Italy Set To Outperform Spain
Marc Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 8:44AM CST
We have consistently argued that many market participants are repeating the mistakes of 2010-2011 when they thought Greece would leave the monetary union either on its own accord or as a result of it being pushed out. Again now, the political...
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Europe's Greek Showdown: The Sum Of All Statist Errors
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 9:13AM CST
The politicians of Europe are plunging into a form of ideological fratricide as they battle over Greece. And "fratricide" is precisely the right descriptor because in this battle there are no white hats or black hits--just statists. ...
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Greece Exposes The Global Economy's Achilles Heel
Chris Martenson - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 3:12AM CST
The new Greek political party, known as Syriza, the Coalition of the Radical Left, has done the unthinkable: they've dared to speak the truth. In this case, the truth is perfectly captured by the blunt assessment by the new Greek finance minister,...
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Global Economy Expands At A Modestly Faster Pace In January
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 05, 10:23AM CST
Growth picked up a bit at the start of the new year for the global economy, according to business survey data for January. The JPMorgan Global All-Industry Output Index ticked higher last month, rising to 52.8 from December's 14-month low of 52.4. (A...
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Euro and European stock ETFs head south as ECB pulls plug on Greek debt
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 3:01PM CST
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European QE: Implications And Investment Opportunities
D. Olteanu - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 6:15AM CST
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Which Countries Managed The Great Recession Better?
Antonio Fatas - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 12:28AM CST
As we compare countries' performance since the beginning of the global financial crisis we try to look for patterns that explain differences in behavior and lessons on how to handle the next crisis. When doing that comparison we sometimes forget that...
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Signs Of Economy Healing As Spanish GDP Upturn Confirms Growth Spurt
Markit - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 01, 5:41AM CST
Spain's economy is enjoying its strongest growth in seven years, boosted by broad-based expansions across manufacturing and services. The country is enjoying rising exports and surging consumer spending, the latter buoyed by falling prices. The news...
QESP: 49.40 (unch), EWP: 34.41 (+0.42)
So Long, January
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 31, 8:36AM CST
Markets really could have gone either way this afternoon, but they ended up taking a decidedly negative turn over the final 90 minutes of trading, and it left market bulls licking their wounds for the month of January. Below is a look at the...
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Greece slumps, but rest of Europe shrugs it off
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 26, 10:39AM CST
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ECB Drives Markets
Marc Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 23, 6:43AM CST
It is not about the data today though there has been a slew of data that in other times would have moved the market. The flash HSBC China PMI was reported above expectations at 49.8 from 49.6 in December, but still shows manufacturing sector of the...
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Peak What? The Quadruple D - The End
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 7:16AM CST
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Peak What? The Quadruple D - Part 2
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 10:22AM CST
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Europe continues strong rally after SNB drops peg
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 10:15AM CST
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A Ride Into The Spanish Recovery: The Bullish Factors
Adrian Limoli - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 3:17PM CST
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Europe liking SNB's cutting the euro loose
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 9:32AM CST
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Peak What? Christmastime In Hell? Part 6
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 13, 3:35AM CST
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Catch-22
Ben Hunt - Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 12, 2:40PM CST
Four times during the first six days they were assembled and briefed and then sent back. Once, they took off and were flying in formation when the control tower summoned them down. The more it rained, the worse they suffered. The worse they suffered,...
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Where To Look For Cheap Stocks In 2015: CAPE Around The World
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 1:22AM CST
2014 was a lousy year for global value investors. Cheap markets, as measured by the cyclically-adjusted price/earnings ratio (“CAPE”) got even cheaper, while expensive markets got even pricier. (Note: the CAPE takes a ten-year average of...
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