Monday, May 30, 2011

Why spreading risk is getting harder - MSN Money UK (blog)

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Why spreading risk is getting harder
MSN Money UK (blog)
If the money to get into them is sourced by the cash generated by the Federal reserve's quantitative easing, say, or by carry trades in perennially weak currencies like the yen, then by the same token the end of QE2 or a rise in Japanese interest rates ...

Saturday, May 28, 2011

What happens when QE2 ends? - Korea Times

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What happens when QE2 ends?
Korea Times
QE2 is not just a cruise ship named after Queen Elizabeth II. It also means quantitative easing (QE) and is a monetary tool used by the US Federal Reserve to stimulate a lethargic economy. The Fed's normal monetary tool is ...

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

First Quarter US GDP Sends the Dollar to the Woodshed - The Business Insider

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First Quarter US GDP Sends the Dollar to the Woodshed
The Business Insider
Speaking of the scheduled ending of this round of stimulus (AKA QE2) I will make this point once again for those of you who missed class that day, or just read the first and last paragraphs… When the Fed stops buying the Treasuries, the markets are ...

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First Quarter US GDP Sends the Dollar to the Woodshed - Daily Reckoning - American Edition

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First Quarter US GDP Sends the Dollar to the Woodshed
Daily Reckoning - American Edition
Speaking of the scheduled ending of this round of stimulus (AKA QE2) I will make this point once again for those of you who missed class that day, or just read the first and last paragraphs… When the Fed stops buying the Treasuries, the markets are ...

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Are Refurbished Cruise Ships Returning to Service Too Soon? - Cruise Critic

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Are Refurbished Cruise Ships Returning to Service Too Soon?
Cruise Critic
But the most notorious incident involved the now-retired Queen Elizabeth II, whose ill-fated 1994 world cruise has become legendary. Though QE2's $45 million dry-dock was not nearly finished when the ship set off on its 108-day post-refurb voyage, ...

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Are Refurbished Cruise Ships Returning to Service Too Soon? - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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Are Refurbished Cruise Ships Returning to Service Too Soon?
CruiseCritic.co.uk
But the most notorious incident involved the now-retired Queen Elizabeth II, whose ill-fated 1994 world cruise has become legendary. Though QE2's $45 million dry-dock was not nearly finished when the ship set off on its 108-day post-refurb voyage, ...

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Getting Defensive in Light of Economic Headwinds - Seeking Alpha

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Getting Defensive in Light of Economic Headwinds
Seeking Alpha
With QE2 ending this June we will be in a neutral phase with speculation on further moves. The Fed ideally wants to avoid any tightening policies to avert dampening the economic recovery. More than anything, I see the coming months as ones where the ...

QE2 - 2008 LA Arrival - Part 1

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QE2 - 2008 - LA Departure - Part 2

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QE2 Turns with the assistance of three tugs in the harbour giving us a perfect view of her magnificent lines.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Federal Reserve Shipyard: GDP and Quantitative Easing - Minyanville.com

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The Federal Reserve Shipyard: GDP and Quantitative Easing
Minyanville.com
This is attributable to QE2 and I imagine we won't see the effects of that easing for a couple of quarters. So I think there will be a pick-up in GDP. But the rate and magnitude of change are much smaller now than they were with QE1, so I'm inclined to ...

Debunking the Myth of a Free Market Run Wild - Daily Reckoning - American Edition

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Debunking the Myth of a Free Market Run Wild
Daily Reckoning - American Edition
Meanwhile, that oft-referenced statistical go-to for Keynesians – GDP growth – is lower than when Bernanke unleashed his now infamous $600 billion QE2 program. They say the free market had “run wild,” the implication being that if we could only elect a ...

Reunion marks a grim anniversary - Shields Gazette

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Reunion marks a grim anniversary
Shields Gazette
Among the survivors was leading stores inspector Andrew Stewart, 24, of Bamburgh Avenue, South Shields, and his colleague Paul Robson, of Wansbeck Road, Jarrow, who later returned to his family on Tyneside aboard the QE2. Also on hand that day was able ...

Trouble Ahead - Wealth Daily

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Trouble Ahead
Wealth Daily
In the meantime, here's what we do know: QE2 has failed. Economic growth is slower and inflation has jumped from 1.2% before QE2 to 3.1% now. And the housing market is making a double dip, despite every effort to keep it stable. ...

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Wednesday Morning Grain Market Commentary - Inside Futures

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Wednesday Morning Grain Market Commentary
Inside Futures
Outside Markets: Stock markets around the globe seem to be under pressure as traders continue to fear with a global economic slowdown looming (China tightening and the US QE2 program coming to an end) and more headlines regarding the European debt ...

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Have Emerging Markets Now Emerged? - FN Arena News

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Have Emerging Markets Now Emerged?
FN Arena News
Meanwhile the DMs are beaten down and remain fragile, with the US recovery stalling ahead of the end of QE2 and European peripherals threatening to bring down the eurozone. Japan has problems of its own. The world has now become heavily reliant on the ...