Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis:
Japan has been hopping in and out of deflation for decades. Japan is back in deflation once again. The Wall Street Journal is reporting Deflation's Return Weighs on JapanThe Bank of Japan faces mounting pressure to loosen its (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Former Python star has shown us the world beyond our shores but after forging a bond with a 26-year-old Somali refugee he hopes to open our eyes to problems much closer to homeThey make for an odd couple. One is an epoch-defi (Read More)
New York Times:
Many investors take wrong turns because they are swayed by emotion and assume that recent performance will predict the future.
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washingtonpost.com - U.S. Economy:
Anxiety reappeared on Wall Street this week, leaving markets largely lower and sending investors into short-term government bonds and the U.S. dollar, which recorded its first weekly gain in a month.
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India Times:
With FM Pranab Mukherjee refusing Airports Authority of India (AAI) the permission to issue tax free bonds for raising Rs 5,000 crore, the PSU has decided to get tough with airlines on payment part. (Read More)
India Times:
India's second largest lender, ICICI Bank on Saturday said it has raised USD 750-million through the issue of five-year bonds at its Bahrain branch. (Read More)
Google News - Business:
MiamiHerald.comDeflation's Return Weighs on JapanWall Street JournalTOKYO -- The Bank of Japan faces mounting pressure to loosen its policy as deflation tightens its grip on the nation's economy, even as some other central ba (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Donatello was the first genius of the Renaissance, but his raw, expressive work also challenges all our assumptions about the period. He is justly the star of the V&A's triumphant new galleriesThe Ricordanze of Giovanni Chell (Read More)
The Guardian:
Commodities soared and emerging markets took off, but the average small investor missed out, says Patrick CollinsonIt invests in goldmines – and it became a goldmine. Every £1,000 invested in BlackRock Gold & General at the b (Read More)
Times Online:
One of the Britain’s most generous savings products has been pulled abruptly from the market by the state-run National Savings & Investments (NS&I) after only 24 days amid complaints from rival banks and building societies. (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Gary Gordon submits: Volatility in stocks making you antsy once again? Wondering if you should pull an itchy trigger finger and sell? In truth, cash is going to make its way back into stocks, bonds commodities, currencies… a (Read More)
ETF Trends:
Stocks and many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew increasingly uneasy about a recent move away from riskier assets and into U.S. Treasuries. As investors moved money out of st (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Next week’s calendar is ablaze with data, despite the Thanksgiving holiday. The reports that have the biggest potential to move markets probably will be the multi-readings on housing and on consumerattitudes. The boost from (Read More)
New York Times:
Since 1998, the dollar’s weakness has been a major contributor to the United States stock market’s fall from global grace.
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FT.com - Your banking:
Savers chasing the best deal for their cash can now earn almost as much interest on instant access as from locking into a one-year fixed rate. (Read More)
FT.com - Your investments:
Investors who fear that the rally in investment-grade corporate bonds may be over are shifting their money into high-yield bond funds. (Read More)
FT.com - Capital Markets News and Data:
The launch of Vega-Chi, which marks the first attempt to provide a facility for block trades, is likely to be met with resistance by dealer-banks that control the telephone-based market. (Read More)