June 22, 2011 by CC • Commentary

WSJ Federal Reserve officials downgraded their assessment of the U.S. economy’s performance Wednesday, but gave no indication they intend to take new steps to boost growth and jobs. After a meeting of the Fed’s decision-making …

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June 20, 2011 by CC • Commentary

DShort The S&P 500 finished the day up 0.54%. The index is now up 1.65% year-to-date but down 6.25% from the interim high set on April 29. From an intermediate perspective, the index is 89.0% …

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June 20, 2011 by CC • Commentary

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 2011 10:00 ET   Existing Home Sales   WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 2011 07:00 ET  MBA Mortgage Index 10:00 ET  FHFA Housing Price Index 10:30 ET  Crude Inventories 12:30 ET  FOMC Rate Decision   …

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June 17, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Seeking Alpha Friday’s Economic Calendar 9:55 Reuters/UofM Consumer Sentiment 10:00 Leading Indicators 10:30 ECRI Leading Index DShort The S&P 500 dropped from its mid-day highs to a low within a few basis points of its …

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June 16, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Seeking Alpha Thursday’s economic calendar: 8:30 Housing Starts 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims 8:30 Current Account 10:00 Philly Fed Business Outlook 10:00 House Hearing: Financial Regulatory Reform 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory 4:30 PM Money Supply …

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June 15, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan +0.3% to 9574. Hong Kong -0.7% to 22344. China -0.9% to 2705. India -1.0% to 18132. In Europe, at midday, London -0.2%. Paris -0.4%. Frankfurt -0.4%. Futures at …

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June 13, 2011 by CC • Commentary

Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan -0.7% to 9448. Hong Kong +0.4% to 22508. China -0.2% to 2701. India -0.0% to 18266. In Europe, at midday, London -1.2%. Paris +0.3%. Frankfurt +0.1%. Futures at …

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June 10, 2011 by CC • Commentary

  Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan +0.5% to 9514. Hong Kong -0.8% to 22420. China +0.1% to 2706. India -0.6% to 18269. In Europe, at midday, London -0.3%. Paris -0.6%. Frankfurt -0.1%. Futures …

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June 9, 2011 by CC • Commentary

– How to spot a bubble in real time. – Fixing America’s Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World – Even after today’s rally, just 27% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are currently trading …

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