Brazil’smarketsdeterioratingonrisinguncertainty http://feedly.com/k/188Z17R Brazil’s economy contracted in the 3d quarter for the first time since the Great Recession. This was not entirely unexpected, though the drop was worse than economists had estimated. Reuters: – Brazil’s economy contracted in the third quarter for the first time since early 2009 as a steep drop in investment showed flagging confidence in what was recently one of the world’s most … Seguir leyendo Brazil’s markets deteriorating on rising uncertainty

SilverSlumpsTo $19 As Precious Metal SmackdownContinues http://feedly.com/k/188u0AP The overnight session was relatively quiet as precious metals trod water while equity markets tumbled. However, as the US equity cash session looms, silver and gold are coming under renewed selling pressure (and the USD bid) in a seeming effort to provide some rotational bid to stocks into the open (just like yesterday). This is the lowest for … Seguir leyendo Silver Slumps To $19 As Precious Metal Smackdown Continues

Stocks Are HavingTheirWorstDayIn A Month http://feedly.com/k/188tQtl Since Friday’s holiday-shortened session, US equities have tried and failed to sustain the exuberance of the month, quarter, year. Volumeisheavy but postive breadth is becoming narrower with fewer and fewer names leading the rise and the break in EURJPYisweighingheavilyontheoverallmarkets as stocks catch down to recent indications from bonds, the USD, precious metals, VIX, and credit that the Fed taper … Seguir leyendo Stocks Are Having Their Worst Day In A Month

One "Big" ProblemWithBitcoin… http://feedly.com/k/1cTwErQ SubmittedbySimonBlackofSovereignManblog, At this point, you’d pretty much have to be living under a rock to have not heard of Bitcoin. I actually asked this question (‘have you been living under a rock?) to someone recently who proudly proclaimed that he had never heard of Bitcoin, almost expressing gratification in his ignorance of a game-changing model. Bitcoinisonfire. Mainstream media coverageiseverywhere. Today, in … Seguir leyendo One “Big” Problem With Bitcoin…

Another Central BankWarnsOfBitcoinRisks http://feedly.com/k/188sGhm First theECB, then theFed, and now the Dutch central bank have come out and explicitlywarnedofthedangersof virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Litecoin. Their explicit statement this morning, raising questions about deposit guarantees, central issuer responsibility, and volatility do their best to inform potential users (or traders) of the alternative currency that it is the devil incarnate. It seems, despite the mainstream media’s … Seguir leyendo Another Central Bank Warns Of Bitcoin Risks

PeakHealth? http://cassandralegacy.blogspot.com/2013/12/peak–health.html Eurostat data forhealthylifeyearsexpectancy (HLYE) insomeEuropeancountries, as reportedin a paperuploadedonarXivin 2013 by Ugo Bardiand Virginia Pierini. Measuring "health" carrieslargeuncertainties, butthese data hardlyconformtothecommonperceptionofanincreasinglybetterhealthconditioninEurope. We all know that we are living longer lives, at least in rich countries. But are we also living healthier lives? This is not so evident. On the contrary, sometimes, it seems that the elderly are paying dearly for their extra years … Seguir leyendo Peak Health?

CoreLogic: HousePricesup 12.5% Year-over-yearinOctober http://feedly.com/k/1gBeyNZ Notes: ThisCoreLogicHousePriceIndexreportisforOctober. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for September. The CoreLogic HPI is a three month weighted average and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA). From CoreLogic: CoreLogicReportsHomePricesIncreasedbyLessThan 1 PercentMonthOverMonthinOctober On a month-over-month basis, including distressed sales, home prices increased by only 0.2 percent in October 2013 compared to September 2013. Year over year, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, … Seguir leyendo CoreLogic: House Prices up 12.5% Year-over-year in October

Países Bajos: “La pobreza en fuerte aumento en los Países Bajos” http://feedly.com/k/1au97e0 Los Países Bajos han registrado en 2012 “el mayor aumento de la pobreza desde la recesión que comenzó en 2008”, indica De Volkskrant. Según la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas, 1,2 millones de holandeses están considerados como pobres (sobre una población de casi 17 millones), es decir, que después de la deducción de sus … Seguir leyendo Países Bajos: “La pobreza en fuerte aumento en los Países Bajos”