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Great Graphic: S&P and Euro Correlation Redux

We show this Great Graphic again because it shows a clear break of a pattern than many investors had come to rely on.   With emerging market panic underway, and the long awaited correction in the...

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Foreign Stocks: Performance Review

The Arab Gulf is hot, and we’re talking more than weather. The leading stocks listed on the western slice of the Persian Gulf (primary the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait) are sizzling. The...

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MSCI to Decide in June About Including China’s A-Shares

Two weeks ago, MSCI indicated that it was considering including China’s A-shares (yuan-denominated mainland shares)  into its emerging market equity index.  It plans on consulting with 2000-3000 fund...

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Great Graphic: New DM-EM Equity Convergence

This Great Graphic, created on Bloomberg, depicts the MSCI equity index for the developed countries (orange line) and the emerging markets (white line). The charts begins at the start of last year.  In...

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Just a Correction…or Something Darker for U.S. Equities?

The latest weakness in the US stock market raises a question: Is this the start of a bear market or just a correction in an ongoing bull market? For the moment, there’s a good case for arguing that the...

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Luck, Skill & Concentrated Portfolios

Thanks to yesterday’s annual meeting for Berkshire Hathaway, it’s the high season once again for admiring Warren Buffett’s stellar investing record. The praise is certainly justified. The company’s...

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Small-Cap Breakdown?

  Small- and micro-cap stocks have had a good run lately, but the bullish momentum is now fading. In the long run, finance theory tells us that these corners of the equity market will generate a risk...

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Looking for Bear Markets With a Hidden Markov Model

  Would you know a bear market if you saw one? Hindsight suggests this is an easy task. The telltale signs are obvious… after the fact. From prices dropping below moving averages to negative rolling...

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Risk-Off Momentum Rolls On

Treasury yields fell again yesterday, with the benchmark 10-year rate slipping to 2.43% at Thursday’s close—marking a 13-month low. More of the same is on tap at the moment: Early trading on Friday...

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Is the U.S. Stock Market Rally Built on Solid Ground?

The S&P 500 briefly traded above 2000 yesterday for the first time. The all-time high inspired some analysts to announce (not necessarily for the first time) that the stock market was in bubble...

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