Missing The Anti-Inflation Central Bankers
Antonio Fatas - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 11:13PM CST
In two recent posts, Martin Feldstein and Andrew Sentance (former member of the Bank of England monetary policy committee) criticize the recent actions of central banks to bring inflation back to its 2% target. Andrew Sentance clearly misses the...
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Deflation Continues: U.S. Prices Fell Another 0.4% In December - What This Means For TIPS And I Bonds
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 2:26PM CST
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.4% in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today . Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 0.8%. From August until...
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One More Wall Of Worry That We'll Likely Overcome
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 3:58AM CST
(click to enlarge) The stock market has faced three "walls of worry" in as many months. The first worry was centered around the Ebola crisis, and the second and third were "fueled" by collapsing oil prices. All three involved...
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Bleak Global Inflation Backdrop: Sell TIPS ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Mon Dec 22, 11:00AM CST
With inflation expectations staying low, is it time to get rid of TIPS ETFs?
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Benchmarking Global Tactical Asset Allocation
GestaltU - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 2:01AM CST
First, note that we will soon be going to press with a new paper, entitled "Tactical Alpha: A Quantitative Case for Active Asset Allocation". Here is the abstract for the paper: Grinold linked investment alpha and Information Ratio to the...
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