Presenting Six Views Of The EUR

As EURUSD leaks very gently lower into the new year (but stocks popped excitedly across quiet European markets that lacked a bond market supervisor to keep them honest), we thought it might be interesting to look at the relative strength of the Euro against six different measures. From FX option risk-reversals to ECB's European Bank Lending statistics, QE and sovereign risk relationships to Fed/ECB balance sheet dynamics, and finally from futures commitment of traders data to EUR-USD swap

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Guest Post: The Circling Black Swans Of 2012

Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds.com
The Circling Black Swans of 2012 (January 2, 2012)
The Imperial hubris of America's Elites offers up a tempting target for black swans, as suppressing the sources of instability only increases the odds of disruptive instability.
Longtime correspondent (and Oregon resident) R.S.D. recently made this observation about black swans:

I notice that a number of predictors for 2012 never mention the flock of black swans that are

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Investor Sentiment: Are These the Makings of a Sustainable Rally?

We start the new year like we ended the old year: with a mixed sentiment picture. The Rydex market timer is extremely bullish, and this is a bear signal. The "dumb money" indicator is neutral and company insiders are as well. Overall, my interpretation is bearish. Sustainable price moves usually start when there are too many bears, and it is short covering that is the fuel that sparks a price rise. After the short covering subsides, sustainable price moves are typically heralded by

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Obama Signs Legislation Killing Bill of Rights

There's a list from Mish at the bottom with the only senators possibly worth not tossing out of office. I like Bruce Krasting's plan: Throw the bums out! We may disagree on economic principles, issues like taxes, unions, and abortion, but maybe we can agree on a plan to choke off the pervasive corruption in politics, and get rid of elected officials who are willing to shred the Constitution. See also Washington's "Obama Rings in the New Year By Signing Bill Allowing Indefinite Detention

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Goldman On The Five Key Questions For 2012

As US markets remain in hibernation for a few more hours, Goldman picks out the five critical questions that need to be considered in the context of 2012's economic outlook. Jan Hatzius and his team ask and answer a veritable chart-fest of crucial items from whether US growth will pick up to above-trend (and remain 'decoupled' from Europe's downside drag), whether inflation will find its Goldilocks moment this year and if the US housing market will bottom in 2012 (this one is a stretch).

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Gerald Celente - YNN Hudson Valley TV - 29 December 2011

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Gerald Celente - YNN Hudson Valley TV - 29 December

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STaRT THe NeW YeAR WiTH A BaNZaI7 DoWNLoaDaBLe CaLeNDaR

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A New Years Greetings From Aristarchan...


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