Market Snapshot 2011 Feb 22

The headline risk just became a reality for now. With the Middle East, most notably Libya, dominating the headlines and continued local unrest at the state level. S&P

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China Overtakes Japan as World's No. 2 Economy

According to Wall Street Journal, China has passed Japan in 2010 to become the world’s second-largest economy. After the U.S. Compare the two economies over the past 50

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Impact on unrest in Egypt

Egypt unrest has caused deep concern globally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166.13 points, or 1.4%, to 11823.70, the worst one-day performance for the blue-chip index since

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China Hiked Interest, Again, on Christmas!

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China has decided to raise interest rates for the second time in slightly over two months, signaling the authorities’ resolve to combat rising inflation despite concerns

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The Head and Shoulder formation of STI worries me

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S&P 500 raillied over pre-Lehman level

The S&P 500 closed 1,258.84 yesterday, it has stayed above the psychological Lehman level of 1251.70. One Sep 15, 2008, Lehman Brother’s bankruptcy has led the quity benchmark

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Korea Event Update

Two South Korean marines died and at least 12 were wounded in an artillery attack reportedly fired from the North on Tuesday. The market was initially reacting fiercely.

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China & Europe Markets drop sharply over China rate hike concerns

European stock markets dropped sharply Friday after fresh worries over rate hikes sent shares tumbling in Shanghai, and as worries over Ireland’s debt levels rattled investors. The People’s

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Federal Reserve announced QE2

The Federal Reserve launched a last-ditch effort to shore up the US economic recovery with a new $600 billion round of Quantitative Easing. The Fed’s first $1.75 trillion

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Take note of Ireland and Portugal's rating

While market has been chasing up lately, investors should pay special attention to the tumble of market-implied ratings of Ireland and Portugal. Says Moody’s Second, despite much protest to

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