EUR USD Gains Ground

Firmer U.S. equity markets are triggering renewed demand for risk at the mid-session. This is helping to weaken the Dollar while fueling a rally in the higher yielding Australian Dollar and New Zealan...

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Video: Greece Assistance Speculation Boosts Euro

Higher-yielding assets received a boost this session following that wealthier euro-zone nations will assist Greece financia...

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Video: Greece Assistance Speculation Boosts Euro

Higher-yielding assets received a boost this session following speculation that wealthier euro-zone nations will assist Greece financially....

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Higher-yielding, riskier assets were on the upside for a while this session following mostly positive economic data showing an improvement in US jobless claims figures....

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On Feb 18, 2010, the US Fed announced an increase in the short-term discount from 0.25% to 0.75%. This is likely ju...

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Treasury Bonds: The Correct Play Is To Be Long

Over the past many months, I have spent much time on this blog writing about US Treasury bonds. Treasury bonds have become a tale of two diverse stories, and both stories have the potential to be secu...

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Trading The Markets: It’s All About Yield

We’ve had a wobbly few weeks but a decent bounce back. Looking at the main indices you could even perhaps see a ‘bullish pennant’ forming.  Possibly a breakout? As readers of my blogs w...

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Stock Buy: Xilinx

Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX) should appeal to growth and income investors. The company is expected to generate long-term EPS growth of 14.7%, and it has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Company Description Xilin...

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Manulife Misses Zacks View

Manulife Financial Corporation’s (MFC) fourth quarter earnings of 48 cents per share were below of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents. The miss was driven by mark-to-market adjustments in real...

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Convertible Bond ETF (CWB) Under The Microscope

Fixed income investments are a crucial component of any well diversified portfolio. Depending on investor age and time until retirement, most financial professionals recommend that at least half of yo...

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