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USD/ZAR South African Rand Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:34:30 +0000

USD/ZAR South African Rand Outlook Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the USD/ZAR USD/ZAR closed above the upper band by 10.6%. Although prices have broken the upper band and an upside breakout is possible, the most likely scenario is for the current trading range that ZAR is in to continue for now but reverse and [...]

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No Bull Market, Just a Cattle Stampede

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:32 +0000

No Bull Market, Just a Cattle Stampede At market tops, bullish enthusiasm alters society’s brain chemistry to the point where what should be ridiculed becomes widely acceptable to the cattle rushing towards a terrible day of reckoning. Case in point is the following video, where 116,000 is taken as a serious possibility for the Dow [...]

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Change Your Life, Become a Professional Trader

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:55:53 +0000

Change Your Life, Become a Professional Trader Live on the beach, travel where ever you want, never have to worry about reporting in to the office, more than a dream it is a reality for many. While I am involved on a variety of business activities there is only one that delivers freedom of choice [...]

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China Gold Fund

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:54:05 +0000

China Gold Fund HeffCap is launching a new China Gold Fund CFD, great protection in the current economic environment after the success of their Metals, Currencies and Private Equity Funds. There also CFD funds focused on Metals, Agriculture and Currencies, here is how they work. Contract for Difference, or CFDs as they are commonly known, [...]

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Asset Bubbles Form as Money Printing Continues

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:03:30 +0000

Asset Bubbles Form as Money Printing Continues Asia Last month, the Bank of Japan announced it would pump the equivalent of $1.4 trillion into the economy over the next two years, administering unprecedented financial shock treatment to end two decades of stagnation through bold monetary expansion. The U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England [...]

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Q2 2013: Growth Disappoints Again

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:02:38 +0000

In line with Shayne Heffernan’s estimates Q2 2013: Growth disappoints again Rhys Herbert, Senior International Macroeconomist, Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Softer data over recent months have tempered confidence about the global economic outlook. However, underpinned by unprecedented monetary stimulus, global expansion continues and is expected to firm in the second half of 2013. The main [...]

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Sell in May Has Begun

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:41:31 +0000

Sell in May and go away is historically good advice, last year and again this year I strongly recommended selling in April (actually I have been selling for most of March as well). Why am I so pessimistic about markets now? Very simply the market is not at work in our current numbers, bureaucracy is, [...]

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Best Hedge Funds 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:42:13 +0000

Best Hedge Funds 2013 Working with some of the World’s largest financial institutions HCM’s goal is to provide portfolio returns that exceed the S&P 500 Index benchmark while providing lower volatility of returns than the benchmark. As Warren Buffett has said, “Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly [...]

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Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:01:23 +0000

Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013 QE1, QE2, QE3, the Bernanke “Twist” and QE4 are pumping out money at a rate never before seen in history. The Fed will not only generate US inflation but it will be exporting that inflation to the rest of the World, especially emerging markets. It is [...]

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What is the ASEAN Economic Community?

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:02 +0000

Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the ASEAN Economic Community and how it will change South East Asia The ASEAN Economic Community as the economic community is known, is a strategy to boost the region’s economic clout. A blueprint adopted in November 2007 sets targets and timelines to fuse the 10 disparate Southeast Asian countries [...]

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The Fed Prepares for a European Meltdown

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:10:12 +0000

The Fed Prepares for a European Meltdown At first sight it is easy enough to dismiss The Fed’s latest rule as xenophobic nonsense, after all the big financial disasters have been home made, Madoff, Sub-Prime, Enron to name but a few, but on closer inspection of the rule you can see it actually has a [...]

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The Metals Hedge Fund: Inflation Protection

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:40:54 +0000

The Metals Hedge Fund: Inflation Protection Funds like HeffCap’s Metals Funds that have built a unique portfolio of Metals and Metal related derivatives and equities are set to see strong growth for the next few years. Marc Faber, S&P 500 Could Decline 40% Last month Economist Shayne Heffernan said, Sell in May, but start in [...]

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Indonesia Dividend Stocks: Lippo Karawaci

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:39:19 +0000

Indonesia Dividend Stocks: Lippo Karawaci Lippo Karawaci, one of the country’s largest property developers, remains optimistic on the business environment in Indonesia and is paying its investors Rp 270 billion ($28 million) in dividends this year. “Indonesia’s economic prospect shows positive trend and foreign and domestic investment continue to grow,” said Ketut Budi Wijaya, president [...]

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Currency Wars Pressure Emerging Markets

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:33:58 +0000

International rating agency Standard & Poor’s warns that although Asia’s emerging economies, including Indonesia, remain strong, growth relies on demand from advanced economies and would not be optimal in 2013. In statement obtained in Jakarta on Thursday, Standard & Poor’s ratings service said that its latest report, “Emerging Asia Will Grow But Won’t Be Firing [...]

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New Buy Out Fund Launched in Asia

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:01:14 +0000

New Buy Out Fund Launched in Asia The objective of the Fund is to achieve capital appreciation with optimum returns, within controlled levels of risk, over the medium to short term by investing in buyouts and build-ups and growth equity investments. The Fund will only target rapidly growing companies that are profitable, have proven business [...]

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Wealth in Asia

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:18:23 +0000

New report finds that many asset rich households in Asia are retiring income poor However, research reveals that the relatively vast sums of personal wealth accrued by households in Asia provide a solid foundation for generating retirement income if efficiently mobilized Manulife Asset Management recently issued a report that analyses the retirement income security of [...]

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Looking for value stocks? Try using a map

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:45:37 +0000

From Warren Buffet to Sir John Templeton, the concept of value investing — finding equities that represent bargains — has been around for decades. But could this idea be used to group stocks according to country? A recent Thomson Reuters StarMine study suggests that the value approach may help identify nations that are attractive for [...]

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Dividend Focused CFD Fund

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:16:29 +0000

Dividend Focused CFD Fund HeffCap is launching a new Dividend Focused CFD Fund, great protection in the current economic environment after the success of their Metals, Currencies and Private Equity Funds. There also funds focused on Metals, Agriculture and Currencies, here is how they work. Contract for Difference, or CFDs as they are commonly known, [...]

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Bank of Thailand and the Thai Baht

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:20:51 +0000

Bank of Thailand and the Thai Baht Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the Thai Baht. The Thai Baht has taken the path we suggested last year, in fact when I spoke to former Prime Minister in 2011 I informed him I had estimated that by 2015 the Thai Baht [...]

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No Bull, It’s a Bubble

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:34:51 +0000

No Bull, It’s a Bubble Shayne Heffernan on Markets as Global Growth Set for Downgrade As I have warned a number of times we are not in a Bull Market, we are in a Central Bank Bubble. There is no underlying rally in commodities to support a move forward in the global economic outlook, in [...]

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Asia Pacific Economic Update

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:38:25 +0000

Asia Pacific economies will grow 7.8 percent this year on robust domestic demand, the World Bank said, but it warned countries to guard against overheating in credit and asset prices. The forecast is up from 7.5 percent last year, but the bank said in its latest East Asia and Pacific Update report that expansion would [...]

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Euro Crisis: Banks Face Ruin

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:17:49 +0000

Europe’s banks are facing an uncertain future, money has been departing the region for 5 years, Government aid has been too little to late and Cyprus has set an ugly precedent for sovereign debt. What is clear is that many banks in Europe are being squeezed out of business and the ECB has no method [...]

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Global Unemployment on the Rise

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:03:28 +0000

Looking at the medium-term, the forecast global economic recovery is not expected to be strong enough to bring down unemployment quickly, and the number of jobseekers is expected to rise to more than 210 million over the next five years. The labour market situation remains particularly bleak for the world’s youth, with almost 74 million [...]

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Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) Technicals Point to Fall

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:49:10 +0000

Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) Technicals Point to Fall Bollinger Bands are 56.08% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI)’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility increasing with a sharp price move lower has increased for the near-term. The bands have [...]

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Miss Grand Thailand 2013: Promoting World Peace

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:03:04 +0000

Miss Grand Thailand 2013: Promoting World Peace Miss Grand Thailand 2013, part of the new Miss Grand International was the centre of attention in Thailand this week. The contestants, Thailand’s most beautiful young women were at Sofitel So Bangkok, the stunning Christian Lacroix designed amenities were brought to life by the Miss Grand Thailand bikini [...]

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VietinBank Upgraded to a Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:16:02 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Uprgrades VietinBank to Must Own VietinBank is now among HeffCap’s best stocks to own in ASEAN. S&P raised its long-term issuer credit rating on Vietinbank (security code: CTG) to BB- from B+ with the outlook “stable”… On Dec. 28, 2012, The famous rating agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its long-term issuer [...]

