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Posts Tagged ‘ Bond Yields ’

Stocks Resume Decline, Bond Yields Ease

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Financial News

Global stocks decline as gloomy economic news flow resumes… Euro zone services activity falls to a fresh record low… Central banks expected to cut rates aggressively… MSCI World stock index down 0.4 percent



Weaker Oil Weakens Stocks, Bonds Rise

Nov 28th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Financial News

Global stocks flat… Oil falls, trades around $53 a barrel…  Europe shares down 0.3 percent, Japan up 1.7 percent… Wall Street facing poor start… Dollar rebounds, bonds rise



The Fed’s Not in a Rush to Raise Rates

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Eric Roseman | Category: Politics & Economics

At least the traders in the futures market “know” what the Fed will do next. They’re betting on a rate hike - you can tell because the futures markets are starting to discount an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in October.



Dangers Lurk as Economies Slow in 2008 ‘Part II’

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Eric Roseman | Category: International Investing

As I said yesterday, I spent all last week touring Europe, and checking out the local investment scene. And as I traveled from Milan to Zurich, I found the same sort of dangers threatening the Eurozone that have plagued the U.S. economy since last summer.