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Dow & The Immediate View
The Dow needs a closing above 16350 to stabilize for now temporarily. Otherwise, we are not out of the woods here until we pass March. To suggest that the major low has been made,... -
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Bank Of Japan Surprises Analysts
In a move which appears to have caught most financial analysts by surprise, the Bank of Japan has moved its interest rate into negative territory, to the tune of minus 0.1%. This m... -
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EC Reading & Misreading The Fed’s Role In The Great Recession
A New York Times op-ed piece from earlier this week has reignited discussion about housing and the Federal Reserve as factors in the 2008-2009 Great Recession. Minds will differ ... -
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Global Stocks, Bonds Jump On BOJ NIRP Stunner; Rally Fizzles After Crude Fades Gains
It is safe to say that nobody expected the BOJ stunner announced last night, when Kuroda announced that Japan would become the latest country to unleash negative interest rates, fo... -
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Kuroda Surprises, Introduces Negative Rates In Japan, Sinks Yen
The Bank of Japan surprised the market. It did not expand its asset purchase plan, which was the main focus of many market participants, including ourselves. Instead, followin... -
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A Thai Canal To Be Part Of China’s Silk Road
It was an idea that first emerged in the 17th century; but it may take 21st century technology to turn it into reality. The idea is to build a canal across the less-than-30 mile ... -
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BOJ Adopts Negative Interest Rate; Yen Tumbles
The Bank of Japan introduced a negative interest rate policy in order to achieve a price stability target of 2 percent at the earliest possible time. At the Monetary Policy Meeting... -
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Forget About “Stocks For The Long Run”
BALTIMORE – After a year of wandering the globe, we are back in the homeland… and ready to turn in our passport. Travel can be fun. It can also be “broadening.” But the mos... -
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Is The U.S.A. Heading For A Recession?
There is a lot of talk at the present time as to whether the economy of the United States is going to enter a recession any time soon, and we have previously covered this question... -
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The Rapture, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton And 50 Other Excuses People Use For Not Prepping
Have you ever come away discouraged after trying to talk about prepping with friends or family members that just don’t seem to be interested? Over the years, I have heard countle...
