... A diversified portfolio of stocks conducting buybacks has been shown to reduce volatility and increase returns in the long term ... of the economy. If growth potential is low but a company has excess cash management may decide to return some of that value to the ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-01-23 11:00 - 0 comments

... despite the government’s cooling measures, as the PMI has stayed above 55 over the past five months excluding February, when ... release factory PMIs today. Australia, whose central bank has raised borrowing costs four times since early October, saw its ... more pessimists than optimists, as an economic recovery has yet to put a stop to deflation. Stocks across the region rallied on ...

forum topic - azka - 2010-04-01 03:24 - 0 comments

... in the last few months due to risk aversion! So far, March has been a very not dollar friendly month and this is likely to continue for a ... is not liked as it shows that the US government has not really got a clue as to how to tackle the problems! Oil and gold ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-03-20 02:08 - 0 comments

... meeting we may see another 150 pbs. The pound has fallen to new records against the euro and new multi year lows against the ... BOE’s inflation report stated that not only the country has fallen to recession in the last quarter but the inflation seems to be ...

forum topic - azka - 2008-12-04 03:30 - 0 comments

... currencies, especially the euro and pound. The pound has plunged since Monday after a short term rally pushed GBP/USD towards 1.48. ... psychological level of 1.35! The economic calendar has no important releases from the US today, however we has some important data ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-01-21 23:36 - 0 comments

... Mr. Trichet said that the outlook for price stability has improved, though he could not rule out a sharp decline next year, ... economic slowdown and drop in commodity prices, the BOE has suggested that CPI will plummet in coming months. This echoes the rhetoric ...

forum topic - azka - 2008-12-04 03:30 - 0 comments

... been expecting a sizeable drop of EURUSD below 1.23 but it has not occurred. Economic data out of Europe does not yet denote the drastic ... of sort. Obama also understands this and that is why he has announced a new major US infrastructure plan. Indeed, a change in ...

forum topic - azka - 2008-12-08 00:13 - 0 comments

... we have to keep in mind that whatever we do ultimately has to translate into economic growth, and jobs, and rising incomes for the ... lending in some particular markets,” noting that credit has eased for small business. There’s been a 20 percent increase in the ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-04-11 23:07 - 0 comments

Currency trading has a long history and can be traced back to the ancient Middle East and Middle ... was traded on the telex machines, or cable, the pound has generally the nickname “cable”. In 1930, the Bank for ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-02-18 01:23 - 0 comments

... and lately we have seen that the Canadian dollar (CAD) has been closely tied to the price of oil. I don't see the price of oil ... the USD/CAD should be able to hold the support level it has established at 1.1800. by S. Wade Hansen ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-01-09 01:17 - 0 comments

... a bad sign. In the chart below you can see how volatility has been spiking during this market disruption. The indicator I have applied is ...

forum topic - azka - 2008-12-04 03:27 - 0 comments

... or bearish, or just going sideways. That is why it has a distinct advantage over other approaches to investing. The goal is to ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-03-20 01:34 - 0 comments

... action on the USD/JPY (a daily chart of which is shown) has just made a precise double-test of the pair’s 13-year low that was ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-01-23 10:49 - 0 comments

... on the key GBP/USD pair (a 4-hour chart of which is shown) has been characterized by a series of chart pattern breakdowns. On the ...

forum topic - azka - 2008-12-04 03:34 - 0 comments

... market is largely driven by investor sentiment, which has been swayed by recent mixed economic data and news," he said. But if more ...

forum topic - azka - 2009-05-14 17:44 - 0 comments