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By Keith H. Black |
May 24, 2013
When diversification was thought dead during the 2008-2009 market meltdown, managed futures proved their mettle, and institutional investors took notice.
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By J.W. Jones |
May 23, 2013
Instead of trying to determine how or when the Federal Reserve will taper or end their monetary experiment, we wanted to juxtapose statements that were made today with the actual facts. Readers can draw their own conclusions.
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By David J. Lynch |
May 16, 2013
The U.S. economy will continue to recover until at least 2015 without tumbling into a recession, a recent poll suggests.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
Starts of new U.S. homes fell more than forecast in April to a five-month low, indicating a pause in the industry’s progress as builders slowed work on apartments. Building permits surged to an almost five-year high.
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By Marcus Holland |
May 10, 2013
Yen futures had moved to support levels against the dollar and had held support for the past few weeks as investors awaited an impetus to push the currency pair down to new levels. On a cash basis, the USD/JPY broke through 100 yesterday.
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By John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
Six years after the start of the foreclosure crisis, American homeowners are paying their mortgages like the housing crash never happened.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Residential real-estate prices increased in February by the most since May 2006, showing the U.S. housing market is strengthening.
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By John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg News |
April 23, 2013
U.S. house prices rose 7.1% in the year through February, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said, indicating a solidifying recovery as buyers compete for properties amid tight inventory.
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By Devin Banerjee, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest buyout firm, said first-quarter profit rose as market gains lifted the carrying value of its holdings. The shares fell after the company said a lackluster economy may curtail investing.
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By A. Gary Shilling, Bloomberg |
March 26, 2013
Of the seven varieties of deflation, five are already at work in the U.S. economy, according to A. Gary Shilling.