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Huge Sale on Thomson Reuters MetaStock

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:58:07 +0000

Huge Sale on Thomson Reuters MetaStock MetaStock is specifically designed for traders who do their analysis after the markets close (If you are interested in real-time trading, check out MetaStock Pro). Whether you’re an experienced, active trader or just learning how to trade the markets, MetaStock helps you succeed. It contains powerful analysis tools so [...]

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ASEAN Banking Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:45:36 +0000

Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states need to scrap restrictions and allow their banks to operate across borders within the region if Asean is to achieve financial integration by 2020, according to the Asian Development Bank. An ADB report on the matter was released in Brunei Darussalam as Asean nations’ central bankers held their [...]

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S&P 10% on year, USD Index up 4% and The Fed Keeps Printing

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:40:31 +0000

Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the trading day S&P 10% on year, USD Index up 4% and The Fed Keeps Printing Markets continue to extend on some positive signs in the underlying economic conditions, but once you factor in the The Fed’s excess money supply, Europe’s economic state and the level of global debt, [...]

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Sell in May and Go Away?

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:12:47 +0000

Sell in May and Go Away? Shayne Heffernan says Start in April Sell in May and go away is historically good advice, last year and again this year I strongly recommend selling in April (actually I have been selling for most of March as well). Why am I so pessimistic about markets now? Very simply [...]

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Thailand Auto Production Leads to Long Term Growth

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:31:22 +0000

Shayne Heffernan on Thailand Growth and the Auto Sector. While I am remain concerned about Global Markets, Thailand still stands out as a great long term investment, the Auto Sector is a major contributor to my confidence in Thailand. Over the last decade Thailand has built a strong Auto sector that is growing at a [...]

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Singapore a AAA Investment Destination

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:02:06 +0000

Singapore a AAA Investment Destination Economist Shayne Heffernan has maintained his Singapore Dollar and Singapore Banks as a strong buy. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Singapore’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘AAA’. The Outlooks on the ratings are Stable. The agency has also affirmed the Country Ceiling at ‘AAA’ and the [...]

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China Development Forum Economic Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:46:29 +0000

The China Development Forum, which serves as a significant platform for business and academic leaders to interact with China’s top decision makers and economic planners is underway in China. This year’s forum is scheduled from Saturday to Monday with the theme of “deepening China’s reform and opening up for building a better-off society.” The country [...]

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Singapore Dollar is Still a Buy

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:24:58 +0000

Economist and Fund manager Shayne Heffernan on the SGD SGD is currently 1.0% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is extremely low when compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. There is a good possibility that there will be an increase in volatility along with sharp [...]

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Portfolio Management Services

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:55 +0000

Portfolio Management Services Protect against inflation and currency shifts. Separately Managed Account (SMA) is a management service designated individually managed by our senior trader and customized to fit your investment objectives. HCM’s customer funds provide superior risk-adjusted returns through proprietary and fundamental analysis to maximize portfolio returns Employ the HCM Process to ascertain the shareholder [...]

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Euro Crisis: The Black Swan Nears

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:29:59 +0000

Strong deleveraging pressures exist, Cyprus is just an example of how fast some of the EU Nations can unravel. Following on from the disastrous Greece Default, the ECB, IMF and World Bank are ready for the Sequels, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland. As the IMF demands Austerity, growth in Europe is scarce, budget cuts have [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on the Thai Baht

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:56:09 +0000

Shayne Heffernan on the Thai Baht As I said on the 20th of January 2013 the Thai Baht should see 28.50 to the US Dollar this year. Thailand: Thai Baht on Target for 28.50 For all of 2012, the baht strengthened about 3 percent. We remain convinced that the Thai Economy is set to become [...]

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Asia’s Leading Management Consultants

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:38:46 +0000

Asia’s Leading Management Consultants The Heffernan Group of Companies use a top down approach developed by Dr. Heffernan Ph.D. to develop value protected, growth driven portfolios with in the guidelines of the clients risk tolerance and regulatory requirements. We provide managerial services, strategy, timing and research and advisory services to corporations and institutions globally. Our [...]

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Investing in Malaysia, Trade, Finance and Islamic Banking

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:57:52 +0000

Investing in Malaysia, Trade, Finance and Islamic Banking Shayne Heffernan has been bullish on Malaysia for several years now and the run is not over yet according to HeffCap one of Asia’s leading financial advisors. HeffCap see Malaysia as a developing hub for trade and banking, especially Islamic Banking. Shayne Heffernan said today that Kuala [...]

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Will Xi Jinping Change China

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:07:34 +0000

Will Xi Jinping Change China Xi Jinping was elected chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China at the annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress Thursday morning. Xi was also elected Chinese president at the same meeting. The election result was announced after a vote of deputies to the [...]

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Singapore Stock Exchange Leading ASEAN Exchange Developments

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:23:03 +0000

Singapore Stock Exchange Leading ASEAN Exchange Developments The Philippines PSE and Singapore’s SGX announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the development of Philippine-linked derivative products to “address the demands of international investors.” A derivative is a tradeable financial instrument whose value is based on an underlying index, commodity or currency. [...]

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Singapore Energy Outlook 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:46:35 +0000

Singapore Energy Outlook 2013 Singapore’s strategic location between the Indian and Pacific Oceans has allowed it to become one of Asia’s major petrochemical and refining hubs. Easy access to the sea and a strategic location near the Strait of Malacca has enabled Singapore to become one of Asia’s main energy and petrochemicals hubs and one [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on the Gold Price and China

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:03:26 +0000

Shayne Heffernan as an Economist, trader and venture capitalist writes about a possible gold backing of the Chinese Renminbi. If one compares the dollar amount of base money with the gold reserves, it shows that the dollar is only covered to 16 percent now, in 1980 that number was 168% – because the price of [...]

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Vietnam Economic Update

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:59:42 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan tales a look at Vietnam Vietnam Economic Update From 1999 to 2010, Vietnamese companies have been involved as either an acquiror or an acquired company in 1,320 mergers and acquisitions with a total value of 7.7 billion USD. The number and value of deals hit a new record in 2010. The number [...]

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Wall Street is on Crack, Buy Gold and Silver

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:31:31 +0000

Wall Street is on Crack, Buy Gold and Silver Wall Street is continuing a Fed fueled rally that defies the economic reality of the USA and the world. Bernanke has made it clear that the assets purchased by the Fed need never be sold, and that statement speaks volumes about how they have been bought. [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Dow Jones Target 10,500

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:45:34 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Dow Jones Target 10,500 I have lowered my Dow Jones target for 2013-2014 to 10,500 despite the Fed’s never ending QE and the political talk of a recovery. My view remains negative as we have to look at this market in context, both financial and political, the chart and the context concern me. [...]

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G20 Politics Vs Economics

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:39:17 +0000

G20 Politics Vs Economics The currency market was thrown into turmoil this week after the G7 – the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Canada and Italy – issued a joint statement stating that domestic economic policies must not be used to target currencies, regardless of the policies of each of those Governments that are [...]

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Japan Defends Currency Manipulation

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:31:14 +0000

The head of the Bank of Japan offered a poor defense as pressure mounts on the country over the reckless manipulation of the Japanese Yen, the claims it is manipulating the yen are beyond question, Abe the new Prime Minister was elected on his promise to manipulate the currency. The comments from Masaaki Shirakawa were [...]

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Euro Crisis Taxes Rise GDP Shrinks

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:23:35 +0000

The recession in the 17-nation eurozone recession deepened sharply in the fourth quarter of 2012, with the economy shrinking 0.6 percent compared with output in the three months to September when it dropped 0.1 percent, official data showed on Thursday. In the second quarter of 2012, the eurozone economy had contracted 0.2 percent on a [...]

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will Maximize Cash Assets

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:50:05 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will Maximize Cash Assets While the debate continues over what Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should do with their huge pile of cash it is becoming clear they are on the eve of doing something. Some shareholders have petitioned the company for a range of possible distributions of the cash pile but so far [...]

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G7 Fails to Address Currency Wars

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:47:18 +0000

The G-7 meeting stated that Monetary Policy Must Not Be Directed at Devaluing Currencies, but failed to act against Japan, USA or Europe for their direct and overt attempts to lower their own currencies. Group of Seven nations reiterated their alleged commitment on Tuesday to market-determined exchange rates and said fiscal and monetary policies must [...]

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The Not List FB, NFLX, AMZN, LGF

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:22:10 +0000

The Not List Facebook NASDAQ:FB, Netflix NASDAQ:NFLX, Amazon NASDAQ:AMZN, Lionsgate Entertainment NYSE:LGF Here are 4 stocks we are not buying, FB, NFLX, AMZN, LGF, why? because they are over valued by the market, a big fall is building, there is a point where low rates and excess easing cease to underpin the market, and that [...]

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Changyou.com Limited NASDAQ:CYOU a Dividend Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:10:21 +0000

Changyou.com Limited NASDAQ:CYOU a Dividend Must Own Shayne Heffernan of HeffCap has upgraded CYOU to a must own company in China with a price target of $60 in 2015. For the first quarter of 2013, Changyou expects: Total revenues to be between US$168.0 million and US$174.0 million, including online game revenues of US$160.0 million to [...]

