Buy Japanese stocks on U.S. budget battle weakness

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Was today the end of the Treasury rally?

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Nothing to push the Fed toward a taper decision in today’s GPD and initial claims numbers

Nothing to push the Fed toward a taper decision in today’s GPD and initial claims numbers

If, as the Federal Reserve keeps saying, the decision on when to begin tapering off the central bank’s $85 billion in monthly asset purchases is data dependent, then this morning’s data really doesn’t provide a signal. The third estimate on second quarter U.S. GDP came in much as expected and so did the weekly claims for unemployment numbers

More doubt cast on China’s growth picture

Contrary and far less optimistic views of China’s economy keep coming in, casting doubt on exactly how much credence Monday’s official numbers pointing to an uptick in GDP growth should get. The quarterly report from China Beige Book International shows quarter-to-quarter slippage in corporate profits and revenues