Societe Generale

• ECB Will Buy Bonds, Not Make Loans: Economists

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 13, 2012

  The ECB is more likely to resume buying up sovereign bonds than it is to make any more cheap long-term loans, according to a poll of economists.

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  China Growth Slowest in Almost Three Years

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 13, 2012

  China's economy is still slowing, hitting its lowest growth rate in almost three years, with the first-quarter rate prompting fears that additional government intervention might be necessary to halt its downward slide.

• Food Drives China Consumer Prices Higher

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 9, 2012

  According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, consumer prices were up 3.6% from a year ago.

• Draghi Tested by German Wage Hikes

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2012

  European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is in the hot seat over his continuing uniform euro zone policy aimed at controlling inflation.

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  Britain May Revive Perpetual Gilts

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2012

  Everything old is new again–Britain is considering bringing back perpetual gilts, long-term bonds that were first debuted after the South Seas Bubble crisis of 1720. With 100-year maturities and today’s extra-low interest rates, the idea is attractive to many.

• China Stops FX Swaps With Some European Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2011

  Bank of China and another Chinese bank have stopped interest rate swaps and foreign exchange trading with a number of foreign banks, reducing their exposure to the euro zone.

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  Gundlach Guilty of Fiduciary Breach, but Awarded Millions in Damages

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 16, 2011

  A jury awarded Jeffrey Gundlach and co-defendants $66.7 million but found he breached his fiduciary duty and violated trade secrets when the star fund manager broke off from TCW to start rival firm DoubleLine Capital.

• European Markets, Italian Bonds Down

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 5, 2011

  Worries over the European debt crisis drove markets and Italy’s bonds lower on Monday, with gold and the dollar gaining over the euro. Angela Merkel’s party lost elections in Germany over the weekend as well, showing opposition to euro bailouts the German chancellor has advocated.

• Health Care/Biotech: A Good Prognosis

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  September 1, 2011

  Companies offering advanced medical technology and pharmaceuticals continue to show strong revenue and profit growth.

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  Georgia on My Mind: Emerging Market Temptations

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 12, 2011

  A bank in Georgia is offering a dazzling 8% rate on a 1-year CD or 9% for 2 years, but it’s not SunTrust Bank in Atlanta but TBC Bank in Tibilisi.