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Turning The Screw on Hungary; Three Possible Tipping Points
2008-02-18 15:05:00 by Edward Hugh: Barcelona Hungary ’s forint firmed slightly today after standing up to several waves of pressure, settling around what still amounts to a one-week low against the euro. The mildly favourable retail sales data that came out in the US during the afternoon eased some of the pressures on emerging market economies and in the ... More About: Screw , Points
Consumer Sentiment On Tap.
2008-02-18 10:41:00 The U.S. Labor Department published yesterday its weekly data concerning the number of the U.S. initial claims for state unemployment insurance aid. The data indicated a drop of 9,000 to 348,000 - slightly better than Wall Street?s consensus expectation of 350,000. The December trade balance came in at a monthly deficit of $58.8B, lower ... More About: Forex , Consumer , Sentiment
Candlestick Patterns in a Bear Market
2008-02-18 10:39:00 As we entered into 2008 with the worst start to a trading year in history, traders still remained conflicted as to whether or not we were entering into a bear market. Last week, the numbers of our economic situation became clear, as we experienced a second month of lowered GDP growth - meaning we ... More About: Stocks , Market , Bear Market , Patterns , Bear
Has China?s Economic Growth Passed It?s Peak?
2008-02-18 10:33:00 by Edward Hugh: Barcelona Is the annual rate of Chinese growth now about to slow, not just temporarily, but may it actually be that the long march of Chinese “catch-up” growth is now finally slowing? This is the question that was asked by the Financial Times earlier this week, and, as they point out, it may ... More About: Economy , China , Growth , Economic , Peak
Debt is the New Mortgage
2008-02-18 00:30:00 Last year, 86,000 jobs were lost nationwide due to the credit crunch, mortgage meltdown, sub-prime slime (or whatever you want to call it). Where did everyone go? A number of former brokers have gone into debt settlement business. With homeowners unable to tap into their home equity, more and more troubled consumers are turning to debt settlement ... More About: Mortgage , Debt
It?s Showtime! A Primer on Home Staging
2008-02-16 12:07:00 The home-sales season is almost upon us, and it?s time to prepare for the open curtain. You already know your home needs to be clean, uncluttered, and in good repair; but you can further distinguish your home from the competition by staging it. Staging can be a bit like the ?Make-over? TV shows where a ... More About: Showtime , Home
Bigger Loans, Bigger Buyers!
2008-02-16 12:05:00 Prospective homeowners rejoice: conventional loan limits have been raised. Homeowners on the coasts should be especially excited, where the median price of homes often far exceeds the traditional $417,000 limit on loans. If you were unaware, home buyers who needed loans for more than $417,000 would previously need to obtain a ?jumbo? loan, with matching ... More About: Loans , Buyers
Credit Score Ranges ? Getting to the Next One Up Could Pay Off Big Time
2008-02-16 11:12:00 According to the fine folks at Equifax, the credit reporting agency, depending upon your credit score, small jumps in your credit score can pay you big dividends .Depending upon what range you start in, a few points improvement in your credit score could shift you into the next highest range, and substantially lower your interest ... More About: Credit , Time , Score
Evidence Shows Mortgage Crisis Rapidly Spreading To All Areas of US Economy
2008-02-16 11:10:00 If you are a home owner, chances are pretty good you used your home as a sort of ATM with patio chairs in recent years to help pay for all those nifty goodies we Americans love to purchase whether we need them or not. Well, the evidence now strongly shows the party is over! The impact of ... More About: Economy , Evidence , Mortgage , Crisis
What the Mortgage Industry Could Learn from Veterinarians
2008-02-15 23:22:00 The consequences of the subprime mortgage mess roll on and on. America?s economy is sputtering, housing markets in Europe are stalling, and financial markets around the world are feeling poorly. How did it all get so out of hand? I found myself thinking about this when I was out in the barn one evening, ... More About: Industry , Mortgage , Learn
Bernanke Signals More Rate Cuts In Congressional Testimony
