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Investors Are Dumping Nearly Everything

Investors Are Dumping Nearly Everything

With no solution in sight for Europe and new fears of a global recession, investors dumped stocks and commodities and ran to the safety of U.S. Treasurys. Treasury yields , as a result, slipped to historic lows with the 10-year yielding 1.75 percent and the 30-year at 2.86 percent. The dollar was also a beneficiary of a massive fear trade that sent U.S. stocks sharply lower, on the heels of steep sell-offs in equities markets around the globe. The worst performing stock market sectors mirrored the sell-off in global commodities markets, with materials down 4.6 percent and energy stocks down…

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Israel stocks take a fall more than 11 years, now Global Growth Debt concerns investors

By Susan Lerner Israel’s benchmark stock index fell the most in 11 years yesterday, closing just shy of so-called bear-market territory, on investor concerns with faltering global growth and protests against the domestic cost of living. The index plunged 7 percent, the most since October 2000, to 1,074.27 after Standard & Poor’s cut the credit rating of the U.S., one of Israel’s largest trading partners, on Aug. 5. The gauge is down 19.9 percent from the record closing high of 1,341.89 on April 21. The slump left most Israeli-shares traded in New York at a premium relative to their Tel…

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Currency wars as tension rises

Currency wars as tension rises

By Alan Beattie If the world’s shell-shocked investors thought that 2011 might see an outbreak of peace in the currency wars, they were sadly mistaken. Not only did Brazil last week take more action to stem the rise in the real but Chile, one of the most free-market of emerging economies, has also unveiled a campaign of intervention against its currency. With a sense that the battles against destabilising capital inflows are here to stay has come a determination to set new rules of engagement on controlling them. But given the uncertainty and political explosiveness around the issue, any such…

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Gold gains to record on wealth demand; silver near 30-year high

Gold gains to record on wealth demand; silver near 30-year high

Gold for immediate delivery advanced 0.4 percent to an all-time high of $1,280.80 an ounce and traded at $1,280.75 an ounce at 3:01 p.m. in Singapore. Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg Audio Download: Gold Rises to Record Highs in New York and London: Audio Audio Download: Gold Rises to Record Highs in New York and London: Audio Gold climbed to a record for the third time this week as investors stepped up demand for a haven from financial turmoil. Silver futures rose to the highest closing price since 1980.

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Anxiety hangs over world markets

Anxiety hangs over world markets

World markets have been hammered by global economic concerns. Investors were guarded Thursday, a day after fears about the economic recovery triggered a global market rout. Markets in Asia couldn't shake economic worries and extended losses. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index fell 0.9%. The Shanghai Composite tumbled 1.2% and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong ended the day down 0.9%. U.S. stocks slid after the market's open Thursday, following the previous day's sharp drop on fears of a global economic slowdown. Investors are also digesting Cisco's disappointing earnings and an unexpected rise in jobless claims.

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How to invest for a global-debt-bomb explosion

How to invest for a global-debt-bomb explosion

 Prepare for an apocalyptic anarchy ending Wall Street’s toxic capitalism Here’s how these savvy Insiders are preparing: In his 2008 best-seller, “Wealth, War and Wisdom,” hedge fund manager Barton Biggs, a highly respected Insider in the. “Happy Conspiracy,” advised rich insiders to expect the “possibility of a breakdown of the civilized infrastructure.” His advice: Make tons of money. Buy an isolated farm in the mountains. Protect family against the barbarians: “Your safe haven must be self-sufficient and capable of growing some kind of food … It should be well-stocked with seed, fertilizer, canned food, wine, medicine, clothes, etc. Think Swiss…

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