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Don’t Sell to Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL)

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:05:18 +0000

Don’t Sell to Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) Not for under $24 per share, because that is the valuation of the company we have prepared at HeffCap. Some big sellers in this market that have lowered the price, but at the current valuation, no wonder Michael Dell wants to buy it back. Dell is a quality company [...]

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Professional Foreign Exchange Trading Tools

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:30:09 +0000

Professional Foreign Exchange Trading Tools Retiring to the beach and trading for a living is not as hard as you think, in fact I have been doing it most of my life. There are somethings that you need: Practice, practice a lot, and keep practicing, if you are serious about trading you should start a [...]

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Hedge Fund Consultants

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:04:59 +0000

Hedge Fund Consultants The Heffernan Group of Companies use a top down approach developed by Dr. Heffernan Ph.D. to develop value protected, growth driven portfolios with in the guidelines of the clients risk tolerance and regulatory requirements. We provide managerial services, strategy, timing and portfolio-level research and advisory services to institutions globally. Our clients are [...]

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The Nikkei and The Yen

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:16:15 +0000

The Nikkei and The Yen Right now I am waiting for the Yen to approach 100, should that happen I will be buying the Yen and selling the Nikkei, Abe’s rogue attack on the currency is unlikely to be tolerated by the rest of the workd and as the currency strengthens the Nikkei will pull [...]

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Global Economy Remains Unstable

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:25:38 +0000

Asia remains a bright spot in the Global Economy while problems in the USA and Europe continue to drag down Global growth. While the Wall St numbers look impressive they are a result of Fed action and not economic growth of good government from Washington. Underneath what many are calling a rally is a huge [...]

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Free Metastock Trading Course in February

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:30:24 +0000

Free Metastock Trading Course in February If you do any kind of investment trading (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc), then you want to have a system helping you make smarter decisions and improve your trading timing. Power to the Private Trader Loaded with real-time news & data, fundamentals, economic reporting, analytics, and much more, MetaStock XENITH [...]

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Japan Becomes Number 1 Currency Manipulator

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:50:52 +0000

Japan Becomes Number 1 Currency Manipulator Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso rejected claims Tokyo was orchestrating a slide in the yen, a day after German leader Angela Merkel voiced concern over the new government’s exchange rate policy. “The criticism that [the government]is manipulating the currency rate is completely off the mark,’’ Aso was quoted as [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Weekly Economic Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:25:09 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Weekly Economic Outlook Global Economic Outlook Dims While many are talking about the so called Rally we are having, I am yet to see any signs that justify a move higher, in fact, I am not sure I even see a rally. When looking at the numbers from Wall St, there must be [...]

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AUD/USD Preview 1.06 Key Level

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:30:56 +0000

AUD/USD Preview 1.06 Key Level AUD appears to be locked in a trading range bounded by upside resistance and downside support. The AUD/USD hit a high of 1.0577 on Monday and ended the week at 1.0510 down for the week. China’s Gross domestic product increased by 7.8 percent in 2012, down from 9.3 percent in [...]

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Small Banks a Buy, Bank of America NYSE:BAC a Sell

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:32:43 +0000

Small Banks a Buy, Bank of America NYSE:BAC a Sell Smaller Banks look set to outperform the top Banks for 2013. Bank stocks are in the headlines right now, but they’re interesting based on their fundamentals as well, as StarMine research into 89 banking stocks from the largest to the smallest companies in the sector [...]

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Hedge Fund Performance in 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:38:57 +0000

Hedge Fund Performance in 2012 The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index team today released its 2012 Hedge Fund Market Review. The report includes statistics on hedge fund performance and asset flows in 2012. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, [...]

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Thailand News: TCC Assets F&N Bid Excessive

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:32:57 +0000

Thailand News: TCC Assets F&N Bid TCC Assets Ltd, headed by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, increased his offer to S$9.55 a share,valuing the property and drinks conglomerate at nearly $11.3 billion, above the S$9.08 made by a consortium led by Riady’s Singapore-listed property company Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd . The price exceeds our valuation of the [...]

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ECB Turns Fascist on Critics

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:44:36 +0000

ECB Turns Fascist on Critics The ECB has decided that the best way to stop the Euro Crisis is to pretend it does not exist, while they have been unable to pass legislation to solve the Debt problems, they have managed to pass an outrageous bill to silence the critics. The European parliament has agreed [...]

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Genting Remains a Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:57:00 +0000

Genting Remains a Must Own Genting still holds a must own rating from Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan. Genting has considerable growth potential in Asia as well as in the USA. Genting Malaysia’s strong financial strength and good track record as the operator of the Aqueduct racino in Queens, New York, it is [...]

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Soybean, Wheat and Corn Futures Preview

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:21:25 +0000

Soybean, Wheat and Corn Futures Preview Soybeans took the lead again Wednesday while the other grains struggled in quiet trade. Despite a mixed day, commodities in general look to be gaining Bullish momentum. Wheat futures came under pressure at times today, but most contracts ended in the upper half of Wednesday’s trading range. Chicago Wheat [...]

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Myanmar Oil and Gas News

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:47:10 +0000

Myanmar Oil and Gas News Myanmar opened up a major portion of its onshore oil blocks for bids, a move likely to see a surge in interest from Western companies after the removal of sanctions. A notice published in the state-run English-language New Light of Myanmar newspaper said 18 blocks were up for grabs in [...]

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Go Long Gold, Technical Update

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:06:06 +0000

Go Long Gold Bollinger Bands are 53.44% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to Gold’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility increasing with a sharp price move has increased for the near-term. The bands have been in this narrow range for 2 period(s). The probability of [...]

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EUR USD Technicals, Time to Sell

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:26:15 +0000

EUR USD Technicals, Time to Sell says Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan EUR USD broke below the downside support level of 1.40, 315 day(s) ago. This is a bearish sign long term. This previous support level of 1.40 may now provide upside resistance however we are starting to short the EUR now. Volume [...]

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Indonesian Rupiah is a Buy

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:49:12 +0000

Indonesian Rupiah is a Buy Economist Shayne Heffernan has upgraded the Rupiah to a buy as the currency has slipped on inflation and interest rate concerns. The rupiah spot’s indicative prices slid 0.5 percent to 9,700 per dollar on exchange pages, but its real prices were softer with 9,850-9,870 traded, dealers said. One-month dollar/rupiah rose [...]

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Philippines Peso Outlook 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:29:29 +0000

Philippines Peso closed at 40.70 against the US dollar, up by 8.5 centavos from the previous day’s finish of 40.785:$1. Economist Shayne Heffernan is predicting the Peso will see 38.50 in 2013 as the local economy grows and the US prints money at a record rate. It was also the strongest in nearly five years. [...]

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Foreign Exchange: Interest Rate Strategy

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:32:19 +0000

Foreign Exchange: Interest Rate Strategy • CPAC announcement finally arrives • Bonos sale to support broader risk attitude • ECB expected to ‘pass’, maintain political pressure Although the domestic index-linked sector will be fully focused on today’s 0700 GMT recommendation by the National Statistician on how to improve the compilation of the Retail Prices Index, [...]

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Euro Crisis and Rates Cut

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:26:20 +0000

Euro Crisis and Rates Cut International focus today will be on the ECB decision. The revelations after last month’s meeting that the majority of the ECB Council were open to a rate cut has led some to expect an easing in the refi rate to 0.50%, but we are of the view that policy will [...]

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Indonesia Oil, Energy and Economy

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:19:31 +0000

Indonesia Oil, Energy and Economy Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world. Formerly a net oil exporter and OPEC member, Indonesia struggles to attract sufficient investment to meet growing domestic energy consumption because of inadequate infrastructure and a complex regulatory environment. At the same time, it was the world’s largest exporter of [...]

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Foreign Exchange: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY Update

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:56:46 +0000

Foreign Exchange: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY Update EUR supported as Japan pledges ESM bond buying ON BULLETS • UK BRC like-for-like sales 0.3% y/y – slightly weaker than expected • Japan finance minister Aso says Japan to buy ESM bonds using FX reserves to help stabilise EUR and JPY • AUD trade deficit widens more [...]

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GBP and EUR Macro Data

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:59:52 +0000

GBP and EUR Macro Data • Macro data/ supply calendar picks-up today • GBP swaps: retain 2s5s curve flattener • Gilt 4T30 auction: little RV concession but outright yields should help support the sale It was a rather quiet start to the first full week of the year as most investors came back from the [...]

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Wall St and the Fiscal Cliff

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:16:41 +0000

Wall St and the Fiscal Cliff From Shayne Heffernan Yesterday the markets celebrated the failure of Obama to orchestrate and agreement, America still faces possible default and spiraling debt. i am not alone in my caution, The International Monetary Fund said that US actions to avoid the fiscal cliff did not go far enough to [...]

