 Money Morning "It boils down to a crisis of confidence. We haven't seen policy makers come out with a plan that is viewed as comprehensive, coordinated and credible." Such worries have crushed the stocks of French banks in recent days, with financial giant Societe ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Currency Risk: Mitigation of Portfolio Risks in Times of Crisis Seeking Alpha An increasingly popular alternative for additional money is Treasury bills, a safe haven in a time ofcrisis. Treasury obligations are safer than money in the bank or held by a brokerage as there are no limitations to the amount guaranteed. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| French problems persist FXstreet.com Stock markets were hit hard, particularly financial stocks with one French bank Societe Generale falling by as much as 23% in one day! As I write this policy makers are announcing plans to ban short selling of financial stocks in response to the sharp ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Who Is to Blame if Shares Continue Steep Declines? New York Times It was not, of course, a coincidence that the rumors then were about banks. After Lehman Brothers collapsed, short-selling of financial stocks was banned. It bolstered stock prices for a while, but did nothing to halt the rot that really was spreading ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Don't invest everything on gold, say economists Malay Mail Following the drop in the US dollar, consumers are displaying greater confidence in gold which is considered the best investment in view of the US debt crisis. However, economists say despite its rising cost, gold remains an investment liability. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Newspaper Briefing, including 'Weak business confidence still jeopardising ... Proactive Investors UK Global debt crisis: Markets enter new danger zone: Investors worldwide have lost confidence ineconomic leadership, driving financial markets into a new danger zone, the head of the WorldBank has warned ahead of a crucial meeting that could shape the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GOLDMAN COMMENT: Looking through the fo EmergingMarkets.me In the GS Global Leading Indicator (GLI), the change in US weekly job claims is one of the more powerful components and has a good statistical track record in foreshadowing changes in the USstock market. With the weakness of the financial sector, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Stocks Rise on Takeovers as Debt Risk Falls Bloomberg The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 2 basis points. Global demand for US stocks,bonds and other financial assets weakened in June from a month earlier as the White House and Congress wrangled over raising the debt limit, government figures ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Toronto Stock Exchange heads higher, extends relief rally on two big deals 660 News Wall Street also headed higher following its wildest week since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow gained 110.9 points to 11379.9, the Nasdaq gained 14.44 points to 2522.42 and the S&P index was up 13.05 points at 1191.85. Indexes turned positive at ... See all stories on this topic » |
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