Japan

From A Dog To A Darling: 5 Ways To Profit From Japan That Most Have Missed
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From a dog to a darling, Japanese stocks (EWJ, quote) have finally found favour. After returning 52% for investors last year, there are still 5 reasons this market has further to go, with opportunities most have missed. There is the potential for a catch up within the stock market, mispricing, earning growth, restructuring and increased buying. Sectors to benefit from reflation and growing domestic demand within a still unloved part

How To Play Stocks in the Mud
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The sideways stock market that has been with us since late July doesn’t appear to want to change. Equities are somewhat in a dead market at this time.

Steroids, implants and botox – just what the Yen needed!
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The Bank of Japan took control of it’s currency in grand style last week, having duly selected the largest hypodermic they could find, filled it with steroids, and then injected a syringe full directly into the artery of the dollar yen.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break
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Futures Rise After Australian Employment, ECB Report U.S. equity futures traded slightly higher in early pre-market trade following stronger than expected Australian employment data and also dovish comments from the ECB in its Monthly Bulletin. The ECB sees the eurozone economy stabilizing in 2013 with growth returning this year and sees inflation remaining tepid with downside risks remaining.

Daily Energy Report
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It was deja vu all over again for the oil markets yesterday, as both WTI and Brent made small losses within inside-day trading ranges. The incremental information in yesterday’s session basically included pressure from weak oil demand and increasing worries about the upcoming German local elections, while support came from increased speculation about accommodative monetary policies in Japan and China

Mid-Day Market Update - SandRidge Energy Soars, Big Lots Drop
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Current market conditions – The Dow Jones  (DIA, quote) trading up by 0.21% to 13101.07, S&P 500 (SPY, quote) is trading lower by 0.10% to 1421.51 and the NASDAQ (QQQ, quote) is trading down by 0.65% to 2969.88

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break
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Welcome to today’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. markets are coming off a beaten up week with last week Friday the only trading session to see all 3 index in the green.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average loss more than 1,000 points last week with 5 out 6 days to the downside.

Currency Carry Trade
Currencies

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We had a subscriber ask about any suggestions where to look for possible currency ETFs action. Interest rates at record rates not only in the U.S. but globally as well.  Add into the mix huge amount of monetary easing  like QE3 from U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the globe like Japan, Australia and England just to mention a few has seem  have broken the system.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break
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Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Coffee Break – market participants will need to navigate several market directional influences today. The S&P 500 index has gains for 3 straight sessions with today’s futures suggesting a positive open once again.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break
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Welcome to Monday’s Morning Coffee Break – Today’s U.S. session is the session of first – first day of new week, first day of new month and first day of a new quarter.  U.S. markets finished off the September and the 3rd quarter in the green albeit the bulls loss some steam the final week of trading.