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FX Rates Strategy

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:40:55 +0000

FX Rates Strategy • Buy ‘core’ FI on dips as ‘cliff-euphoria’ likely to fade • FOMC mins may have little market moving potential • Gilt 1s17: expect good auction on cheap valuations The New Year started on a solid note as risk markets reacted positively to yet another “can-kicking” exercise by US lawmakers – core [...]

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Daily Economic Outlook Fiscal Cliff

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:44:36 +0000

The reverberations of recent ‘fiscal cliff’ developments in the US will dominate market attention at the start of 2013. However, the health of the underlying economy will be gauged by a series of key data releases this week, starting with the manufacturing ISM today and ending with the first labour market report of this year [...]

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Fiscal Cliff FX Strategy, EUR, GBP, USD

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:40:46 +0000

Fiscal Cliff FX Strategy, EUR, GBP, USD Risky currencies rallying on US fiscal cliff deal ON BULLETS • US House passes fiscal cliff bill • China official PMI a little weaker than expected USD In spite of all the talk about the fiscal cliff, the actual impact on the USD has so far been fairly [...]

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Gold Price: Gold is a 2013 Winner

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:04:45 +0000

Gold Price: Gold is a 2013 Winner 2013 is going to be the year of printing money, and some exposure to Gold is going to be essential as a way to hedge the inflationary effects of easy money. Gold will break $2000 in 2013 there is little doubt. More than 80 per cent of gold [...]

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Investing in Thailand 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:32:15 +0000

Q3 2012 was tough on Thai Exports, exports declined by 1.13 per cent compared to the same period last year, but there is some big news, Toyota plan to make 1m Cars per annum in Thailand. The Auto Sector is the second most important industry for economic growth in any Country, and Thailand has excelled [...]

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China, ASEAN and Investing in 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:09:48 +0000

China, ASEAN and Investing in 2013 iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM), iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund (EIDO), iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS), Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (IDX), iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund (THD), Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) China will continue to develop the economic ties with ASEAN, as its [...]

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Dividends, Taxes and 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:31:12 +0000

Dividends, Taxes and 2013 The clock is ticking on investors and new tax rates will be effective January 1, 2013, it is time to make the hard decisions about what your portfolio should look like as a new tax regime comes in to force in the USA. Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan takes [...]

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Economic Research: US Real Estate 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:08:34 +0000

Economic Research: US Real Estate 2013 Economists Expect 2012 US Real Estate Momentum To Carry Into 2013 Panel of 105 Forecasters Predicts Where Case-Shiller Index Will Stand in Five Years; Majority Say Potential Changes to Mortgage Interest Deduction Will Negatively Affect High-End Home Values A nationwide panel of more than 100 professional US Real Estate [...]

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Asian Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:00:58 +0000

Asian Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge According to the 2012 Q3 Asia-Pacific Capital Market Observation, the total value of the Q3 Asia-Pacific real estate investment reached $19 billion, with an average increase of 21% over the past three years, considering that fast 3 years captures the tail end of the Global Financial Crisis, those [...]

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Marc Faber, Nouriel Roubini, Shayne Heffernan Negative on Markets

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:00:39 +0000

Marc Faber, Nouriel Roubini, Shayne Heffernan Negative on Markets As our own Economist Shayne Heffernan repeats warnings of a pending market correction to the downside other market players are also expressing concern over the state of the financial markets. Heffernan has dubbed 2013 as The Year of Printing Money in notes to traders, he has [...]

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Gold Price Update

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:53:57 +0000

Gold Price: spot fell 0.3 % to$1,652.20 at $1,657.45 in Asian hours , the Gold Price fell 2.3 % last week. Factors U.S.Budget talks stalled, boosting concern lawmakers will fail to agree on a deal to avoid tax US Republicans cancel vote on Speaker Boehner’s plan to allow higher tax rates for annual income above $1 [...]

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US Dollar Risk Appetite Index

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:51:35 +0000

US Dollar Risk Appetite Index December 21, 2012 From Lloyds Bank RISK APPETITE EDGES DOWN ON FISCAL CLIFF CONCERNS Our Risk Appetite Index (RAI), which is based on movements in global equity, currency, bond and commodity markets, has edged down over the last week. The week started off on a moderately downbeat tone following the [...]

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GBP/USD, GBP/EUR Looking back on a Volatile year

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:53:24 +0000

GBP/USD, GBP/EUR Looking back on a Volatile year It was always going to be a volatile year. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics saw to that. But in addition, benchmark revisions to the national accounts and extreme weather conditions in the spring added to the volatility. GDP: The combination of these events served to [...]

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Daily Economic Outlook DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ, FTSE

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:42:39 +0000

From Shayne Heffernan Politics has failed America as US Republican lawmakers have rejected party leader John Boehner’s proposal in the fiscal cliff talks, leading to fears that $600bn worth of tax hikes and spending cuts that could drag the US economy back into recession. Politicians have to agree the fiscal rules by 1 January. Overseas [...]

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Foreign Exchange News: Bank Rates Strategy December 21

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:33:09 +0000

December 21, 2012 From Lloyds Bank • Republicans divided. 10Y UST trades below 1.75%. • ‘Fed early exit’ and ‘inflation fear’ themes for 2013 • 12Q3 UK GDP expected revised to 0.9% QoQ Foreign Exchange: US Treasuries notes and bonds were well-bid, this morning, amid retrenchment for most Asian equity markets, with the 10-year yield [...]

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Failure of plan B increases fiscal cliff concerns

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:28:55 +0000

ON BULLETS • US House ditches Boehner’s Plan B due to lack of support • UK Gfk consumer confidence falls to -29 from -22 in November • Japan’s government maintains view that economy continues to weaken USD A fairly neutral day for the USD yesterday, and the market is struggling to decide whether they believe [...]

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Rates Strategy December 20

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:26:49 +0000

• ‘risk-on’ in fixed income meeting its near-term limits • End of ‘supply lump’ and ‘fiscal cliff’: bond positives • Swap-gilt BEI wedge to rewiden if QE expected 10-year US Treasury futures are steady to firmer, this morning, amid mixed Asian equities and deteriorating liquidity conditions, following yesterday’s rally which also featured a good 7-year [...]

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Daily Economic Outlook December 20

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:24:08 +0000

From Shayne Heffernan Another day of politics, tiring, boring and not entertaining, today’s politicians are devolving in to reality TV stars. It has truly become Hollywood for ugly people. As a year-end deadline nears, Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner are locked in intense bargaining over a possible deal to avoid the so-called [...]

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Silver Price a Bargain, Might be 2013′s Best Performing Metal

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:30:02 +0000

Silver Price a Bargain, Might be 2013′s Best Performing Metal ETF Holdings of Silver stood at a record 18,854 metric tons in November valued at about $19.2 billion. Prices will average $40.30 an ounce next year according to research by Heffcap. Silver’s use in industrial applications is expected to gain 8% to over 500 million [...]

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USD and Japanese Yen (JPYUSD) rally as fiscal cliff concerns increase

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:42:00 +0000

ON BULLETS • White House says fiscal cliff talks have regressed • BoJ expands asset purchase program by Y10trn to Y101trn. • NZ Q3 GDP weaker than expected at 0.2% q/q USD The USD finally found some support against the EUR and GBP yesterday, and the 79 area in the USD index now looks like [...]

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Outlook, USD, EUR, GBP, NOK

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:08:02 +0000

December 19, 2012 From Lloyds Bank ON BULLETS • US House majority leader Cantor expects Republicans to pass fiscal cliff bill on Thursday • Japan LDP to pass extra budget that could exceed Y10trn USD The USD continued to move lower yesterday on the back of a generally risk positive tone which undermined both the [...]

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Rates Strategy: Fiscal cliff debate to drive markets in thin liquidity

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:05:53 +0000

December 19, 2012 • Fiscal cliff debate to drive markets in thin liquidity • Like taking profit on short TY vs. RX into final conventional supply today • Risk of more dovish BoE minutes on recent data Typical December week continues and risk markets maintain a positive momentum amidst thin liquidity with investors watching the [...]

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Daily Economic Outlook December 19

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:24:23 +0000

From Shayne Heffernan US Real Estate Data is Encouraging The National Association of Home Builders reported Tuesday that its index of U.S. builder sentiment improved in December, reaching its highest level in more than six years. November housing starts, which the government will announce today, will provide more insight into the market. Economics consulting firm [...]

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USD, EUR, JPY, AUD Bank Rates Strategy December 17

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:55:36 +0000

• Progress around the ‘fiscal cliff’, but not there yet • Favour ‘buying on dips’ into y/e/UST supply • Gilts look to data leads; not all bad news X-mkt Coming off the back of the latest expansion of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, it would appear that the outcome of the Japanese general election will [...]

