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IQ Valumentum Screen

May 20th, 2013
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Here is a good valumentum (value + momentum) screen we came up with using FusionIQ http://www.fusionmarketsite.com/?p=9501

Lumber Prices decline Sharply over last month

May 20th, 2013
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Just over a month ago I mentioned that lumber prices were nearing the housing bubble highs. Since then prices have declined sharply, with prices off about 20% from the recent highs. Some of the decline could be related to additional supply coming on the market, and some due to less buying from China (several sources are reporting that China has pulled back significantly on buying North American lumber).

EU arms second front in China trade war with Huawei probe

May 20th, 2013
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The European Commission is poised to launch an anti-dumping probe against Chinese mobile companies Huawei and ZTE, opening a second front in its escalating trade clash with China.

Peak Oil Review – May 20, 2013

May 20th, 2013
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"Despite growing oil production, and record inventories, prices were little changed last week, with NY oil hovering around $95 and London around $104. Although demand for oil remains weak across much of the world, a stronger dollar and hopes that the US economy is starting to grow supported prices. The economic news from Europe was almost universally bad, mixed from China and the US, and better from Japan. US crude inventories, which are now at their highest level since 1931, fell slightly last week as refining increased.

Putting $8.7 billion back in the pockets of Asia’s migrants

May 20th, 2013
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Governments and private sector actions can drive down remittance prices for migrants (Credit: DFID-UK, Flickr Creative Commons)

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: April 2013

May 20th, 2013
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The latest release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI) indicated worsening for the nati

US Quantitative Primer 2013

May 20th, 2013
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Last week, I mentioned Merrill Lynch’s Market Analysis Technical Handbook. I was somewhat smitten by the wire house attempt to explain the basics of technicals to a broader layperson audience. Several BP readers at Mother Merrill (as she used to be known) directed my attention to another annual release: US Quantitative Primer 2013. It is described thusly:

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