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Estimates for US corn harvest cut due to heat exposure
August 28, 2011--Food price inflation looks set to continue as a threat into 2012 as expectations for the US corn harvest, the world’s largest, are being lowered by the week.
Analysts and trading executives are cutting estimates of how many bushels each acre will grow as the effects of punishing heat last month result in smaller ears of corn. The private sector estimates are well below already disappointing official forecasts published earlier this month.
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Source: FT.com
Derivatives Tax Won’t Hurt Brazil Market, CME CEO Says
August 26, 2011--A tax on currency derivatives imposed by the Brazilian government last month to curb the real’s appreciation won’t cause a migration of derivatives trading offshore, said Craig Donohue, chief executive officer of CME Group Inc. (CME), the world’s largest futures market.
The 1 percent tax on some bets against the dollar “is a function of the larger dynamics of the currency appreciation,” Donohue said today in an interview at the BM&FBovespa derivatives conference in Campos do Jordao, Brazil. “I don’t expect it to be permanent so I think it won’t result in that outcome,” Donohue said.
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Source: Bloomberg
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The Near- and Longer-Term Prospects for the U.S. Economy
August 26, 2011--Good morning. As always, thanks are due to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for organizing this conference. This year's topic, long-term economic growth, is indeed pertinent--as has so often been the case at this symposium in past years.
In particular, the financial crisis and the subsequent slow recovery have caused some to question whether the United States, notwithstanding its long-term record of vigorous economic growth, might not now be facing a prolonged period of stagnation, regardless of its public policy choices. Might not the very slow pace of economic expansion of the past few years, not only in the United States but also in a number of other advanced economies, morph into something far more long-lasting?
I can certainly appreciate these concerns and am fully aware of the challenges that we face in restoring economic and financial conditions conducive to healthy growth, some of which I will comment on today. With respect to longer-run prospects, however, my own view is more optimistic. As I will discuss, although important problems certainly exist, the growth fundamentals of the United States do not appear to have been permanently altered by the shocks of the past four years. It may take some time, but we can reasonably expect to see a return to growth rates and employment levels consistent with those underlying fundamentals. In the interim, however, the challenges for U.S. economic policymakers are twofold: first, to help our economy further recover from the crisis and the ensuing recession, and second, to do so in a way that will allow the economy to realize its longer-term growth potential. Economic policies should be evaluated in light of both of those objectives.
This morning I will offer some thoughts on why the pace of recovery in the United States has, for the most part, proved disappointing thus far, and I will discuss the Federal Reserve's policy response. I will then turn briefly to the longer-term prospects of our economy and the need for our country's economic policies to be effective from both a shorter-term and longer-term perspective.
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Source: FBR
RevenueShares files with the SEC
August 26, 201--RevenueShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the
RevenueShares Large Cap Fund (RWL)
RevenueShares Mid Cap Fund(RWK)
RevenueShares Small Cap Fund (RWJ)
RevenueShares Financials Sector Fund (RWW)
RevenueShares ADR Fund (RTR)
RevenueShares Navellier Overall A-100 Fund(RWV)
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Source: SEC.gov
John Hancock files with the ETF
August 26, 2011--John Hancock has filed a Second amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
John Hancock files with the SEC
August 26, 2011--John Hancock has filed a Second amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
Federated files with the SEC
August 26, 2011-Federated Investment Management Company has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
Van Eck files with the SEC
August 26, 2011--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration with the SEC for the
MARKET VECTORS
INTERNATIONAL BOND ETF
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
(EMLC)
MARKET VECTORS CORPORATE BOND ETF
Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR)
MARKET VECTORS MUNICIPAL BOND ETFs
High-Yield Municipal Index ETF(HYD)
Intermediate Municipal Index ETF (ITM)
Long Municipal Index ETF(MLN)
Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF
(PRB)
Short Municipal Index ETF (SMB)
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Source: SEC.gov
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
August 26, 2011--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, August 26, 2011:
Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSXVN:LUC) will be removed from the index.
The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
Finra's surprising thumbs-up for gold ETFs
August 26, 2011--Regulatory warnings have become part of the background music for exchange traded funds, so this week’s timely “investor alert” on potential gold-related investment risks issued by the US’s Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or Finra, would hardly bear mentioning, except it doesn’t warn against ETFs.
In fact, it holds out ETFs as commendable alternatives to flashier gold stocks. “While you may be tempted to invest in a single stock, it is very risky to put all your ‘golden eggs’ in one basket,” the warning says. “Investing through a mutual fund or exchange traded fund (ETF) that focuses on gold companies or gold itself can help spread out and potentially lower your risk.”
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Source: FT.com