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Forex Strategy USD and JPY under pressure, EUR firm

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:52:09 +0000

Forex Strategy USD and JPY under pressure, EUR firm ON BULLETS • Japan’s LDP/New Komeito coalition wins big majority – Abe pledges budget to beat deflation • Boehner proposes higher taxes on earnings over $1mn • UK Rightmove house prices fall by record 3.3% m/m in De, but up 1.4% y/y USD The USD was [...]

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Daily Economic Outlook December 17

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:47:11 +0000

Although today is absent of any key data releases this does not mean that it will be a quiet week for markets in the lead up to Christmas. Following yesterday’s Japanese elections markets will be digesting what this could mean for future monetary policy and the Bank of Japan’s role. In the lead up the [...]

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2013 Issuance Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:09:33 +0000

December 14th, 2012 From Lloyds Bank Introduction Following an admittedly heavy and difficult supply year with particularly Spanish and Italian auctions determining the market tone in terms of risk on/off sentiment, issuance will remain one of the relevant market themes in 2013 across the Euro area. Market access remains the key for peripheral countries (to [...]

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Lloyds Bank FX Strategy EUR/USD

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:06:44 +0000

14th December 2012 From Lloyds Bank EZ Flash PMIs the focus – 1.3125/30 the key level for EUR/USD ON BULLETS • S&P cuts UK outlook from stable to negative • China HSBC flash PMI rises to 50.9 vs 50.5 in Nov – 14 month high • Fisher says good case can be made that a [...]

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Friday Charts, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CHF

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:45:10 +0000

Highligts Yen Slips as Election Nears Politicians Talk Up Europe Metals Prices Fall HSBC flash purchasing managers’ index for December hit a 14-month high China Rally’s China shares outperformed Asian peers after the HSBC flash purchasing managers’ index for December hit a 14-month high of 50.9, the fifth straight monthly gain, showing growth in China’s [...]

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Daily Economic Outlook December 14, Europe PMI, US GDP, UK GDP

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:13:10 +0000

Daily Economic Outlook December 14 Today’s flash PMI estimates for the euro area will provide further evidence on what momentum, if any, the economy has as it approaches year end. Despite some signs of improving sentiment, there has been as yet little evidence of this feeding through to economic activity. We expect another disappointing set [...]

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EUR/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP Rates Strategy December 14

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:05:15 +0000

EUR/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP Lloyd’s Bank Rates Strategy December 14 • EU summit to complete with no surprises in store • EZ PMIs to set the tone for today’s session • Seasonality points to GER underperformance Final trading day of what was widely regarding as the final key week of 2012. And admittedly so as we [...]

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FX Strategy EUR USD

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:20:14 +0000

December 13th, 2012 From Lloyds Bank EUR/USD testing recent highs as risk appetite strengthens ON BULLETS • Fed replaces $45bn of Operation Twist with $45bn of treasury purchases • Fed changes forward guidance to unemployment target and inflation ceiling of 6.5% and 2.5% respectively • EU Finance ministers agree to ECB supervision of EZ banks [...]

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USD, EUR, GBP Fiscal Cliff Rates Strategy December 12th

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:26:28 +0000

13 December 2012 From Lloyds Bank • Negotiations over ‘fiscal cliff’ deal remain cloudy • Use sell-off in ‘core’ FI to buy on dips into year-end • Focus on supply: Spain across 3 lines, Italy new 3y, UK IL 24s in focus As largely expected, FOMC last night announced an expansion of QE as Operation [...]

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GBP/USD, Rates Strategy Monitor

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:13:02 +0000

12th December 2012 OVERVIEW While the prevailing domestic situation will clearly see its presence felt, current developments at the front-end of the GBP curve continue to be broadly guided by external inputs. This overlay is primarily impacted by the issues in play both in the United States and in the euro area, namely the ‘fiscal [...]

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Lloyds Bank Rates Strategy December 12 Trading the USD and The Fed

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:02:33 +0000

12 DECEMBER 2012 • ‘How much and for how long, Mr Bernanke?’ • Trading ahead of the Italian job (new 3-year BTPs) • UK domestic focus: labour market statistics 10-year UST futures are marginally firmer, this morning, following yesterday’s material sell-off and a decent $32bn auction of the new 3-year note. All this amid geopolitical [...]

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FX Strategy JPY, USD, EUR, AUD Risk positive tone continues

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:41:22 +0000

JPY, USD, EUR, AUD Risk positive tone continues – FOMC awaited, Lloyds ON BULLETS • Fiscal cliff optimism fading on overnight statements • ECB’s Praet says there is little room for more rate cuts USD Talk of “progress” on the fiscal cliff helped strengthen the equity market and weaken the USD yesterday. Though the logic [...]

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Nikesh Sawjani, Lloyds Bank Economist: Trading Update for Today USD, GBP, EUR

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:45:56 +0000

Nikesh Sawjani, Lloyds Bank Economist: Trading Update for Today USD, GBP, EUR Today’s spotlight falls on the FOMC meeting in the US. With Operation Twist expiring at the end of the month, the Fed is expected to announce an expansion of its QE programme. Although the underlying pace of activity has been difficult to read [...]

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Muddy Waters Losing the Olam Battle in Singapore

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:07:01 +0000

As we predicted when this began, Muddy Waters got in over their heads tackling Olam. The rumor in Hong Kong is that Muddy Waters is the cash strapped and needed a fast Olam victory, but choosing Olam as a target was ill advised. As it stands now, Olam will outlive Muddy Waters in financial terms. [...]

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Sian Fenner Global Financial Outlook December 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:44:00 +0000

Sian Fenner of Lloyds Bank: Global Financial Outlook December 2012 Welcome to the December edition of the International Financial Outlook broadcast presented by Sian Fenner. We have raised short term targets for EUR/USD and GBP/USD but continue to forecast both lower in the year ahead. Targets for end 2013 are relatively unchanged at 1.23 and [...]

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EUR/USD ZEW survey likely to set the tone

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:49:01 +0000

From Lloyds Bank 11th December 2012 ZEW survey likely to set the tone ON BULLETS • Australian business confidence fell to lowest level since April 2009 • Monti says he is confident elections will result in a responsible government USD A quiet European session saw the USD soften a little after overnight gains yesterday, and [...]

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Fiscal cliff versus net US supply

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:41:10 +0000

From Lloyds Bank 11th December 2012 • Fiscal cliff versus net US supply, sell into ‘strength’ • EA tail risk reflating, BTPs to underperform further • Covering demand to aid 1T22s gilt sale Despite the approaching festive period there continues to be plenty to occupy the minds of fixed income market participants over coming sessions. [...]

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Economic Update: German GDP, More Fed Easing Tomorrow

Heffernan Capital Management — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:28:25 +0000

TUESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2012 Economic Update: German GDP, More Fed Easing Tomorrow The main economic release today is the German ZEW survey for December. We expect a mixed picture, with a smaller than expected bounce back in expectations from -15.7 to -12.0 but a better than expected improvement in current conditions to 6.5 this month. [...]

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USD, EUR, CNY and the Fiscal Cliff

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:50:36 +0000

10th December 2012 USD firm but news on fiscal cliff negotiations awaited ON BULLETS • Greece extends buyback offer – EUR27bn out of 30bn believed already tendered • China industrial output and retail sales both stronger than expected at 8 month highs • Canada to approve CAD15bnm CNOOC purchase of Nexen and 5.2bn Petronas bid [...]

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Interest Rates Strategy Supply Monitor EUR, USD, GBP

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:18:26 +0000

10 December 2012 BOND SUPPLY • EA: Spain in the market but focus on Italy • UK: Final 2012 auctions on Tuesday/Thursday • US: Busy 2-week period starts with 3yr auction Euro area preview • Final bond auctions for Spain and Austria this week with Italy holding its penultimate BTP auction as it is expected [...]

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Interest Rates Strategy EUR/USD

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:53:17 +0000

10 December 2012 • Crucial week in both US and Euro area • FOMC QE decision tops the calendar list • Italy causing renewed pessimism in the Euro area This week has always been singled out by the market. It the final key week of 2012 and admittedly so since it includes the much-awaited Fed [...]

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Lloyds Bank Daily Economic Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:17:02 +0000

MONDAY 10 DECEMBER 2012 The results of the Lloyds Consumer Barometer survey for November were published overnight. Both the job prospects and job security indices fell on the month, the first time they had both declined in the same month since October 2010. The former fell by 7 points to -42% while the latter declined [...]

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Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) Could See $5, Charts and Valuation

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:53:41 +0000

Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) is about to spend $2.3 billion in cash through dividends and buybacks, the number shows just how strong Siri has become. The shift will force the market to look at the company in a new and much more favorable light that could result in a stock price over $5. The [...]

