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Obama team slams Romney for not paying "fair share" of taxes

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012

BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign team attacked Mitt Romney on Tuesday for not paying his "fair share" of taxes, escalating rhetoric against the top...

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Euro Declines as Contagion Fears Rise

Posted by on May 18, 2012

The Euro continues to decline on rising contagion fears and growing worries that Greece will be compelled to exit the Eurozone.

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Fundamental Analysis

Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary

Posted by on May 19, 2012

QE3 seems to have more lives that a cat; it comes back into the forefront of the U.S. economy discussion every time there are concerns that economic growth is faltering or potential...

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Technical Analysis

Europe Steps Closer to the Cliff Edge

Posted by on May 19, 2012

It was a pivotal week for the Eurozone after Greece announced that it was heading back to the polls after the top three parities failed to form a coalition government. So now Greece...

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Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary

Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary

May 19, 2012

QE3 seems to have more lives that a cat; it comes back into the forefront of the U.S. economy discussion every time there are concerns that economic growth is faltering or potential threats become more than potential, like the recent chapter in the Greek tragedy. Today, with the economy growing,...

The Weekly Bottom Line

The Weekly Bottom Line

May 19, 2012

Global economic concerns ratcheted up this week. Fears that Greece will soon leave the euro zone rose as the country's unstable politics undermine its economic reform process and a shrinking deposit base threatens its banks. Beyond the Hellenic Republic, Spanish banks faced rating downgrades, the euro remained under pressure...

Europe Steps Closer to the Cliff Edge

Europe Steps Closer to the Cliff Edge

May 19, 2012

It was a pivotal week for the Eurozone after Greece announced that it was heading back to the polls after the top three parities failed to form a coalition government. So now Greece is leaderless, there is a caretaker government in place but it won't be able to enforce...

Europe Steps Closer to the Cliff Edge

Europe Steps Closer to the Cliff Edge

May 19, 2012

It was a pivotal week for the Eurozone after Greece announced that it was heading back to the polls after the top three parities failed to form a coalition government. So now Greece is leaderless, there is a caretaker government in place but it won't be able to enforce...

EUR/USD Slow-Rolling Into Support Area Above 1.2625

EUR/USD Slow-Rolling Into Support Area Above 1.2625

May 18, 2012

The EUR/USD has continued to make lower lows but has slowed the decline considerably as we end the week. The 1H chart shows an extended bullish divergence that corresponds to price action in a slightly downwards channel. As we get into the 5/18 US trading session, it is testing...