Miserable Year for Banks: Stocks Suffer as Rates Stay Low - WSJ

“I find it hard to grasp a continued rally without the participation of the second-largest group in the S&P 500,” said Omar Aguilar, chief investment officer for equities at Charles Schwab…


China's Monetary Easing Is Starting to Hit Home - Bloomberg

Japan may be weakening but all that really matters is the US and Chinese economies to some degree.  But it will temper global growth with Japan and Europe slow. There's increasing evidence the…


BlackRock Joins $46 Billion Japan Pullout - Bloomberg

For global equity investors and Shinzo Abe, it’s splitsville. Source: BlackRock Joins $46 Billion Japan Pullout - Bloomberg