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GDP & Gold's Disinflation Plunge

by Ashraf Laidi | 29 May, 2014
The bigger than expected downward revision in US Q2 GDP to -1.0% from an initial reading of +0.1% mainly resulted from an inventory drawdown of 1.62% (three times what was originally expected),... More...

  • Falling NYSE Margin Debt not yet a Sell

    by Ashraf Laidi | Apr 30, 2014 19:39
    The increasingly important statistic released by the New York Stock Exchange on month-end margin debt by NYSE-member firms is drawing notice after revealing the first decline in eight...

  • Draghi Boosts Euro, Rebuffs Disinflation

    by Ashraf Laidi | Mar 6, 2014 15:56
    Another euro-positive ECB presser highlights the reasons for lower inflation, with the implication that low prices are of temporary nature.

  • Spain Exits Bailout, China Enters Downgrade Speculation

    by Ashraf Laidi | Jan 24, 2014 16:52
    In the week when Spain exited its debt bailout program, UK posted its biggest drop in unemployment in 17 years and margins on Italian govt bonds were reduced, rumours of a China sovereign...

  • Bernanke Tapers, Tinkers & Leaves

    by Ashraf Laidi | Dec 19, 2013 16:57
    Bernanke Tapers, Tinkers & Leaves Chart Fed Chairman Bernanke tapers by $10 bln, tinkers with forward guidance and leaves Janet Yellen with the possibility of an inflation target.

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