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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China's Consumption Transition
Timothy Taylor - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 7:15PM CDT
A standard pattern of long-term economic development is that a country goes through a period of higher savings and investment, along with correspondingly lower consumption levels. After the growth spurt, consumption levels rise again. For...
XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
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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The Real Reasons Behind China's Stimulus Talk
Epoch Times - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:20AM CDT
By Valentin Schmid When things don't quite go according to plan, central planners often resort to an old trick: Talk about potential stimulus. If all goes well, the talk is enough to convince markets, and the actual stimulus needed will be very...
XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Look for Shares of iShares FTSE to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.81% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 16, 4:01PM CDT
iShares FTSE (NYSE:FXI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.08 to a high of $42.29. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $41.58 on volume of 16.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
iShares FTSE Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.81%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 16, 4:00PM CDT
iShares FTSE (NYSE:FXI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $42.08 to a high of $42.29. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $41.58 on volume of 16.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Is China's Growth Slower Than The 7% Consensus?
Sober Look - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 7:28AM CDT
Further evidence is emerging that China's economic growth is likely to slow further. Even without thinking about growth fundamentals, when you have a 10 trillion dollar economy, a 7% growth is larger than the whole GDP of Sweden or Poland. The sheer...
XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
China A-Shares ETF from CSOP Hits the Market - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 16, 7:00AM CDT
CSOP, a Chinese asset management company, introduces a China A-shares ETF.
PEK: 51.17 (+1.13), KBA: 51.83 (+1.05), CHNA: 39.22 (+0.99), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), ASHR: 40.53 (+0.83), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
China shares jump on Li's policy comments
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 2:16AM CDT
EWH: 21.45 (-0.02), PEK: 51.17 (+1.13), CNXT: 40.95 (+1.27), KBA: 51.83 (+1.05), CQQQ: 37.62 (+0.42), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), EWHS: 26.67 (-0.14), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), FCHI: 53.39 (+0.31), ASHR: 40.53 (+0.83), ASHS: 46.11 (+0.93), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19), XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), KWEB: 33.31 (+0.62), TAO: 20.88 (+0.01), ECNS: 46.38 (+0.73), CHNA: 39.22 (+0.99), QQQC: 22.10 (+0.39), CHIX: 15.82 (+0.15), KFYP: 63.80 (unch), HAO: 25.72 (+0.13), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), CHIM: 14.91 (unch), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), AFTY: 19.18 (+0.32), CHIQ: 13.13 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.14 (+0.04), FHK: 41.31 (-0.18), CHII: 14.15 (unch), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch)
The Case For Select Emerging Markets
Michael Lubeck - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 2:05AM CDT
The cover story for the latest issue of Barron's Penta reads "Time To Sit On Cash." The subheading continues, "With stock prices rich and interest rates likely to rise, private banks recommend keeping a larger share of your...
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Eco Data - RMB Loans, Money Supply For February 2015
China Stock Research - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 9:35AM CDT
According to the PBOC, new RMB loans from February 2015 were about 1.02 trillion RMB, down from about 1.5 trillion RMB in January, and much stronger than the 750 billion RMB estimate. RMB loans were up strongly on a YoY basis, distorted by seasonal...
XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
China's Monetary And Exchange Rate Problems Increase With Reform
Global Risk Insights - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 8:57AM CDT
The recent cuts in Chinese interest rates underline the economic headaches that China is facing. Between long-term reforms and short-term weakening, there appears to be no easy solution for China's monetary policy. As China embarked on a...
FXCH: 79.77 (unch), CNY: 42.97 (+0.37), XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), CYB: 25.38 (-0.01), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45)
China vows to act if economic growth slows
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 5:10AM CDT
EWH: 21.45 (-0.02), PEK: 51.17 (+1.13), CNXT: 40.95 (+1.27), KBA: 51.83 (+1.05), CQQQ: 37.62 (+0.42), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), EWHS: 26.67 (-0.14), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), FCHI: 53.39 (+0.31), ASHR: 40.53 (+0.83), ASHS: 46.11 (+0.93), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19), XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), KWEB: 33.31 (+0.62), TAO: 20.88 (+0.01), ECNS: 46.38 (+0.73), CHNA: 39.22 (+0.99), QQQC: 22.10 (+0.39), CHIX: 15.82 (+0.15), KFYP: 63.80 (unch), HAO: 25.72 (+0.13), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), CHIM: 14.91 (unch), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), AFTY: 19.18 (+0.32), CHIQ: 13.13 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.14 (+0.04), FHK: 41.31 (-0.18), CHII: 14.15 (unch), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch)
Data Confirm China Slowdown Continues
Alpha Now at Thomson Reuters - Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 5:37AM CDT
By Fathom Consulting Chinese New Year celebrations typically distort January and February data, as the fortnight of festivities varies in timing each year. We have had to be patient to get a snapshot of underlying activity in the Chinese economy at...
XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Reality On China, Finally
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 12:08PM CDT
By Jeffrey P. Snider China remains an export economy no matter how hard they try to convince the world they are moving otherwise. The idea of creating internal "demand" as a means to extricate marginal changes from everybody else is...
FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Eco Data - IP, Fixed Assets, Real Estate, Retail Sales For Jan-Feb 2015
China Stock Research - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 7:25AM CDT
The National Bureau of Statistics released data covering industrial production, fixed asset investment, real estate development investments, and retail sales for the January-February 2015 period today, which pointed to more pressure ahead on China's...
XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CN: 37.41 (unch), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Signs for more Chinese stimulus?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 1:22AM CDT
EWH: 21.45 (-0.02), PEK: 51.17 (+1.13), CNXT: 40.95 (+1.27), KBA: 51.83 (+1.05), CQQQ: 37.62 (+0.42), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), CHXF: 53.25 (-0.02), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), EWHS: 26.67 (-0.14), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), FCA: 23.29 (+0.19), YAO: 28.48 (+0.18), FCHI: 53.39 (+0.31), ASHR: 40.53 (+0.83), ASHS: 46.11 (+0.93), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19), XPP: 74.44 (+0.77), KWEB: 33.31 (+0.62), TAO: 20.88 (+0.01), ECNS: 46.38 (+0.73), CHNA: 39.22 (+0.99), QQQC: 22.10 (+0.39), CHIX: 15.82 (+0.15), KFYP: 63.80 (unch), HAO: 25.72 (+0.13), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), CHIM: 14.91 (unch), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), CHIQ: 13.13 (+0.14), CHIE: 13.14 (+0.04), FHK: 41.31 (-0.18), YXI: 26.63 (-1.41), CHII: 14.15 (unch), CN: 37.41 (unch)
U.S. Joins China In Recession In January 2015
Ironman at Political Calculations - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 9:39PM CDT
Going by the international trade data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, it appears that the U.S. economy joined China in experiencing contraction in January 2015. For China, January 2015 marks the fifth month in a row that our alternative measure...
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