bln worth of Stan C shares and we assume and hope that Stan C will find ADIA or other bidders

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Europe, Global, India Infrastructure

US Economy: Trade deficit near $46 bln for month. Petroleum deficit down to $28 bln. Jobs deficit 380,000

Yesterday Export and Import prices jumped 0.8% and 1.3%, up largely on the imports bearing the prices of Oil. Export prices were stronger on US leading agri exports in wheat, Corn, rice and others as well while Beef exports bring

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Global, Retail Lifestyle, US

JP Morgan’s New Derivatives for Trade Finance | Banking Insight

Trade Finance could be a new money spinner for banks as the business volumes of traditional products keep growing at more than 30%. For example China’s import bill alone is $150 bln in a single month and that for a

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Brazil, Emerging Markets, Global, US
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