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Alarming Data on Retirement Savings in America

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:59:37 +0000

According to new research1 from the ING Retirement Research Institute, more than half (52%) of the respondents in an ING U.S. consumer survey said they would be motivated to save more for retirement if their nest eggs didn’t measure up to those of their peers. Additionally, better than one–quarter (27%) confirmed that the size of [...]

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Charts, Insiders, Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:09:22 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Charts, Insiders, Outlook Since our latest Apple report on November 19 (read here) AAPL has run up substantially, so lets take a new look at the Charts and the news. Apple iPad, iPad mini and iPhone 5 will have a record Christmas and the opening of new markets in China and South [...]

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Indonesia News: Sampoerna Agro Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:51:08 +0000

Indonesia News: Sampoerna Agro Upgraded Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at Sampoerna Agro. Firstly lets look at the problems at Sampoerna Agro. Sampoerna Agro an unimpressive EQ score of 5, suggesting poor earnings sustainability. A low Earnings Quality score indicates poor earnings sustainability over the next 12 months [...]

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Gold Price, Charts, Ratios, December 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:15:06 +0000

Gold Price, Charts, Ratios, December 2012 Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at Gold. Gold ended the week poorly with a 1% drop as at the close Friday, November was the second consecutive monthly decline in the Gold Price. Uncertainty, normally a good thing for the Gold Price is [...]

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Trading with Candlesticks

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:17:10 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com 10 Best Candlestick Patterns to Trade There is a wealth of information available online and in Bookstores that will teach you the details of using Candlesticks as indicators. The following are 10 candlestick patterns that have in my own experience produced consistent results. These will work better when you understand [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL, New iPad App for News, Charts and Research

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:20:02 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL iPad App for News, Charts and Research The new finance App for Equity, FX and Commodity traders is the ultimate set of financial tools for a new generation of financial professionals. Now, you can have access to critical news, data, and analysis when you’re on the go. Completely customizable workspace You know [...]

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FX Update EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CAD

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:18:31 +0000

EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CAD 10-Yr: +05/32..1.613%.. USD/JPY: 82.12.. EUR/USD: 1.2966 The US Dollar Index slid to the 80.00 level following Thursday morning’s data, but traded off its lows following comments that US F-Cliff negotiations have not made any progress. Follow through buying occurred as Mr. Boehner reiterated the Republicans’ stance, and the index [...]

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Preview: China Mobile Ltd. HKG:0941, Lai Sun Development HKG:0488

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:40:38 +0000

China Mobile Ltd. HKG:0941, Lai Sun Development HKG:0488 Hong Kong should see gains today as on Wall St over night House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said he was optimistic that a budget deal to avert large tax hikes and spending cuts currently under discussion in Washington could be reached. President Barack Obama, speaking [...]

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FX Update: EUR/USD. GBP/USD. USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CAD

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:56:51 +0000

EUR/USD. GBP/USD. USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CAD 10-Yr: +06/32..1.616%.. USD/JPY: 81.87.. EUR/USD: 1.2930 The US Dollar Index holds near session lows at 80.35 after early comments from House Speaker Boehner suggesting a deal on the F-Cliff was possible dropped it off the 80.55 mark. Traders continue to watch the 80.00 area which should provide good support. [...]

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Thailand News: Yingluck Defeats No-Confidence Vote: SET Advances, Baht Steady

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:24:23 +0000

Yingluck Shinawatra easily survived a no-confidence vote orchestrated by her opponents in parliament who accused her of failing to crack down on graft. Yingluck, Thailand’s first female premier, won 308 of the 467 votes, securing support even from outside her six-party coalition which commands about three-fifths of the seats in the lower house. The former [...]

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Global Recession Possible for 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:50:28 +0000

Morgan Stanley The worst-case scenario sees the United States going over the fiscal cliff — a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts kicking in at the same time next year — and the European Central Bank deciding not to cut interest rates or roll out its bond-buying program, which would lower borrowing costs and [...]

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Asian Real Estate Report: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:50:12 +0000

China Chinese property company Future Land Development Holdings Ltd has raised about $265 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering, pricing the deal at the bottom of its proposed range in the latest sign of the tough fund-raising environment in the city. Future Land, which focuses on projects in the Yangtze River Delta, China’s [...]

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Preview, HKG:1186, HKG:3328

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:39:25 +0000

China Railway Construction Corp Limited (HKG:1186), Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (HKG:3328) Hong Kong Stock Exchange will come under some selling pressure today after Wall St traded lower and Hong Kong posted a sharp drop in exports. Hong Kong exports declined surprisingly in October, according to the Census and Statistics Department. Exports of goods fell [...]

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Thai Baht Outlook, Charts, Technicals

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:39:44 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at the Thai Baht In the third quarter, Thai GDP increased by a stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent from the April-June period as domestic demand offset a slump in exports and output. With the year-on-year comparisons skewered by the 2011 floods, it is difficult for [...]

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Gold Price Ready to Rally ABX, NEW, GOLD will Follow

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:19:03 +0000

Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Randgold Resources (NASDAQ:GOLD) should rally today as the Gold price begins a move higher. Shares of ABX dropped by 1.7% to $34.94, NEM by 1.4% to $47.04, and GOLD by 2.9% to $104.28 on Monday and all look oversold. The gold price was range bound between gains and losses [...]

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Asia Upgrades: Hyundai, CITIC Securities, Central Japan Railway

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:51:22 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at Hyundai, CITIC Securities, Central Japan Railway Our three Asian upgrades of late are from Korea, China and Japan. Hyundai, CITIC Securities, Central Japan Railway are value buying long term investments, not day trading ideas. CITIC Securities Co China’s biggest listed brokerage, posted [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview, Philippine Peso, ABM Investama, Genting, Global Logistic Properties, Thoresen Thai

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:23:16 +0000

ASEAN, Philippine Peso, ABM Investama, Genting, Global Logistic Properties, Thoresen Thai U.S. lawmakers have made little progress toward a compromise to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” according to a top Senate Democrat who was interviewed over the weekend. Indications of progress in talks, or just political willingness to negotiate, were part of the reason why the [...]

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Hyundai Motor Co KRX:005380 Upgraded

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:34:11 +0000

Hyundai Motor Co KRX:005380 Upgraded Regardless of the Mileage incident etc Hyundai is doing well and doing well in a part of the World that has become important to car makers, Asia. Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com said today Hyundai Motor Co is a strong buy as sales in Asia continue [...]

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Bank of America Corp NYSE:BAC Looks Overvalued

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:22:04 +0000

Bank of America Corp NYSE:BAC is looking a touch high at the moment, at 27 times earnings, for now it looks ready to move back in to the $7-8 dollar range. Anything close to 7 would make BAC a long term buy. A recent upgrade gave BAC a lift but based on the financials, the [...]

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FX Update: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, USD/CHF, USD/CAD

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:21:12 +0000

U.S.-based stock funds suffered the most outflows since late July as U.S. lawmakers inched ahead in talks to avert the “fiscal cliff” of tax hikes and spending cuts set to occur in January, data from Thomson Reuters’ Lipper service showed on Friday. European banks have asked the European Commission to postpone the introduction of tougher [...]

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The Gold Price, Charts, Data and Ratio’s

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:20:10 +0000

The Gold Price, Charts, Data and Ratio’s With QE3 underway and QE4 a possibility, we estimate that the long-term price of Gold should be US$1,976/ounce, with the potential to reach US$2,500/oz in the short term. If America were forced to back just the current monetary base Gold would trade over US$10,500/oz the USA did this [...]

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Wall St Summary RIMM, AMD, APPL, TSM

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:01:51 +0000

RIMM, AMD, APPL, TSM, LRCX, TSM, EIX, SO, EXC, UPN, KSU DJIA 13009.68+172.79 (1.35%) NAS 2966.85+40.30 (1.38%) S&P 5001409.15+18.12 (1.30%) 10-yr Note-3/32 1.697 NYSEAdv 2438 Dec 476 Vol 328.9-M NAS Adv 1776 Dec 550 Vol 745.0-M Industry Watch Strong: Technology, Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Materials, Telecoms Weak: Utilities US equities began Friday’s short session on a [...]

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Instant Credit Card and Personal Loans

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:07:20 +0000

All Horizon Card members are guaranteed to receive our Horizon Gold Merchandise Card with an initial $500 credit limit provided you are 18 years of age or older, a legal U.S. resident and have furnished accurate identity and application information. We will not check your credit report! To qualify for membership and receive immediate approval, [...]

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USD/JPY Japenese Yen News, Technicals and Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:26:30 +0000

The Nikkei climbed 0.9 percent to end at a two-month high of 9,222.52, with a resistance level seen at a September high of 9,288. The broader Topix advanced 0.7 percent to 767.01. Analysts said that sector-rotation may be seen during the next few days amid rapid rises in the Nikkei as some investors want to [...]

