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Merk Analyst Sees Inflation Risk When Lenders Loosen Strings
By John SullivanCurrency experts at Merk Mutual Funds have an interesting point of view on the inflation-deflation debate.
July 13, 2010
U.S. Trade Gap Widens in May; Budget Deficit Shrinks in June, but Still Above $1 TrillionU.S. economic reports released Tuesday, July 13, showed that the trade deficit grew in May to more than $42 billion and the federal government ran a budget deficit of $68 billion in June.
July 12, 2010
Schwab, JPMorgan, BofA, Citigroup Kick Off Q2 2010 Earnings WeekAmid a volatile performance recently in the U.S. stock markets, banks, insurers, mutual fund companies, and third-party custodians will start reporting second-quarter 2010 earnings this week, starting with SCHW, JPM, BAC, and C.
July 09, 2010
Equity Funds, Bonds Poised for Better Third QuarterLipper analysts see strong corporate earnings and recent flows into bond funds as good signs for the second half of 2010.
July 09, 2010
Equity Funds, Bonds Poised for Better Third Quarter, Lipper Analysts SayLipper research managers say the weak equity fund performance of the second quarter could be behind us and that fixed-income funds may continue to produce positive results this quarter.
July 09, 2010
Preqin Study: Direct Investment in Hedge Funds Increasingly Preferred by InstitutionsFunds of hedge funds (FoFs), in particular, have experienced a loss of institutional support for reasons related to both the recent downturn and longer-term trends, according to a survey released by Preqin on Thursday, July 8.
July 09, 2010
Mercer Data Study Shows DC Participants Fare Better With Automated Plan FeaturesDefined contribution plan participants who used automatic rebalancing and deferral increase saw greater balance increases, by as much as 26%, according to a Mercer study.