Behavioral economists have long warned policymakers of the dangers of “anchoring†on a specific number. So often, we anchor or latch onto a specific economic number which then we use …
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When it comes to financial services, BGC Partners (Nasdaq: BGCP) does a little bit of everything – trade execution, market data, commercial loan origination and much more. It pays a strong 6.5% …
Read More Let’s take a brief look at the balance sheets of three prominent French banks. Reader Lars from Norway sent me his “casino” findings on three French banks. He defines”Casino” holdings …
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Bank OZKÂ (OZKÂ -Â Free Report) shocked Wall Street by taking a large charge for real estate loans gone bad. This Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) has seemingly been infallible to real estate …
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Home buyers in every city and state have been benefiting from a powerful financial cycle for almost five years. Most people are not aware of this cycle, but it has …
Read More That real estate sector includes includes nine industries all related to real property ownership. The industries are: general real estate; Real estate services; and seven varieties of real estate investment …
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October was a rocky month for stocks and banking shares were no exception, with analysts pointing out that shares crashed hard, mimicking a pattern that surfaced in the immediate run-up to …
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We expect the MPC to vote unanimously to maintain the bank rate at 0.75%, with a non-negligible probability that a minority dissent in favor of an immediate hike. Three months …
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Singapore has now overtaken Hong Kong as the top city for luxury home price gains in Q3. Luxury home prices in Singapore were up 13% in the third quarter from …
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The housing market is much slower moving than equities since stocks have high liquidity. While it seems like a bad thing when stocks are falling and it’s in all the …
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