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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
A New Year and older strategies! The negative performance of equities for the month of January is apparently causing a profound change in the investment strategy that proved to be “winning” in the preceding year, when the S&P 500 index scored a 30% gain. Indeed, the so-called “January Barometer” is flashing a “sell” signal and is pointing to a rough year ahead. ... Read more
Unquestionably, while Ukraine is the most important target for the EU’s strategic expansion in the continent, the country is also the fulcrum of Russia’s geopolitical strategy. Then, could Europe eventually review its current assessment and decide to “hug the Russian bear” instead of fighting it? Will Russia and the European Union join forces in the future beyond economic co-development? ... Read more
Tables:
- MARKETS AT A GLANCE - Close as of February 7, 2014
- U.S. FIXED-INCOME MARKET AT A GLANCE - Close as of February 7, 2014
- COMMODITIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of February 7, 2014
- PULSE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY - As a Guidance for Other Geographies
- CURRENCIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of February 7, 2014
- MONETARY POLICY-MAKING AROUND THE WORLD - The Leading Seven ...
- ... and the BRICs ...
Charts:
- U.S. Standard and Poor's 500 - Bollinger Bands - weekly -- 2011-2014
- U.S. Treasury Yields -- 10-year -- 2007-2014
- U.S. Treasury Yields -- 30-year -- 2007-2014
- Thomson Reuters Equal Weight Continuous Commodity Index -- CRB -- 2007-2014
- GOLD - London PM Fix Spot -- 2007-2014
- COPPER New York High Grade COMEX Spot -- 2007-2014
- Silver -- Bollinger Bands -- 2009-2014
- Aluminum - LME Spot -- 2005-2014
- INFERENTIAL FOCUS Rear-View Mirror: January 2004
- Ukraine - GDP - annual growth rate 2007-2014
- Emerging Market Equities - Performance of January 2014
- INDIA -- CPI and WPI inflation -- 2011-2013
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