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Afghanistan is Key to India’s Iranian Connection

May 12th, 2012
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Washington grumbles about the Indian relationship with Iran, but the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan leaves New Delhi little choice

Schedule for Week of May 13th

May 12th, 2012
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Earlier: • Summary for Week Ending May 11th This will be a busy week. There are two key housing reports to be released this week: May homebuilder confidence on Tuesday, and April housing starts on Wednesday. Another key report is April retail sales. For manufacturing, the May NY Fed (Empire state) and Philly Fed surveys, and the April Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report will be released this week.

Summary for Week of May 11th

May 12th, 2012
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The key stories for the week were the elections in France and Greece, and JPMorgan’s $2 billion trading loss on a synthetic credit position. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the losses were due to “egregious mistakes”, “sloppiness" and that the "portfolio still has risk”. This doesn’t appear to be a systemic risk, just poor risk management at JPMorgan.

What's Next for this Market?

May 12th, 2012
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Each Friday, members of our Bespoke subscription services receive our Week in Review newsletter.  This report provides Bespoke's current market thoughts through commentary and the unique graphs and charts that our clients have come to love.  If you're looking to get a better grasp of the market, subscribe to one of our membership packages today and download our Week in Review newsletter. In this week's newsletter:

How the Banks See Each Other

May 12th, 2012
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This week has been dominated by news about banks. We have had JPM's trading slip up, Credit Agricole's collapse in profits because of Greece, headlining have been the Spanish banks and overseeing all of this have been the local central banks. Team Macro Man think it useful to examine the interrelationships between all of the antagonists, so we give you our quick guide as to "How the Banks See Each Other"

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