Financial markets are betting on economic recovery
Why markets do collapse they not? The latest statistics on economic growth in the first quarter were appalling throughout the world. They show a contraction exceptional overall wealth produced and its main components, exports, consumption and investment. These figures are unprecedented since the Second World War they should frighten.
And yet ... Contrary to what one might expect to face such a disaster, markets do not collapse. Just they have started a movement of consolidation following a tremendous recovery of nearly 30% since the end of March, matching the low point reached by the indices. Why? This can be explained by what one might call the magic of the second derivative.
Tags: finance, financial crisis, the economy, the stock exchange
When the economy helps explain the science
The report of the Economic Science is not always that of a discipline in search of recognition. The economic analysis has been useful to people who were thinking about how science and scientific research work or should be organized. They also could be used to rethink more traditional issues, such as the justification of scientific knowledge. That's what it will be discussed here.
During the second half of the 20th century, philosophers of science in connection with economists have become interested in a possible analogy between science and economy. Scientists may be regarded as agents that produce a certain type of property, skill, and trying to sell to buyers''''potential, their colleagues
Scientific researchers: discoverers without patents?
Patents seem an essential element of the economic machine. Protecting inventions companies that do research, they avoid the too easy to copy by competitors. Thus, the company is only to generate income from his invention: the traditional justification for patents is that they allow a return on research efforts. Indirectly, they encourage such research.
In the academic scientific research (in universities for example), we can assume that there is no problem of incitement to research: the researchers are there to seek, and they are paid whatever happens to it . Most so-called fundamental discoveries (eg, theory of relativity, or the discovery of the spin) have never been patent. However, this may be the case for some applied research. For example, on the spintronics discovered by the German Peter Grünberg and Albert Fert French (who have earned them the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2007) have been patent in due form.
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The crisis of capitalism victory “Anglo-Saxon”?
In general, the Anglo-Saxon has always been criticized in France. We may take for example the many debates that have prospered in the 18th century. Joseph Fievee in “Letters on England and Reflections on the philosophy of the 18th century” denounces “the words peace and commerce” and is contrary to the praise that the peace and represent the glory for France.
At that time already, the debate rages between proponents of life model Anglo-Saxon represented by Montesquieu and who speaks of “a nation in the world that the direct object of its constitution political liberty” and the critics of this model that could be symbolized by physiocrates Rousseau or for whom the prosperity of England was founded on rock foundations.
Jeremy Jeninga University of London explains admirably in “Can we speak of Anglo-Saxon?” The philosophical debate of the 18th and 19th century between “the Anglophile” (Benjamin Constant, Montalembert, …) and “anglophobes “(Eugène Buret, Ledru-Rollin …). These reflections revolved around freedom and social justice, England is a rich country but characterized by a significant impoverishment of its population. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: companies, financial, financial crisis, of taxes, stock exchange
Latin America attracts new investors
Hard hit by the crisis, countries in Latin America seem close rebound. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, all entered into recession this year (up to 6% decrease of GDP expected in Mexico in 2009) should resume as early as 2010 with growth of 1% to 3 %.
Given this gradual return of the economy, Latin America is attracting new investors, who see the immense growth potential of the continent out gradually from the rubble of the crisis. The MSCI EM Latin America could well cross the threshold of 3 500 points a few weeks, lost sight level since September 2008.
Race in this new investment, each country has its peculiarities to play. The Bolivia and Peru have strong economic structures and dynamics with very strong growth, but should still suffer in coming years important socio-political tensions. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: economic, potential market, the financial, the global economy., the markets
Fellowships too optimistic?
What can we expect the evolution of stock markets after sharp rise started in March of 2500 points on the CAC 40 to more than 3,700 points in mid September or nearly 50% increase! One can, of course, argued that 2008 had resulted in one of the largest declines in stock market history -42% following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Bank, September 15. Everything is not settled.
Far from having solved their highest in 2008, courts have nevertheless found their level before the Lehman crisis. This rapid rise has carried over from the second quarter last spring. The reasons lie in stopping degradation of short-term economic indicators (see our article “Financial markets are betting on economic recovery”). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: economic, financial crisis, financial markets, investors
Piazza Affari in trouble
Declined to Piazza Affari, the Mibtel index fall by 0.90%. Positive session for Wall Street where the Dow Jones, shows a +0.18% and Nasdaq +1.20%, led by Citigroup stock (+6%), General Motors, which earns 3.97% and Bank of America (+2.05%). The attitude of American investors remains cautious following several negative corporate news: first of all giant Nokia, the undisputed leader in the mobile market which has announced job cuts.
Tags: global economy, stock exchange
The waves of Elliot (4 ° parte)
In this last article on the waves of Elliot examine the last two corrective waves, ie wave bel’onda c.
L ‘wave b: is often confused with a new upward trend, but actually starts a new Trend Down: usually occurs with a very weak in full convergence with the corrective movement in place and is often the last chance to exit from the old location while the second option to open the overdraft.
In this wave many small investors mediate their old positions already severely compromised by the arrival of wave A, and conversely the large investors often decide to act with great caution.
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The value of the trade balance in the local economy
The trade balance of a country is the difference between the monetary value of imports and exports which an economy produces in a given period of time. The trade balance is considered as the biggest part of the balance of payments of a country.
The entries in the trade balance are due to imports, domestic spending, foreign aid and investments made abroad, while the voices of credit are exports, investments that foreigners make in the national economy and Foreign domestic spending in the economy.
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Tags: economy., Foreign, the current account, The trade
I Doji
We reviewed the charts in previous articles, very useful tools to perform analysis in the Forex market.
Among the most representative graphs we have seen the chart Candlestick, where trends are represented by colored bars called candles, which show the maximum and minimum of the title / index / currency examined.
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Tags: currency, The FOREX market