German Stocks Advance as Economic Confidence Increases – Bloomberg 02-27-13

Salient to Investors: Benoit Peloille at Natixis said the Italian elections raise the risk that reforms underway may be blocked, but stocks remain fundamentally attractive – the only asset class that has not yet benefited from the abundance of liquidity. Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-27/german-stocks-climb-before-italy-auctions-sovereign-debt.html Free email alerts of articles as

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Beyond Wall St., Curbs on High-Speed Trades Proceed – The New York Times 09-26-12

Salient to Investors: Germany advanced legislation that would force high-speed trading firms to register with the government and limit their ability to rapidly place and cancel orders. The European Commission agreed on even broader rules for all of the EU if governments also give their approval. Celent estimates high-speed trading accounts for 30

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German Stock Ownership Highest Since 2007 as Yields Fall – Bloomberg 09-07-12

Salient to Investors: More Germans have bought equities the most in five years due to inflation rising and less security and stability in bonds because of concerns surrounding Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain – Germans traditionally loved government bonds. Share ownership declined almost every year in the decade through 2011. Economist forecasts compiled by Bloomberg predict

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