Obama dials down the budget blame in new tack on deficit fight President Barack Obama said he is looking for compromise in the coming months to end a two-year fight with Congress over how to reduce the deficit, promising Americans in his weekly radio address that he will try to find common ground with lawmakers. [...]

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SAFT ON WEALTH-How you are paying for 'too-big-to-jail' By James Saft March 8 (Reuters) – Now that it is official that the U.S. Justice Department pulls its punches when it comes to prosecuting the largest banks, it is time for investors to understand why they, too, are the losers. Attorney General Eric Holder came right [...]

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U.S. – TIME IS UP: LET THE CUTS ROLL After a two-month delay, the time for sequestration has finally come. Equity markets took the news in stride, hav­ing already anticipated that Congress would not bridge the gap before today. At the time of writing, President Obama was scheduled to meet with top members of the [...]

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Equities could not be more over bought right now. I guess QE3 worked. This message and any attachments may contain confidential or privileged information and are intended only for the use of the intended recipients of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by return email, [...]

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ISM manufacturing index jumps up in January  The U.S. ISM manufacturing index rose to 53.1 in January from 50.2 in December, which was well above market expectations of 50.7.  The details of the report were mainly positive across the board. Production is up to 53.6 (from 52.6), while new orders were up 53.3 [...]

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