The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 7 central banks. The only bank to announce a change to its main...
Monetary Policy Week in Review – 22 Oct 2011
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Retail Sales in February Rise to a 5-Month High
New economic data released today, showing retail sales have climbed in February to a five-month high. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday...
Forex Market Update: US Dollar Holds Ground Ahead of BoE, ECB and ...
The dollar maintained most of the gains made Wednesday, with only a slight retreat in the USD in Asian trading Thursday as the market consolidated. ... See all stories on this...
Friday Sector Leaders: Education & Training Services, Consumer Services
In trading on Friday, education & training services shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.9%. Leading the group were shares...
Tobacco Stocks Still Smokin’
By The Sizemore Letter After getting off to a slow start in January (see “Sin Stocks Trailing their More Virtuous Peers”), tobacco stocks are...
Obama’s Plan Could Affect Hedge Funds
Currently, the proposed legislation to restructure the U.S. financial regulatory system is making its way through both houses of Congress. The plan is aimed to require stability, safety and systemic risk to play a larger role in the planning, thinking and strategizing of every financial...