EuroZone banks move two-thirds of the way to funding their 2012 borrowing needs–can they resist a proposed Ponzi scheme?
A whopping 523 EuroZone banks borrowed a huge 489 billion euros ($638 billion) at the European Central Bank’s first offering of three-year cash. That’s enough to refinance 63% of the debt of EuroZone banks that will mature and require refinancing next year.
A two-part best 10 stock picks list for 2012–a very tough year to navigate
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Bears rule the commodities markets now–how to tell when we might be near a bottom
The bears are in a big majority in the commodity markets right now. So much so that net long positions across 18 U.S. futures and options fell by 9.6% in the week ended December 13, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. That took net long positions to a 31-month low.
Here’s a contrarian call for you–Banco Santander could be one of the best-performing stocks of 2012
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The death of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il on Saturday December 17 has thrown Asian markets into a tizzy. The fear is that Kim Jong Un, the designated successor, doesn’t have a very secure grip on power and will feel compelled to solidify his control with a bit of military adventurism such as a new nuclear test or a new shelling attack on South Korean territory.
The proposal to use the IMF to backstop Spain and Italy isn’t a solution but a last resort if the current crisis becomes a clear disaster
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Headline inflation was unchanged in November after climbing 0.1% in October. Inflation minus food and energy costs—the number the Fed watches—rose 0.2% in November. That puts the annual core inflation rate at 2.2%, slightly above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
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