Archive - Feb 15, 2011 - Blog entry
Crossing the 7 billion Mark
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 02/15/2011 09:23 -0500What this record global population means for the civilization. Food prices to soar, regional conflicts increase, and countries fight it out for natural resources. Expect a permanent rise in volatility. Will the “one child” policy work in time? Next stop, 9 billion?
US Budget Raising Pension Premiums?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/15/2011 08:13 -0500President Obama's budget proposes to raise premiums the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. charges employers by $16 billion over ten years and, in a significant policy shift, would levy higher premiums on the riskiest companies...
Trade Against The Retail Herd 15th Feb
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 02/15/2011 02:05 -0500Today we have a plethora of major news events that could effect retail positioning dramatically. With German GDP, UK CPI, German ZEW, USD Retail Sales and US TIC coming out today all within a 8 hour window, any major deviations could have powerful implications. Going into the news events the report is fairly settled with most pairs in the neutral zone. GBPUSD has slipped a tiny bit back in the Long zone, with GBPJPY back in the neutral zone.
INFo WaR USA: CoRPoRaTe INFoRMaTioN ReCoVeRY CeLLs (CIRC)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/15/2011 01:46 -0500The latest job Obamatunity in a promising field...