2008-02-15 23:20:00 I am not sure if this will impact the mortgage markets, but Bernanke just hinted that there will be more rate cuts in the coming months. He was speaking to the Senate Banking Committee this morning. Economists are fearing a recession based upon a weak housing sector and tougher corporate earnings. The rate cuts would be ... More About: Real Estate , Testimony , Rate , Cuts
Tips for Navigating the Short Sale Process
2008-02-15 22:26:00 With homeowners defaulting on their mortgages at a record pace, many people are practically begging their lenders for some form of relief or assistance in order to prevent themselves from ending up on the street. While it is certainly disconcerting to receive collection letters and threats of impending foreclosure from a lender, those who ... More About: Real Estate , Tips , Sale , Short , Process
Investors, Say Hello to Fannie & Freddie
2008-02-15 22:14:00 Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Mortgages Nearly every Bank, Credit Union, Mortgage Banker and Mortgage Broker can offer the loan products backed by the federal charted companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Investors that have good credit, can document income and are ready to put money down can acquire a loan from either Freddie ... More About: Real Estate
Emerging Market Correction and Pressure on the Forint
2008-02-15 10:48:00 by Edward Hugh: Barcelona Unfortunately Hungary’s coming correction seems to be getting very near now. Portfolio Hungary reports this morning on the latest readings on the Calyon Risk Aversion Barometer. Caylon reported on Monday that global equity gyrations continue to dictate the direction of emerging market currencies, with risk aversion remaining high and European equities closing ... More About: Market
Soft or Hard Landing in Lithuania?
2008-02-15 10:25:00 By Claus Vistesen Copenhagen The fact that economic conditions in Eastern Europe are deteriorating is hardly news at this point. The only question which remains to be answered is the extent to which this will be a hard landing or perhaps more specifically which countries will fair better than others? It is fairly easy to get ... More About: Hard , Lithuania , Soft , Landing
US Trade Balance - On Tap
2008-02-15 04:25:00 The USD continued to rebound yesterday after a surprising gain in January Retail Sales suggested consumer spending was holding up. Retail Sales increased 0.3% last month, following a 0.4% drop in the prior month. Government data showing higher Retail Sales in the month of January - diminished economists? expectations for a decline in the greenback. The ... More About: Forex , Trade , Balance
Clean US Calendar Today.
2008-02-15 03:43:00 The greenback began the week on a slight downward trend following some concerning news from the G7 over the weekend. After a meeting of the leading industrial nations in Tokyo, the G7, without specifically singling out a specific country voiced its growing concerns over the trembling global market. The US economy, while not being the ... More About: Forex , Today , Clean , Calendar
Robert Kiyosaki?s predictions for 2008 - Part 2
2008-02-13 14:20:00 Watch as Robert Kiyosaki and his advisors give their predictions for 2008. Part two of 4. More About: Video , Predictions
Congress Approves 2008 Stimulus Plan - Benefits For FHA Loans
2008-02-13 14:16:00 Congress approved an economic Stimulus plan that should benefit those trying to sell their homes in high prices areas. The increase in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac limits from the present limit to as high as $729,750 will enable homeowners to save on their mortgages. The combined ease of the approval process and the nearly 1 ... More About: Congress , Real Estate , Loans , Benefits , Plan
Before the Bell: Yahoo, Nortel, Motorola in focus
2008-02-13 14:14:00 By MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Feb 11, 2008 Pre-open moves U.S. stock futures were steady in early action on Monday, with a flood of data due later in the week that could provide further evidence of the fragile state of the U.S. economy. See Indications for full pre-open coverage. Click for Detail Global markets Stocks were mostly lower across Asia in the ... More About: Yahoo , Motorola , Investing , Bell , Nortel
US Hot Stocks To Watch: AGN BER BWP BRO BT CRZO CHTT CFC
2008-02-13 14:12:00 Last Update: 2/11/2008 8:28:51 AM Among the companies whose shares are expected to actively trade on Monday are Chattem, GameStop, Hypercom, Imperial Sugar, Microsoft and Yahoo. Allergan Inc.: (AGN, $63.30, -$4.01, -5.96%) On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration warned it has received reports that the popular cosmetic drugs Botox and Myobloc may have triggered severe reactions in some recipients. ... More About: Watch , Stocks , Investing
