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Highest Unsold Home Supply Since '82 Seen Need 50% Reduction

posted by MarcB 1388 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Housing made popular 1388 days ago

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., New Jersey's largest homebuilder, cut the number of unsold houses by more than 50 percent over the past two years after lowering prices and still had 1,500 on its books as of April.

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Has anybody seen my missing EUR75bn?

posted by odell 1389 days ago in EUR, Special made popular 1388 days ago

Net capital outflow puts euro rise at risk, at least if the financial crisis fades.The latest flow-of-funds report from the euro area points a disturbing picture. In annual terms, the broad basic balance (net of current account, direct investment

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Australia Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 7.25%

posted by odell 1391 days ago in AUD, Fundamental, Inflation made popular 1391 days ago

Australia's central bank left its benchmark interest rate at a 12-year high and signaled it may cut borrowing costs as slowing economic growth cools inflation.

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Japan Inflation Up, But Experts Aren't Worried

posted by odell 1391 days ago in JPY, Special, Inflation made popular 1391 days ago

The rise of inflation has come as a culture shock to Japan, but a former economics minister isn't worried.

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Up, Up and Away ...

posted by odell 1391 days ago in Fundamental, Special, Inflation made popular 1391 days ago

Half the world is living with double-digit inflation, as boom gives way to bust.

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Lies, Damned Lies and Inflation Statistics

posted by odell 1391 days ago in USD, Special, Inflation made popular 1391 days ago

Developing countries like China are infamous for fudging economic stats, but in reality, lying about inflation is as American as baseball.

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Glass-half-full take on the US economy

posted by odell 1391 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special made popular 1391 days ago

Just for a minute let's set aside all the bad things plaguing the financial world. Even in these gloomy times, there's some good news worth checking out.

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Fed Watch: What the Pros Are Saying

posted by odell 1391 days ago in USD, Special, Inflation made popular 1391 days ago

What will Ben Bernanke & Co. do—and say—at the Fed Open Market Committee's Aug. 5 meeting? Wall Street economists speculate.

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The FX Market is Growing Worldwide

posted by MarcB 1397 days ago in USD, EUR, GBP made popular 1397 days ago

Last year, the Bank of International Settlements announced that FX market volume increased 71 percent between 2004 and 2007 and amidst all of the financial market turmoil, trading is on the rise once again.

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Oil Falls Below $124 from Earlier Highs

posted by MarcB 1397 days ago in USD, Oil made popular 1397 days ago

Oil pared gains to trade below $124 a barrel on Tuesday after edging higher earlier as disruption to Nigerian output raised supply concerns, but signs of weakening U.S. demand limited gains.

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Stock Futures Turn Higher as Merrill Takes Writedown

posted by nancypants 1397 days ago in USD, Sentiment, Consumer made popular 1397 days ago

US stocks were poised to bounce back Tuesday morning in New York after Merrill Lynch said it would raise new capital and sell some of its riskier assets.

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MOT #53 - Be An Achiever

posted by wiredprg 1398 days ago in Trading Psychology made popular 1397 days ago

Don't forget to check out the new Mind of a Trader blog!http://www.tradingpostfinancial.com/mot-------Every day we trade we experience challenges that can disrupt our session.These include the market movement, the eco...

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