Thursday, March 31, 2011

US OPENING NEWS INCLUDING: ICE and NASDAQ have made a rival bid for NYSE ... - Proactive Investors UK

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US OPENING NEWS INCLUDING: ICE and NASDAQ have made a rival bid for NYSE ...
Proactive Investors UK
51.7) (RTRS) Fed's Lacker said he hasn't made up mind yet on whether it is worth cutting QE2 short. (RTRS) In other news, Fed's balance sheet expanded to USD 2.606trl in the week ended March 30th from USD 2.585trl the prior week. ...

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Stocks retreat on Thursday - Examiner.com

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Stocks retreat on Thursday
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Relative to the size of their economy, the BoJ spewed the equivalent of their own QE2 -- in just 3 days. The pathetically-thin trading volume on Tuesday and Wednesday made it easier to paint the tape green. By Thursday, the deteriorating condition of ...

What Can Y2K Tell Us About QE2? - Barron's

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What Can Y2K Tell Us About QE2?
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With QE2 having past the half-way point of its voyage of purchasing a net $600 billion of Treasury securities, the question uppermost in investors' minds is what happens when that ocean liner reverses course. In addition, a growing number of Fed ...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

WEYMOUTH: Sad farewell to a grand old ship - View Online

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WEYMOUTH: Sad farewell to a grand old ship
View Online
“Now at the end of Bayleaf's life we came to Portland from Dubai where we again met the QE2 which is permanently laid up there, so it was truly an occasion to meet old friends in the ship sense of the word.” The 170m Bayleaf can carry 17 million litres ...

Queen Elizabeth liner pays visit to QE2 in Dubai - BBC News

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Queen Elizabeth liner pays visit to QE2 in Dubai
BBC News
Ocean liners the QE2 and Queen Elizabeth have berthed next to each other in Dubai in their first ever meeting. Southampton-based Queen Elizabeth, currently on the return leg of its first world cruise, arrived at 0900 local time (0500 BST). ...

2 Resources-Related ETFs Signal Caution for the Global Economy - Seeking Alpha

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2 Resources-Related ETFs Signal Caution for the Global Economy
Seeking Alpha
That said, QE/QE2's dollar devaluation and subsequent rise in commodity prices are likely to lead to some profit contraction. That would be yet another “worry” for investors to hurdle in April-May. Okay… so there may be reasons for optimism and reasons ...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Absence of fresh bad news is being taken as good news - FXstreet.com

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Absence of fresh bad news is being taken as good news
FXstreet.com
We wrote on Monday that this week was one Fed speaker after another, and this time they are out in force talking up the end of QE2, rising rates and fear of inflation. St. Louis Fed Bullard started it off with comments in Prague and tonight he speaks ...

Monday, March 28, 2011

Why the Dollar May Make Comeback - Smartmoney.com

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Why the Dollar May Make Comeback
Smartmoney.com
The Federal Reserve and QE2. The Fed's QE2 bond-purchasing program is scheduled to end in June. Recent extremely weak housing market data has prompted some debate about a QE3 (heck, Cunard, the cruise line, has launched a third QE itself, ...

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Stocks backpedal on Monday afternoon - Examiner.com

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Stocks backpedal on Monday afternoon
Examiner.com
In his most recent Weekly Market Comment, Dr. Hussman discussed what will happen when the Federal Reserve takes away the crack pipe by ending the second phase of quantitative easing (QE2) on June 30: Still, barring a surprise early-conclusion to QE2, ...

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N2K Top 10: Always the Lawyer; Full Command - National Journal

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N2K Top 10: Always the Lawyer; Full Command
National Journal
SHORTING QE2? Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard suggested on Saturday that the Fed should consider cutting short its current $600 billion round of bond purchases, but such a move seems increasingly unlikely. ...

Short Precious Metals May Be the Next Big Trade - Minyanville.com

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Short Precious Metals May Be the Next Big Trade
Minyanville.com
The author also assumes that if the world doesn't fall apart when the Fed ends QE2, then precious metals prices will implode. If only it were that simple. When viewing investments in Argentina in 1999, that didn't quite work out. ...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

A front-row seat to five decades of change at The Record - Stockton Record

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A front-row seat to five decades of change at The Record
Stockton Record
The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II was named and launched at Clydebank, Scotland. And Hurricane Beulah flooded 43000 acres in Texas, destroying farms, homes and lives. But far from Texas, Scotland and even Southern California where the Nelsons and ...

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Britain's leaders should come clean on the true depth of the fiscal crisis - ForexLive

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Britain's leaders should come clean on the true depth of the fiscal crisis
ForexLive
Blackday: The spark has been lit in Yemen, Egypt is still smoldering and Libya is in flames … it was only a matter of time before a new wave of protests began... thinktt: Fed's Bullard Says 'Pretty Good' US Economy May Allow Early End to QE2 ...

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Portugal opposition says bridging loan possible - ForexLive

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Portugal opposition says bridging loan possible
ForexLive
Blackday: The spark has been lit in Yemen, Egypt is still smoldering and Libya is in flames … it was only a matter of time before a new wave of protests began... thinktt: Fed's Bullard Says 'Pretty Good' US Economy May Allow Early End to QE2 ...

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ECB close to liquidity deal for troubled banks – Source - ForexLive

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ECB close to liquidity deal for troubled banks – Source
ForexLive
Blackday: The spark has been lit in Yemen, Egypt is still smoldering and Libya is in flames … it was only a matter of time before a new wave of protests began... thinktt: Fed's Bullard Says 'Pretty Good' US Economy May Allow Early End to QE2 ...

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Canadian elections set for May 2; Harper seeks majority mandate - ForexLive

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Canadian elections set for May 2; Harper seeks majority mandate
ForexLive
Blackday: The spark has been lit in Yemen, Egypt is still smoldering and Libya is in flames … it was only a matter of time before a new wave of protests began... thinktt: Fed's Bullard Says 'Pretty Good' US Economy May Allow Early End to QE2 ...

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Contempt charge topples Canada's leader - ForexLive

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Contempt charge topples Canada's leader
ForexLive
Blackday: The spark has been lit in Yemen, Egypt is still smoldering and Libya is in flames … it was only a matter of time before a new wave of protests began... thinktt: Fed's Bullard Says 'Pretty Good' US Economy May Allow Early End to QE2 ...

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Queen Elizabeth 2 - QE2 - Ocean Liner Cruise Ship Icon A

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Whether you are a first time cruiser or a regular traveller, experience the most famous ocean liner of her era in this tribute to a legendary ship ...

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