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Marks Progress on Turnaround Plan
2008-02-12 22:23:00 Company Anticipates $80 Million to Bolster Capital Position NEW YORK, Feb 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ? E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (ETFC) today announced that it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of RAA Wealth Management, LLC (RAA) to PHH Investments, Ltd (PHH). This transaction and unrelated definitive and other transactions under contract, are subject ... More About: Financial , Investing , Trade , Progress , Plan
Investors Urged to Look Beyond Ratings; Investors Urged to Be Wary of Risks
2008-02-12 22:15:00 NEW YORK (AP) ? For the big three credit rating agencies, growing criticism this past week that their ratings systems are flawed must have sounded like a familiar refrain.Standard & Poor?s, Moody?s Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings are being criticized by government officials and some investor groups for not identifying weakness in subprime mortgage-backed securities ... More About: Investing
Why Being First in Google Will Really Help Grow Your Real Estate Business
2008-02-12 21:41:00 So you think that being first or second in Google is not that important? This study from Cornell done in 2006 shows that just holding the 1st position in Google will get you more than half of the clicks on a given search. And the difference between holding 1st and 2nd position? Being first in Google ... More About: Business , Estate , Real Estate , Real
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against
2008-02-12 21:36:00 Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. SAN DIEGO, Feb 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ? Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (?Coughlin Stoia?) Click for Detail today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of ... More About: Investing
New York City Owed Millions In Back Embassy Taxes
2008-02-12 16:27:00 Collecting property taxes is difficult, collecting back taxes from foreign countries is even harder. New York City is going after 3 countries over a partial use provision in their embassies to collect millions of dollars in taxes. The buildings in question are owned by the governments of India, Mongolia, and the Philippines, and house staff and ... More About: Taxes , Real Estate , New York City
Selling Luxury Waterfront Properties From The Other Side
2008-02-12 16:07:00 An enterprising real estate agent in Australia,Anthony Gorman of Ken Guy Maroochydore, is taking the real estate home tour to a new level. In his attempt to sell luxury waterfront properties he has rented out a luxury cruise yacht to take 44 prospective buyers on the home tour and see the property from the water ... More About: Selling , Real Estate , Luxury , Side , Waterfront
Successful Stock Trading Rules
2008-02-12 16:04:00 If you can not follow a rule, do not begin speculating or investing, as you are sure to lose. Learn to adhere strictly to a rule or do not follow it at all. The following rules should be carefully studied and applied in your trading: Capital Required You would not try to run an automobile and start ... More About: Stocks , Trading , Stock , Rules
Sirf Tech Hldgs Target Of Purported Class-Action Suit >SIRF
2008-02-12 15:57:00 Sirf Tech Hldgs Target Of Purported Class -Action Suit >SIRF Last Update: 2/8/2008 7:21:38 PM DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Sirf Technology Holdings Inc. (SIRF) faces a purported class-action lawsuit from shareholders, said law firm Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLC. Representatives from Sirf couldn?t immediately be reached for comment. The suit accuses the San Jose based semiconductor company and certain officers of making ... More About: Investing
Towards Troubled Times?
More articles from this author:2008-02-12 09:59:00 By Claus Vistesen Copenhagen In times like these it is probably best to sit back, relax and ‘enjoy’ the show. However, as part of the financial punditry and as a macroeconomist it is simply impossible to not to weigh in on events. In the following I will account for where my focus is and (oh dear, ... More About: Times , Troubled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



