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  <title><![CDATA[Market Winds May Be Shifting]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The G8 leaders also said that it is “our imperative to promote growth and jobs”.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344117/20120522/euro-zone-risk-assets-g8-austerity-markets.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344117/20120522/euro-zone-risk-assets-g8-austerity-markets.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:11:15 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weaker Economic Data May Bring QE3 Closer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The one constant that we can rely on is the willingness of the Federal Reserve to act promptly if the data were to become unambiguously negative]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335216/20120430/economic-data-recession-gdp-fed-bernanke-qe.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335216/20120430/economic-data-recession-gdp-fed-bernanke-qe.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:20:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The March Employment Data Thud]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Fed is also well aware that employment had peaked in each of the past two springs before resuming growth late in the year.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327420/20120412/jobs-unemployment-fed-rates-equities-qe3.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327420/20120412/jobs-unemployment-fed-rates-equities-qe3.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:37:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bernanke Hints Of Possible QE3]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The mention of “continued accommodative policies” hints at a possible another round of quantitative easing (QE3), should the monthly employment data begin to soften.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322090/20120330/bernanke-jobs-report-easing-rates-stocks-bonds.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322090/20120330/bernanke-jobs-report-easing-rates-stocks-bonds.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:07:07 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rising Treasury Yields: A Bit Of History May Calm Some Nerves]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A rise in Treasury yields would also indicate that the market is beginning to price in an inevitable tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve by raising interest rates.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318276/20120322/treasury-yields-rates-fed-economy-stocks.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318276/20120322/treasury-yields-rates-fed-economy-stocks.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:42:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Now The Problem Is Corporate Profits!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The conclusion is that the equity market is cheap relative to earnings. Hence, the market is priced to absorb a potential softening in earnings rather than being priced to perfection.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316336/20120319/stocks-prices-rates-earnings-rally-market-yields.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316336/20120319/stocks-prices-rates-earnings-rally-market-yields.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:10:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China May Ease Rates Before The Fed’s Next Move]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It is our view that a rate cut from China could prove to be the next catalyst to push equity markets higher.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312928/20120312/fed-rates-fomc-china-pboc-equities-pmi.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/312928/20120312/fed-rates-fomc-china-pboc-equities-pmi.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:41:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Green Shoots of Optimism Are Growing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[There continue to be multiple signs that the U.S. economy is expanding at a solid clip.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/309832/20120306/economy-jobs-retail-sales-euro-zone-pboc.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/309832/20120306/economy-jobs-retail-sales-euro-zone-pboc.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:07:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Market Exuberance? What Market Exuberance?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The market is cheap on a historical basis and therefore remains under-owned]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/306184/20120228/markets-stock-unemployment-p-e-bank-central.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/306184/20120228/markets-stock-unemployment-p-e-bank-central.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:07:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Stock Markets: Risk Assets Grow in Demand on Improved Fundamentals]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The market capitalization of U.S. equity markets has increased by $3 trillion since last October.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300426/20120217/markets-fed-rates-bonds-housing-equity-stimulus.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300426/20120217/markets-fed-rates-bonds-housing-equity-stimulus.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:55:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Investment Implications of the Fed’s Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke has been quiet clear that he will try to maintain the Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) through 2014, tantamount to yet another form of Fed-concocted fiscal stimulus.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/288307/20120126/zirp-fed-bernanke-stocks-zero-interest-ratyes.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/288307/20120126/zirp-fed-bernanke-stocks-zero-interest-ratyes.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:31:58 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hint of Decoupling is Fueling ‘Risk-On’ Activity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One of the driving forces causing this decoupling to occur has been a growing string of strong economic data in the U.S.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/279749/20120110/stocks-euros-dollars-s-p-500-rates.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/279749/20120110/stocks-euros-dollars-s-p-500-rates.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:22:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Are On Edge]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This lack of action by central banks has clearly contributed to the pervasive negative mood felt by most investors.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/268072/20111215/stocks-bonds-yields-central-banks-ecb-imf.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/268072/20111215/stocks-bonds-yields-central-banks-ecb-imf.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:32:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[What to Look for in the Markets This Week]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The catalyst for strong equities has been centered on the developments in Europe]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/260882/20111204/stocks-bonds-rates-yields-economy-central-banks.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/260882/20111204/stocks-bonds-rates-yields-economy-central-banks.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:11:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Is Germany Still a ‘Safe Haven’?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Since November 22nd, the 10-year bund yields have risen from 1.92 percent to 2.37 percent, the highest since last seen in early August of this year.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258154/20111129/germany-bond-yield-bund-auction-safe-haven.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/258154/20111129/germany-bond-yield-bund-auction-safe-haven.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:11:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Markets: What Happened Last Week, What to Look for This Week]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Belgium and Hungary were downgraded late in the week, fueling more fire to the already credit-sensitive region.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/256636/20111127/markets-stocks-debt-unemployment-eurozone-deficit.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/256636/20111127/markets-stocks-debt-unemployment-eurozone-deficit.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:24:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Market-Economics Week in Review & Preview of Next Week]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rising sovereign yields in Europe added to negative pressure for global equities during the week]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/252658/20111119/bonds-stocks-yield-markets-data-economic-em.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/252658/20111119/bonds-stocks-yield-markets-data-economic-em.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:14:40 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Actually, Economic Trends in the U.S. Are Turning Positive]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Investors are still in shock from the August-September 2011 financial market meltdown and still too deeply impacted by the 2008 financial crisis to examine the set of leading indicators that portend a strengthening of the U.S. economy.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/247951/20111111/economy-unemployment-housing-retail-sales-debt-eurozone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/247951/20111111/economy-unemployment-housing-retail-sales-debt-eurozone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:49:45 EST</pubDate>
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