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Indonesia will lead Southeast Asian growth

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:20:09 +0000

Indonesia will lead Southeast Asian growth Strong domestic demand will drive Southeast Asian economies to grow as fast in the next 5 ys as they did before the latest global financial crisis, governments in the region will need to strengthen their revenue bases and navigate the challenge of volatile capital flows, the Organization for Economic [...]

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Indonesia Economic Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:18:13 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at Indonesia. Indonesia’s economy has so far remained resilient in the face of a global slowdown thanks to robust investment and buoyant domestic demand in the world’s fourth most populous nation. Healthy third quarter GDP numbers indicate growth for the full year is [...]

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CITIC Securities Company Limited (SHA:600030) Research Report

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:12:20 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at CITIC Securities Company Limited (SHA:600030) CITIC Securities Co China’s biggest listed brokerage, posted an 87 percent rise in quarterly earnings amid signs of bottoming out in the stock market. Net profit during the July-September period came to 671.6 million RMB, compared with [...]

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Thailand Stock Preview: General Engineering, Thai Union Frozen, Siam Commercial

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:56:13 +0000

Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at Thailand Stock Exchange, General Engineering, Thai Union Frozen, Siam Commercial. Charoen Pokphand Foods reported lower earnings in Thailand yesterday slowing the advance of the SET, the CP Foods earnings fell 56% and investors were not impressed with the high forecast given by [...]

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EverBank Ranks as One of the Best USA Banks

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:10:13 +0000

FDIC Insurance. Is Your Bank FDIC-Insured? Learn about EverBank’s FDIC-insured bank account. www.EverBank.com EverBank is creating a new way of banking by delivering to customers around the country a unique range of banking, lending and investing opportunities. Never one to settle for banking as usual, we’ve always worked hard to bring something better to the [...]

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Indonesia could have unreported Palm Oil Reserves

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:58:40 +0000

Indonesia could have unreported Palm Oil Reserves GS Palm-Oil reserves in Indonesia, the world’slargest producer, may total about 4-M metric tons, twice as much as estimated, according to Godrej International Ltd., which forecast a rise in Malaysian stockpiles to a record. “It is difficult to be Bullish on Palm-Oil prices,” Dorab Mistry, a director at [...]

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Copper Price Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:40:35 +0000

Friday the Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange ended at $7,445 a tonne, up 1.6 percent from a close of $7,330 on Thursday, when it hit its lowest since June 22. A recovery in China can push copper prices higher to $8,000. But a strong breakthrough of $8,000 is needed to reverse the downtrend [...]

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EuroCrisis EUR/USD Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:06:29 +0000

German news magazine Der Spiegel on Sunday quoted Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti as saying in an interview that “the tensions accompanying the eurozone over the past years already bear the signs of a psychological dissolution of Europe.” Monti further told the magazine that the euro’s disintegration would “destroy the founding of the European project.” [...]

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Best Free Financial Content for Your Site

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:46:13 +0000

LTN RSS Subscribe to LTN’s RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to get market news for your website, blog or social media! Want to add this RSS board feed to your own website? Just copy the code in the box directly into the HTML of your website. It uses basic Javascript. Please note that by accessing [...]

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Analysts: Saudi Arabia’s index will continue to rise next week targeting the 7000 points

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:41:13 +0000

Leading analysts predict that the Saudi stock market index will continue upward path during the next two weeks and will target the level of 7000 points, a strong psychological resistance factor after trading ended this week to near the level of 6900 points, and scored its highest close in nine weeks. Analysts said the index [...]

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Asia Real Estate Report: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:38:11 +0000

The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast on the economic growth of five nations in Southeast Asia to better reflect faltering growth in the global economy. Monday’s assessment, released in a report by the IMF, was the latest development institution to announce an assessment after the World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL a Buy Before Earnings

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:39:04 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL reports its third quarter results on July 24, 2012 with increasing rumors that the iPad maker is making a smaller version of its iPad tablet or the famous iPad mini. iPhone Apple launched the updated mobile operating system iOS6 in June, and the new system will go on sale in October, corresponding [...]

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The Copper Shortage BHP, FCX, MS

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:22:28 +0000

World Copper supply contracts, long term rally on the horizon BHP, FCX, MS, JPM, BCS, BAC, DB, RIO Analysts are narrowing predictions for the 1st Copper glut in 4 years as producers from Chileto Indonesia contend with aging mines and strikes at a time of record demand. The Global surplus will total 18,500 metric tons, [...]

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USA Real Estate: How to Buy Right

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:29:06 +0000

Don’t Forget The 3 Main Home Buying Aspects! By Megan Gates Elliman Brooklyn Real Estate It is important to make sure that you are doing as much research as possible when you are trying to buy a home. To be an educated buyer means that you will be able to get the best home possible [...]

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Europe: Economy Terminal, Devalue or Die

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:20:27 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan on the Euro Crisis Debt levels in many European states are now terminal, and collapse of the EU or the Euro is certain. Greece may yet be forced to abandon the Euro, default on more of its national debts totaling hundreds of billions of euros, and revert to the old drachma as [...]

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Bernanke and the Gold Price

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:44:48 +0000

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 16 July 2012, 07:30 EDT Gold Market “Nervous and Thin” Ahead of Bernanke Testimony, Analysts Prepared to be “Disappointed” THE DOLLAR cost of buying gold fell to $1583 an ounce during Monday morning’s London trading, in line with where last week’s range, while European stock markets [...]

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Hollywood Box Office Report: Ice Age, Savages, Katy Perry

Gossip in Hollywood — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:26:50 +0000

Box Office Report: “Ice Age: Continental Drift” opens at $46-M The cartoon hit $385-M worldwide, “The Amazing Spider-Man” fell to 2nd place at the North American box office with $35-M for a domestic take of $200.9-M. Ice Age: Continental Drift, the 4th installment in Fox’s prehistoric cartoon series has its cast of characters head to [...]

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Euro Trading Outlook

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:30:50 +0000

EUR-USD Trade Idea: Sell at 1.2340, Target: 1.2180, Stop: 1.2375 EUR-USD – 1.2249 Close Most recent candlesticks pattern : N/A Trend : Down Tenkan-Sen level :1.2210 Kijun-Sen level :1.2210 Ichimoku cloud top :1.2246 Ichimoku cloud bottom :1.2215 Original strategy : Sell at 1.2335, Target: 1.2180, Stop: 1.2370 New strategy : Sell at 1.2340, Target: 1.2180, [...]

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Earnings Preview AAPL, GOOG, EBAY , IBM, INTC, MSFT, QCOM, SNDK

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:58:48 +0000

This Week on the Earnings Front: Big Tech ignores pre-earnings warnings AAPL, GOOG, EBAY , IBM, INTC, MSFT, QCOM, SNDK Friday was a terrific day in the US equities market, the action was based on investor reaction to the major bank earnings reports and reports that China’s GDP maintained a growth rate of 7.6%. The [...]

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John Mauldin EuroCrisis Update

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:48:37 +0000

For the last year I have been writing that it is not clear that Europe (with the probable exception of Greece) will in fact break up. The forces that would see a strong fiscal union are quite powerful. In today’s letter, I will try to bring you up to date on some insights I have [...]

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Gold Prices and Wall St

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:32:54 +0000

Days of Extreme Breadth & Volatility Update Mark J. Lundeen 13 July 2012 It’s a corrupt world we live in. Historically speaking, big corruption and big government go hand in hand as they shepherd their sheeple over the cliff. This cheery thought comes to my mind with the story of PFG Best, another commodity brokerage [...]

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Earnings Preview GE, KO, MSFT, INTC, BAC, JNJ, C, GS

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:28:58 +0000

GE, KO, MSFT, INTC, BAC, JNJ, C, GS The S&P 500 and DJIA erased losses for the week, finishing higher by 0.2%, and about 0.1% respectively. The NAS composite fell 1% for the week. With several companies reporting results this week, investors believe that the bad, bad news has been factored in. Data showing slower [...]

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Palazzo di Amore, in Beverly Hills For Sale

Gossip in Hollywood — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:36:57 +0000

Billionaire real estate tycoon Jeff Greene is listing his Palazzo di Amore, in Beverly Hills, for $150M. Jeff Greene bought the 25-acre estate for $35M, and then invested another $15M. Inside the 43,000-square-foot main house there are 11 bedrooms, 14 baths, a 6,000-square-foot ballroom, marble hallways, and, according to reports about Greene’s wedding, a revolving [...]

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J Brand For Sale!

Gossip in Hollywood — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:19:20 +0000

J Brand For Sale! J Brand, a high-quality premium denim line, has hired investment banker Morgan Stanley to sell their company or to test the waters for an initial public offering. The stock offering, or sale, would easily be the latest advancement in the denim company’s increasing amount of wealth. Revenue for J [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL Shines as Earnings Approach

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:12:02 +0000

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shines AA, BAC Earnings season begins unofficially Monday with US companies facing a number of issues that could make Q-2 reports look grim. Corporate outlooks are at their most negative in nearly 4 yrs, and companies that have already reported have shown little growth. About 24 S&P firms cited Europe’s woes as a [...]

