MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

There was a sharp sell-off in the benchmark Merval stock index after Mr Fábrega’s departure was announced. Black Market Rate Shows 78% Decline The black market exchange rate is about 14 pesos to the dollar. Here''s a Black Market exchange rate chart form the Wall Street Journal as of the end of August. tonnes in 2013.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2014

percent from a year earlier, the first annual decline since December 2012, compared to a 17.5 Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Today, Booz Allen Hamilton and Booz & Company still reign in the federal sector – they own the highest percentage of the market in the government sector. The focus of this article is on Booz & Company because of its focus on strategy. In 2012, Booz & Company was joined by Axon Advisory Partners.

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2015

In an effort to arrest hyperinflation and general panic over rising food prices, Ukraine''s Central Bank Hikes Benchmark Rate to 30 Percent. Ukraine''s central bank will raise its benchmark refinancing rate to 30 percent from 19.5 With all the restrictions, and gimmicks, it''s hard to call this a market. on February 26.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2015

July’s sharp decrease in the level of new business at manufacturers surpassed the previous record set in February 2012. A lack of availability of supplies meanwhile contributed to a rise in average purchase prices, with the rate of cost inflation accelerating from the previous month to the second-fastest since September 2012.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2014

The latest reduction was only modest, however, and the weakest since May 2012. The yield difference, or spread, between benchmark 10-year French and German bonds increased one basis point to 70 basis points after touching 71 basis points, the most since April 3 on a closing-market basis. “We

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

In an effort to convince the market that rate hikes are coming, an amusing parade of Fed parrots squawked in full force over the weekend, within an hour or so of each other. Bullard is not a voting member of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee in 2015, but will vote in 2016. Lately however, the market has had other ideas.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 12, 2015

Iron Ore Down 50% Last Year The Australian Business Review reports Iron Ore Price Reverse Gathers Pace, With New 2 percent Decline At the end of the latest offshore session, benchmark iron ore for immediate delivery to the port of Tianjin in China was trading at $US68.50 a tonne, down 1.9 per cent from its previous close of $US69.80

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

In addition to holding its benchmark rate at 0.25%, the ECB also left the rate it pays on bank deposits unchanged at zero. The eurozone is doing so by accident, letting market forces drain liquidity from the financial system for month after month. ECB president Mario Draghi said: "We have to dispense with this idea of deflation.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

While the benchmark deposit rate was officially lowered from 3.00% to 2.75%, the upper limit that banks can pay for deposits remained unchanged at 3.30%. It may seem strange to have both a benchmark rate and a “floating range” that establishes a cap, instead of just setting a cap, as was the case until very recently.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2015

And just two weeks into January of 2015, the 30-year long bond made a new intraday record low of 2.39%, breaking the previous low of 2.44% on July 26, 2012. The bond market does not believe the recovery will strengthen and neither do I. There’s a 67 percent chance the Fed will raise its benchmark rate to at least 0.5 2.47 -1.49

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MishTalk

MAY 29, 2014

As Millennials became a larger and larger share of the marketplace, the idea of “cause marketing” has evolved from a nascent promotional strategy to the key differentiator, not only in deciding what to buy, but who to trust and reward with brand loyalty. Cone’s 2013 survey of over 1,200 U.S.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Australia cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 2.25% Tuesday, joining a procession of central banks that have eased policy settings this year in response to the deflationary impact of tumbling oil prices. Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets has been saying the same thing.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2015

Above all, the purchases will continue until the bank sees a “sustained adjustment” in the path of inflation consistent with its aim of achieving inflation rates “below, but close to, 2 per cent” over the medium term.This is akin to Mr Draghi’s 2012 pledge to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 19, 2016

percent to the lowest since November 2012, bringing losses this year to 15 percent. Italian market regulator Consob imposed a ban on short selling of Monte dei Paschi’s stock for the remainder of Monday’s session through Jan. Bloomberg reports European Bank Stocks Rewind to 2012 as Draghi Rally Wanes.

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MishTalk

JUNE 5, 2014

The ECB also lowered the benchmark rate from 0.25% to 0.15%. rate in 2012 and it did not spur lending, nor did negative rates cause customers to pull money out of banks as some feared. This is arguably an early indication of the Forex market''s opinion on the ECB''s pea shooter approach. Will the ECB''s Actions Work?

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Either way, it’s an unorthodox choice that has distorted financial markets and triggered warnings that the strategy could backfire. Federal Reserve chair, said at her confirmation hearing in November 2013 that even a deposit rate that’s positive but close to zero could disrupt the money markets that help fund financial institutions.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 12, 2014

It also highlights a race to stake out promising new technology markets, as fields such as “wearable” computing become the next frontiers for growth. “ Google ranked only number 21 based on issued patents in 2012 and was not even in the top 50 in 2011, according to an annual ranking compiled by IFI Claims, a patent research company.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2015

It is derived directly from carriers’ financial and operational data and provides a vital benchmarking tool for both carriers and shippers. That was largely caused by driver pay and benefit increases necessary to attract and retain drivers in the current tight labor market for truck drivers, the study concluded. per mile in 2013.

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MishTalk

JULY 25, 2015

Federal prosecutors are currently probing an alleged leak at the Fed of market-sensitive information to a private financial newsletter in 2012. "It Unintentional Projections One hike in 2015 : The staff expected policymakers would raise their benchmark interest rate, known as the Fed funds rate, enough for it to average 0.35

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MishTalk

JANUARY 13, 2015

But, almost unnoticed, the market has started to price a return to the parity between the two benchmarks in five years. The bet on a return to WTI-Brent parity appears based on progress to build several new pipelines that promise to de-bottleneck Cushing, the key delivery point for the WTI benchmark, and the return of Libyan crude.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

A similar crash in public opinion awaits Bernanke for fueling one of the biggest, if not the biggest stock and bond market bubbles in history. Investments US stock markets are at all-time high. Most major indices are up for the year although China and some emerging markets took a hit. S&P UP 29.6% The broad U.S.

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