Jan 22, 2010

Daily Markets - Financial News & Opinions

Daily Markets - Financial News & Opinions


Gold And Silver Move Lower, But Is It The Last Part Of The Correction?

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 03:45 AM PST

Although the picture this past year has been bleak, there are plenty of bright spots around the world. We touched on this point in one of our recent essays, and we would like to elaborate further. In economic terms, this decade was very kind to countries like China, India, Brazil and Indonesia. If you exclude the U.S., they also happen to be the four most populous nations in the world (The U.S. ranks third.) Together, they account for more than 40 per cent of the world’s population. All four … [visit site to read more]


Forex Trading Review For 22/01/2010

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 03:40 AM PST

USD Dollar (USD)

The Dollar gained against 13 of its 16 most currencies after Obama announced he will reduce financial firms’ risk-taking and prevent another crisis. Unemployment Claims came out worse than forecast at 482K vs. 441K. NASDAQ and Dow Jones fell by 1.12% and 2.01% respectively. Crude oil weakened by 1.3% closed at 76.73$ a barrel after the oil inventories decreased to -0.4M. Gold (XAU) decreased by 0.8% closed at 1103.2$ an ounce. No economic data expected today.

EURO … [visit site to read more]


Forex Trading: EUR Industrial New Orders M/m

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:04 AM PST

The market showed no reaction to a better than expected release of new orders which came in at 1.6%; better than its 0.6% … [visit site to read more]


5 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Investing In ETFs

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:01 AM PST

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are great investing tools for anyone who wants to participate in the stock market. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t guidelines worth considering to ensure your success.

ETFs are designed to give investors a way to gain exposure to hard-to-access market niches or to the performance of an index without having to handpick stocks, according to Financial Web.

There are good strategies and bad ones. Here are a few of the things you shouldn’t do:

Trying to … [visit site to read more]


Seven Most Anticipated New ETFs Of 2010

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Last year saw the continuation of the ETF industry's impressive rise, with more than 100 new products hitting the market and a handful of new issuers entering into the arena. While many of the new exchange-traded products are "plain vanilla" funds that will compete directly with existing products, we also saw a number of truly innovative products that expanded the universe of asset classes available to all classes of investors. The last year has seen the introduction of sector-specific … [visit site to read more]


Stock Picks For 22 January

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

Earnings Announcements for Monday

(AK) Steel Holding Corp - AKS - 0.21 - 08:30 am ET
Albemarle Corporation - ALB - 0.57 - After Market Close
Amgen - AMGN - 1.17 - After Market Close
Apple Inc. - AAPL - 2.05 - After Market Close
Atheros Communications, Inc. - ATHR - 0.53 - 4:00 pm ET
Bank of Hawaii Corporation - BOH - 0.75 - Before Market Open
Citizens South Banking Corp. - CSBC - (-0.21) - After Market Close
(CNH) Global N.V. - CNH - (-0.01) - Before Market Open
Community Bank … [visit site to read more]


If Wall Street Wants A Fight, Obama Should…

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:01 PM PST

Earthquakes always lead to after-shocks.

With all due respect and sensitivity to the residents of Haiti, the earthquake felt in the Massachusetts Senate election on Tuesday has led to the after-shock dropped on Wall Street today by President Obama. Obama’s call to limit the size and risk-taking of Wall Street banks is meant to address the rage and anxiety of the American public. Any vision, however, will only be as effective as those commanders charged with its execution.

Who on … [visit site to read more]


Forex Trading: USD/CAD In A Bear Market Rally

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:31 PM PST

After rebounding off support in the 1.0200 price region late last week, USD/CAD (a daily chart of which is shown) has reflected strong dollar-strengthening in the past couple of days by breaking out above several key resistance areas. This includes the 1.0400 price region that was just broken on Wednesday. Currently, as of early Thursday (1/21/2010) New York session, the pair is still experiencing some bullishness, possibly targeting a key downtrend resistance line extending from at least … [visit site to read more]


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