Marginal Happiness

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Sector Plays

Fund Name

Ticker

Consumer Discretionary SPDR

XLY

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR

XLP

DIAMONDS Trust, Series 1

DIA

Energy Select Sector SPDR

XLE

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

ONEQ

Financial Select Sector SPDR

XLF

Health Care Select Sect SPDR

XLV

Industrial Select Sector SPDR

XLI

iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors

ICF

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index

DVY

iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average

IYT

iShares Dow Jones US Basic Materials

IYM

iShares Dow Jones US Cons Non-Cycl

IYK

iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Cycl

IYC

iShares Dow Jones US Energy

IYE

iShares Dow Jones US Financial Sector

IYF

iShares Dow Jones US Financial Svcs

IYG

iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare

IYH

iShares Dow Jones US Industrial

IYJ

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

IYR

iShares Dow Jones US Technology

IYW

iShares Dow Jones US Telecom

IYZ

iShares Dow Jones US Total Market Ind

IYY

iShares Dow Jones US Utilities

IDU

iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resourc

IGE

iShares Goldman Sachs Networking

IGN

iShares Goldman Sachs Semiconductor

IGW

iShares Goldman Sachs Software Index

IGV

iShares Goldman Sachs Technology Indx

IGM

iShares GS $ InvestTop Corp Bond

LQD

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

SHY

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treas Bond

TLT

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

IEF

iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond

AGG

iShares Lehman TIPS Bond

TIP

Monday, October 29, 2007

Looking Ahead: October 29 through November 2, 2007

Central Bank activities
October 30,31 United States FOMC Meeting
October 31 Japan Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting















The following indicators will be released this week...
Europe

October 30 Germany Retail Sales (September)


Unemployment (October)

France Unemployment (September)

Italy Producer Price Index (September)
October 31 EMU Unemployment (September)


Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (October, flash)

EU Consumer and Business Confidence (October)

France Producer Price Index (September)



Asia/Pacific

October 29 Japan Retail Sales (September)
October 30 Japan Household Spending (September)


Employment, Unemployment (September)
November 1 Australia Retail Sales (September)


Merchandise Trade Balance (September)



Americas

October 30 Canada Industrial Product Price Index (September)


Raw Materials Price Index (September)
October 31 Canada Monthly Gross Domestic Product (August)
November 2 Canada Employment Report (October)

Friday, August 03, 2007

Inverse Index Funds

Leveraged Inverse (Short) Sector ETFs
ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials (SMN)
ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods (SZK)
ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services (SCC)
ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF)
ProShares UltraShort Health Care (RXD)
ProShares UltraShort Industrials (SIJ)
ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas (DUG)
ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (SRS)
ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors (SSG)
ProShares UltraShort Technology (REW)
ProShares UltraShort Utilities (SDP)

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Basic interest rates
Country Rate Current Last change Next Meeting
USA (Fed)
Federal funds rate
5.25%
29.06.06 +0.25%
27.06.07
EU (ECB)
Refinancing tender
3.75%
14.03.07 +0.25%
6.06.07
UK (BoE)
Repo rate
5.25%
11.01.07 +0.25%
6.07.07
Switzerland (SNB)
3 month LIBOR range
1.50%-2.50%
14.12.06 +0.25%
20.06.07
Canada (BoC)
Overnight rate target
4.25%
24.05.06 +0.25%
29.05.07
Australia (RBA)
Cash rate
6.25%
08.11.06 +0.25%
06.06.07
New Zealand (RBNZ)
Official cash rate
7.25%
08.12.05 +0.25%
26.07.07
Japan (BoJ)
Discount rate
0.50%
21.02.06 +0.25%
17.06.07










Saturday, June 24, 2006

BOJ Schedule

July 3 Tankan survey

July 14 BOJ
Aug 11 BOJ

"Core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food, climbed 0.6 percent in May from a year earlier, gaining for a seventh month, the statistics bureau said today in Tokyo. The result was in line with economists' forecasts...

Governor Fukui said on June 20 that the central bank needs to adjust interest rates from near zero ``without delay, little by little'' as the economy keeps expanding and prices continue to rise..." - Bloomberg News June 30th, 2006

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Past corrections

from BCA

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

day 23

according to Jeff Saut.