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The following table shows return correlations between various asset classes (as represented by exchange traded funds) over the past three months.
Asset Correlations: Major Asset Classes
Bond Type Curves
General Obligation bonds are defined as bonds with a general obligation pledge, whether that is unlimited or limited as to property taxation, full faith and credit pledge, or the bond is "double-barreled" (in which case the bond is generally paid through revenues but also carries a general obligation pledge). Use of Proceeds may include airports, electric and public power, higher education and sewer to name a few. Because our focus is on higher quality bonds, we generally limit the "use of proceeds" types to those that would qualify as general purpose and utility uses.
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Macro Insight: US Housing is Shovel-Ready In past US economic cycles residential investment gave a big boost to the early stages of recovery. Not this time. Nearly three years into the expansion, the net contribution of the housing sector to real GDP is exactly zero. However, the data is beginning to stir and, critically, homebuilders could be starting to build. Each month, the National Association of Homebuilders surveys its members about current housing conditions.FRB: Federal Reserve Districts and Banks
The Federal Reserve officially identifies Districts by number and Reserve Bank city. In the 12th District, the Seattle Branch serves Alaska, and the San Francisco Bank serves Hawaii. The System serves commonwealths and territories as follows: the New York Bank serves the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the San Francisco Bank serves American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Economic Data, Monetary Rates, Economic Education
At the 15th Annual Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed U.S. monetary policy, the recent improvement in Fed communications, prospects for the U.S. economy in 2012 and the output gap. During the Simon Fraser University / BMO Bank of Montreal Lecture in Economics, St.Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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The main goal of Greece’s new IMF-supported program is to support a return to growth through a major improvement in competitiveness (photo: Jeremy Lightfoot/Robert Harding/Newscom)
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Michael Campbell was one of the few hundred white farmers left in Zimbabwe after years of President Robert Mugabe’s violent 'Land Reform' program, begun in 2000. Since then the country has descended into chaos.