Economy & Markets
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GDP, Home Sales, and Securities America: Advisor Briefing for the Week of March 21, 2011
By James J. GreenIn addition to market-moving news from Libya, Japan and Europe, advisor interest will be sparked by Securities America's legal troubles and multiple reports on housing, retail sales and final GDP numbers for Q4 2010.
March 18, 2011
Yen Falls on G7 Intervention; Japan to Continue Loose StanceAs G7 leaders set in motion a coordinated intervention designed to halt the rise of the yen, Japan continued its own ultra-loose monetary policy, flooding banks with cash to keep interest rates low.
March 18, 2011
Fisher Prepares for Bull Market’s Next Leg With U.S. Growth Stocks: AdvisorOne Interview, Part IIKen Fisher explains the portfolio changes he's made re Japan, and expresses his worries on emerging markets raising rates too fast
March 18, 2011
S&P 500 to Lose 3.3% by End of March, Says Birinyi AssociatesFirm was first to tell clients to buy in March 2009.
March 16, 2011
Investors Continue to Flee Markets Due to Japanese UncertaintyAlthough Japanese equities staged an impressive rally last night, U.S. stocks are moderately lower following further nuclear setbacks in that country.
March 16, 2011
Japan Quake: Radiation Fears Force Foreign Bankers to Flee TokyoThe danger of radiation sent foreign bankers looking for physical safe havens on Wednesday, as worries continued over the potential for nuclear meltdown at Japan’s earthquake-damaged reactors. Prices for evacuation flights had risen by as much as 25%.
March 16, 2011
Japan Stocks Rebound; European Markets Feel Portugal Rating CutThe Nikkei recovered some lost territory on Wednesday as markets in Europe felt the pain of local problems amidst the turmoil over Japan’s tragedy.
March 15, 2011
Japan Stocks Rebound; Central Bank Adds Further $43 BillionJapanese shares rebounded sharply on Wednesday, recovering some of the massive losses sustained the last two days following a devastating earthquake and tsunami.