Monthly Archives: May 2012

HSBC Korea Manufacturing PMI Falls to 51

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Markit reports, Growth of South Korean manufacturing output lost momentum in May, slipping to the weakest in the current four-month period of expansion. New order growth held up relatively well in comparison, with the latest increase only slightly weaker than … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s About Face

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Check out the reversal in Facebook right at 2 PM and $27.00.    In the words of Paul “Yosemite Bear” Vasquez,  “what does this mean”? We don’t know but someone (Morgan Stanley?) had an axe to buy and spooked the shorts. … Continue reading →

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Draghi: ‘EU must clarify euro vision’

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

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Euro warning from Deutsche Bank’s departing Ackermann

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

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U.S. Economic Data Releases – May 31

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Most of the economic data released today are moving the wrong way. (click here if charts are not observable)

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EU ready to ease Spain’s deficit pain

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

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The Safe Haven That Rocks

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Check out Apple’s relative performance today.  Impressive. Let’s see how it closes, but it has broken out to a recent high.   We  noted this stock may become the safe haven for captive equity investors.   Looks like the case, at least … Continue reading →

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Nikkei Ugly

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Seems like yesterday that everyone wanted to emulate the Japanese. The Nikkei stock index is down 78 percent a little more than 22 years after its peak at the end of 989.   Imagine the U.S. equivalent –  the S&P500 at … Continue reading →

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China’s Fledging Wine Market

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Recall our post a few years back about the wine bubble developing in Hong Kong. Although most of the new demand has a mainland-China connection, there have been buyers from South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand, all of which still … Continue reading →

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U.S. Economic Data Releases – May 29

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

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