The Fed Trade That's Money In The Bank
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 1:49PM CDT
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Investors Remain Optimistic on Stocks; Trouble Brewing for Tiffany & Co.
at The Street - Fri Mar 20, 1:42PM CDT
The CNBC ‘Fast Money Halftime’ traders say that despite volatility, stock prices are likely to continue rising.
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Yellen Heralds Better Economic Time
Enzio von Pfeil - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 4:33AM CDT
So what crisis looms? A 1937-style convulsion or one predicated on avaricious currency mismatching? Good change to Economic Time®. Students of our Economic Clock® know that America has an excess supply of money in order to combat her ...
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Use Volatility to Your Benefit but Be Careful of ‘Quadruple Witching’
at The Street - Thu Mar 19, 3:55PM CDT
JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade, says investors can use volatility to their benefit by buying stocks on pullbacks. However, traders should exercise caution on Friday’s quadruple witching expiration.
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Investors Should Stick With Health Care Stocks, eBay Has Downside
at The Street - Thu Mar 19, 1:56PM CDT
The CNBC ‘Fast Money Halftime’ trading panel agrees that health care stocks still have an upside, while an analyst explains his decision to downgrade eBay.
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1,000 More Scenarios For The U.S. Treasury Curve Show 3-Month Treasury Bill Rate Rising From 0.02% To 2.70% In 10 Years
Donald van Deventer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 2:10AM CDT
TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), TBT: 41.44 (-0.47)
Fed Drops “Patience” From Statement, Gains Flexibility for Possible Interest Rate Hike
at The Street - Wed Mar 18, 4:45PM CDT
Beth Ann Bovino, U.S. chief economist at Standard & Poors, says the Fed has gained flexibility by dropping the word “patient” from its statement and can soon hike interest rates.
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Fed's Signal That Rate Hike Won't Come Soon With Weak Economy Sends Stocks Higher
at The Street - Wed Mar 18, 4:40PM CDT
The Federal Reserve replaced the word 'patient' with an economy that is data dependent and serves the same purpose. Interest rates will not go up anytime soon.
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Look for Shares of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.93% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 3:47PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $128.61 to a high of $131.53. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.9%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $129.11 on volume of 14.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
TLT: 131.51 (+0.69)
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.93% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 3:46PM CDT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX:TLT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $128.61 to a high of $131.53. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.9%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $129.11 on volume of 14.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
TLT: 131.51 (+0.69)
AeroMobil's Flying Car Aims to Take U.S. Sales Flight in 2017
at The Street - Wed Mar 18, 2:53PM CDT
AeroMobil CEO Juraj Vcculik says his company's fully functional flying car prototype is flying over Europe and hopes to manufacture it for U.S. sale by 2017.
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Long-Dated Bonds Outlook
DTD Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 1:32PM CDT
TLT: 131.51 (+0.69)
Stocks stage sharp turnaround, yields dive following dovish Fed news
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 1:10PM CDT
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Is Europe Now Assisting China In Reducing The U.S. Dollar's Dominance?
Power Hedge - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 12:57PM CDT
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3 Implications Of 'Shifts' In Fed Policy
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 12:27PM CDT
A large number of stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials Average have moved lower since the Federal Reserve ended its quantitative easing (QE) program in late October. Telecom giants AT&T (NYSE: T ) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) have toiled. Consumer...
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Future Bond Returns - What You See Is What You Get
Jeroen Blokland - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 9:27AM CDT
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'Fast Money' Recap: Impatiently Waiting on the Fed's Next Move
at The Street - Wed Mar 18, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the Federal Reserve, bond yields, Oracle and MGM Resorts.
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Why a Fed Interest Rate Hike Is a Good Thing for Investors
at The Street - Tue Mar 17, 3:02PM CDT
Steven Wieting, global chief investment strategist at Citi Private Bank, says if the Fed hikes rates it's because of the strong economy, which is good for stocks.
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Will the Federal Reserve Remain 'Patient' on Rate Hike?
at The Street - Tue Mar 17, 2:17PM CDT
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel dissects the stock market ahead of the Federal Reserve's FOMC statement.
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