Chart of manufacturing output by country for the top 14 producers over the last 12 years.
Chart showing manufacturing by top countries in the last 10 years
Posted in Economic Data by julie 611 days ago (http://investing.curiouscatblog.net)Existing Treasury yields fail to adequately compensate investors - Bill Gross
Posted in Investing by curiouscat 752 days ago (http://www.pimco.com)
There is overwhelming evidence that existing Treasury yields fail to adequately compensate investors for the risk of holding them when measured on an historical basis.
How I live on $7,000 per year
Posted in Personal Finance by curious_cat 616 days ago (http://earlyretirementextreme.com)
"I’m getting tired of the pervasive media articles that detail how people are 'surviving' or 'barely managing' on what qualifies as average or definitely median household incomes. This is like writing a articles about 510" guys who are 'struggling' with their height issues complete with tips and tricks on how to cope with their shortage."
The great bank robbery
Posted in Money by curious_cat 652 days ago (http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com)
"For the American economy – and for many other developed economies – the elephant in the room is the amount of money paid to bankers over the last five years. In the United States, the sum stands at an astounding $2.2 trillion. Extrapolating over the coming decade, the numbers would approach $5 trillion, an amount vastly larger than what both President Barack Obama’s administration and his Republ
United States sues big banks over mortgage losses
Posted in Money by Amy 655 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sued more than a dozen major banks Friday for billions of dollars in losses on over $200 billion in mortgage securities bought by government controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the housing bubble.
The mess has not been dealt with so far. Hopefully this is a small step in having those institution that created so
The mess has not been dealt with so far. Hopefully this is a small step in having those institution that created so
14 Strong Dividend Stocks With Low-Debt And Low P/E Ratios
Posted in Investing by curious_cat 667 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
"In a previous study, we showed that the average return of high dividend yielding stocks was 13.% between 1927 and 2009. Dividend stocks beat the overall market by an average of 1.36% per year in that period. In another article, we provided a list of S&P500 stocks with market cap over $60 billion, and showed that high dividend mega-cap S&P500 stocks have performed better than low dividend S&P500
Fed's Low Interest Rates Crack Retirees' Nest Eggs - WSJ.com
Posted in Personal Finance by quixperito_cat 691 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
A long spell of low interest rates has created a windfall worth billions to banks, mortgage borrowers and others it was designed to benefit. But for people trying to save money, or live off existing nest eggs, those same low rates—held down by the U.S. Federal Reserve—can spell disaster.
Oil Production by Country 1999-2009 at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog
Posted in Economic Data by curious_cat 816 days ago (http://investing.curiouscatblog.net)
The chart show 3 clear leaders in production Russia, Saudi Arabia and the USA (with the USA firmly in 3rd place). Those 3 were responsible for approximately a third of the total oil production in 2009.
Making sense of China’s stock markets–and their investors
Posted in Investing by quixperito_cat 816 days ago (http://jubakpicks.com)
he incredible volatility of stock prices is ultimately an expression of the volatile emotions and logic of hundreds of millions of investors. Thinking of that makes the project of finding some order in the stock market seem laughably naïve.
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