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Latest Gold Market Report

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:03:47 +0000

Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 9 July 2012, 07:30 EDT Gold “Alternating Between Up and Down Weeks”, More QE “Appropriate” for US Economy U.S. DOLLAR gold prices held above $1580 an ounce Monday morning in London – broadly in line with last week’s close – while major European stock markets were broadly [...]

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Options Alert: Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:15:28 +0000

Options Trading Alert: Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) Trading of Bank of America Corporation options resulted in establishing a new 90-day Call volume record, where 146,420 Call contracts traded. A total of 38,939 Put and 146,420 Call contracts was traded raising a 0.27 Put/Call Ratio (PCR) on shares of BAC The PCR is often used [...]

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Options Alert: Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM)

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:09:51 +0000

Options Alert: Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) During Thursday’s trading session, a low Put/Call Ratio (PCR) alert was raised on shares of Research In Motion. The increased Call volume ran 4.8x the volume of Put contracts yielding a 0.21 PCR. Investors use options to manage risk and to speculate on price changes. Options can provide significant [...]

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Ford NYSE:F to Take on Toyota NYSE:TM

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:15:18 +0000

Ford C-MAX Hybrid projected to achieve 47 mpg city, at least 3 mpg better than Toyota Prius v with more performance and technology – all at a $1,300-lower base price C-MAX Hybrid is Ford’s first entry in the largest hybrid segment and is expected to attract a large percentage of conquest and mainstream buyers with [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Coal Report

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:55:16 +0000

Coal accounted for 30 percent of global energy consumption last year, the highest share since 1969, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2012. Demand grew 5.4 percent in 2011, the fastest among fossil fuels. Today, China coal stocks rebounded after significantly underperforming the broader market so far this year thanks to weak [...]

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The EuroCrisis: Far From Over

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:34:51 +0000

Lots of Political Maneuvers in Europe, but no answers yet. Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the latest from Europe. Markets mistakenly rallied after the EU leaders made many promises with few details, while it sounded good to market players, the reality is even if they kept all their promises the EuroCrisis has a [...]

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Coffee, Chocolate, Men: The Richer the Better

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:03:01 +0000

There are many ways to a woman’s heart, but a box of chocolates maybe the most direct route. What makes chocolate so romantic is entirely a matter of logistics. Notes, texts, emails, Social Media compliments are all well and good, but thier role in romance is just symbolism, chocolate is worth a thousand Tweets? The [...]

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Manulife Asset Management hires Elka Leung as Head of Product Development, Asia to drive product innovation

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:49:18 +0000

Based in Hong Kong, Elka started with the company this June and reports to Lucas Pontillo, Head of Finance & Business Development, Asia. In this role, Elka is responsible for overseeing the product development process for the company’s local offices in Asia, and for leveraging Manulife Asset Management’s on-the-ground investment capabilities in 10 territories across [...]

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What to Buy in the EuroCrisis: TRTH, DRYS, AAPL

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:06:48 +0000

Dryships NASDAQ:DRYS,Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Global trade confidence is so far weathering Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis, according to a survey of exporters, importers and traders released today by HSBC Holdings Plc. In China, an interest-rate cut in June, a jump in new loans in May and declines in the yuan against the [...]

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Shipping Earnings Improve with Baltic Dry Index: TRTH, PRGN, DRYS

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:27:52 +0000

Paragon Shipping Inc. (NYSE:PRGN), Dryships NASDAQ:DRYS,Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH) Dryships NASDAQ:DRYS has been a victim on 2 fronts, Greece and China but neither are a real concern, Greece is broke but that may lower DRYS fixed and variable cost and China is slowly stimulating their economy, we had DRYS as a strong buy at [...]

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Shipping Hot List DRYS, TRTH, NMM

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:14:33 +0000

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. NYSE:NMM, DryShips Inc. NASDAQ:DRYS, Trai Thien USA Inc (PINK:TRTH) Commodity prices have fallen hard, oversold even, and the Baltic Dry index is down almost 25% in less than a month, but China may be ready to turn that around. This combined with a US effort with QE3 or a Twist extension [...]

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Euro to Trade at 80c if EU Survives

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:58:09 +0000

Greeks, who choose a new government on June 17, are bridling against austerity measures designed to tame the deficit and keep the country in the euro. Greece, which was granted more than 200 billion euros of aid over the past two years in exchange for spending cuts, has slid into its worst recession since World [...]

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Vietnam Banks a Buy as Restrictions Lifted

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:47:38 +0000

State Bank of Vietnam is considering raising the maximum proportions of stakes foreign investors can hold in a Vietnamese bank. However, there has been no information about the new cap. The most important thing that foreign investors want to have when making investment in Vietnamese banks is not the percentages of stakes they can hold, [...]

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Vietnam Hot List VNM, TRTH, VCVOF

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:10:43 +0000

A strong account surplus and the complimentary effect by the better performing members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the rest of the bloc could cushion the impact of the Eurozone economic crisis, said an economist. Malaysia’s Maybank regional head of research and economics, PK Basu told Xinhua in an interview recently [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview, F1, Betagro, Sterling Bank

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:37:55 +0000

ASEAN markets are set to rally after the USA session erased losses in the last part of the day. Stocks staged a late-day reversal on Wednesday, rallying into the close as a sharp rise in materials shares boosted the S&P 500 and gains in Apple helped lift the Nasdaq. Thailand Betagro Group will spend 3 [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL Seek Tax Holiday

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:01 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL CEO Tim Cook has met with the speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner. Apple has been under fire over legal tax and investment planning, recently Senator Tom Coburn said he is joining Senator Carl Levin to investigate Apple’s tax practices, although Coburn said the probe will look into [...]

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Dean Foods (NYSE:DF) Shows Strength

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:37:34 +0000

Dean Foods (NYSE:DF) trading at 52 wk highs Company Profile: Dean Foods Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food and beverage company in the United States. It manufactures, markets, and distributes various branded and private label dairy case products, including half-and-half, sour and whipping cream, dairy coffee creamers, and ice cream mix; ice [...]

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Auto Sector Points to Recovery

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:48:06 +0000

The real story in this year’s rankings of automakers by their suppliers in the 12th annual study of OEM working relations is not their overall rankings, but rather the dramatic and continuing slide of Toyota and Honda, and the continuing improvement of Chrysler Group, General Motors and Ford since 2005. While still in first and [...]

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Wall St PreMarket Gold, FX, Equities, Oil

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:35:55 +0000

Early indications suggested that stocks in economically sensitive sectors such as banks and those linked to natural resources would lead the decline. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) fell 2.3 percent to $14.61 in premarket trade. Aluminum producer Alcoa (NYSE:AA) fell 1.2 percent to $8.95. The general move out of risky assets, such as equities and commodities, was [...]

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Mark J. Lundeen Market Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:38 +0000

Markets on the Edge of Something Big Mark J. Lundeen In Early May, some potentially big things are happening that I want to bring to your attention. First, it appears that gold’s bear box is terminating. Remember, the step sum is a market sentiment indicator, and since February the price of gold has [...]

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The FELDA IPO, DB, JPM, MS: Racism and Political Corruption in Malaysia

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:01:49 +0000

Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) DB, JPM, MS are assisting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak buy his way back in to office with an IPO that differentiates the subscription price on race, something that should not be supported by international financial institutions. The sham IPO purports to offer [...]

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Cuba Investment Reform to Spark Growth

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:34:50 +0000

In April, a senior Communist Party official, Estaban Lazo Hernandez, said in a speech that Cuba will move nearly 50% of the country’s economic activity to the “nonstate” sector in the coming 5 yrs, up from 5% now. This is not capitalism for capitalism’s sake, and political reform is not part of the program. The [...]

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Samsung Vs Apple: New Galaxy takes aim at iPhone

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:25:28 +0000

Samsung (KS:005930),(PK:SSNLF) unveils new Galaxy SmartPhone to tackle the Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone Samsung Electronics, the World’s largest mobile phone maker, said Friday that it unveiled its 3rd generation SmartPhone in the Galaxy series featuring the options of recognizing voice, face and motion. The Galaxy S3, running Google’s latest Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich, [...]

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The Economics of Energy in Peru

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:17:35 +0000

Increases in the production of natural gas and the opening of South America’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant have enabled Peru to become a nat ural gas exporter despite rising domestic consumption. Peru has the potential to be a significant producer of both natural gas and petroleum due to its untapped reserves and rising [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:03:19 +0000

History shows that it is time for the S&P 500 to pull a repeat of 2010 and 2011, sell in May and go away as the saying goes, when a traditional mid-year pullback followed an April peak, and that smart investors are selling U.S. stocks after highs reached earlier in the month. As Warren Buffett [...]

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