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| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. VIII - Issue #162 | November 02, 2009 |
| The idea is there, locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone. Michelangelo |  | |
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
While investors were mostly disappointed with reported profits and were trying to spot signs of where the global economy would be headed in the future, the U.S. treated them with positive news. The nation’s GDP was up at an annualized pace of 3.5% in the third quarter. However, when investors took another look at the initial GDP estimate for the third quarter and contemplated rumors about the financial sector, most of the October gains went straight down the drain. ... Read more
Currencies and the global need for a stronger U.S. Dollar are going to dominate the next G-20 meeting of November 6-7, 2009, in Fife, Scotland. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said, at an EU Finance Ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg on Oct. 19, that the Eurozone economies “want a strong Dollar, need a strong Dollar”. The 16 economies in the Eurozone depend on exports for about 40% of their gross domestic products (GDP) ... Read more
Tables:
- MARKETS AT A GLANCE - Close as of October 30, 2009
- U.S. FIXED-INCOME MARKET AT A GLANCE - Close as of October 30, 2009
- COMMODITIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of October 30, 2009
- PULSE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY - As a Guidance for Other Geographies
- CURRENCIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of October 30, 2009
- MONETARY POLICY-MAKING AROUND THE WORLD - The Leading Seven ...
- ... and the BRICs ...
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