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14,700 Americans disclose offshore accounts; how will Swiss markets react?

R. Ian Forrest — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 ET

As of yesterday's deadline, it looks like US citizens decided that keeping a numbered account in a private bank is more scary than paying taxes. Switzerland's economy is highly dependent on financial services, and an estimated one-third of all offshore accounts are held there. Sounds like doom for the Swiss Market Index (SMI), right?

No Slave To Fashion

Bill Fox, Senior Bonds Analyst — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 ET

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet has proven throughout this financial crisis that he is his own man when it comes to navigating the euro-land banking system through the deflation and debt deleveraging storm. And will likely save Europe from overspending.

Russian Stocks: Is the Ugly Year Finally Over?

Nico Isaac — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 ET

Russia's RTS stock index has been the third-best performing stock market around the world this year, with shares currently standing at a new high. So, has Russia -- widely known as "the lungs of Europe" -- fully recovered from its economic pneumonia? According to the mainstream experts, the answer is a resounding Y-E-S.

Germany's DAX: FREE Insight Into Europe's Leading Economy

Nico Isaac — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:00:00 ET

It's one of the first rules in the book of mainstream economic wisdom: a country's economy is the thermometer which "reads" its stock market's temperature. If financial conditions are heating up, stocks rise; if they are cooling down, stocks fall. Were it so simple -- millionaires wouldn't make up a measly .15% of the global population.

Deflation: Why Are Central Banks Failing?

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:00:00 ET

Most conventional economists vigorously dismissed the very idea of deflation just a couple of years ago, but now it' a global reality. Just like the Federal Reserve Bank here in the U.S., overseas central banks have used the "quantitative easing" policy to stop deflation. And just like in the U.S., something is not quite working. Why?

Europe: Will a Record Fiscal "Injection" Save the Stock Market?

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:00 ET

The European Central Bank made a record "liquidity injection" into Europe's money markets this week. Will it help turn things around? Before you say yes, read this insightful comment by Robert Prechter, EWI's founder and president.

European Stocks: Putting Elliott to Work

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:30:00 ET

"My experience is that when people are first exposed to the Elliott Wave Principle, they want to know when 5th waves are about to end. But after some experience, the information that becomes most useful is 'show me when a wave 2 is ending' -- because that’s the point right before strong and trending 3rd waves start."

European Stocks: Think of Elliott Waves as a Map

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:15:00 ET

"The Wave Principle, in some ways, is similar to a detailed road map -- one that guides investors through the market’s countless highways and byways. ...as with identifiable road markers, the market traces out recognizable Elliott waves, and you can begin to know quite comfortably where you are within a move." -- That's an excerpt from the just-published, June issue of EWI's monthly European Financial Forecast.

How Elliott Wave Analysis Helps You Find Opportunities

Neil Beers — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:45:00 ET

Elliott wave patterns are strong indicators of the way markets will behave, and our analysts here at Elliott Wave International follow all major global markets to spot such patterns. On April 9, our European Stocks Specialty Service recognized one at a crucial price juncture and posted this intraday forecast for Switzerland's SMI stock index...

European Stocks: "You Are Here"

Vadim Pokhlebkin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:45:00 ET

It's one thing to forecast for a market to gain or lose -- financial analysts on TV and in print media do it every day. It's quite another to outline the actual twists and turns the market will take to achieve your price targets; a rare market forecaster can do that. And here's why it's so important...