USD is higher against most of the majors with the exception of the NOK as sentiment declines after contractionary PMI readings in China and Europe. China’s unofficial flash manufacturing PMI improved to 49.7 from the prior 48.8 but signaled continued contraction in the manufacturing sector. Asian stock markets closed slightly
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Earlier, I wrote that Facebook’s (FB) IPO is becoming a sucker’s bet. On its IPO debut, Facebook started at $42, hit a high of $45 for a brief moment, and then [...]
By Steven Vincent:
Let me start by clarifying something. I am not saying that the market could crash spectacularly in the next few days and that in that event the Facebook (FB) IPO would be a [...]
By Chuck Carnevale:
There is a confluence of factors that are painting a very odd picture of current investor behavior. Common sense and a careful analysis of the market dynamics between equities and bonds today would [...]
By Sami J. Karam:
Expectations of a robust housing recovery are not well supported by US demographics.
From Bloomberg News (February 8, 2012): Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon told investors and analysts in a [...]