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Posted 05 April 2010 - 07:23 AM

Posted Image The VRTrader.com VR Silver Newsletter - Monday 4/5/2010
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Redistribution in any form is strictly prohibited. LEIBOVIT FILES | by Mark Leibovit Leibovit Files
Monday, April 05, 2010
My Eye Is Set At Dow Industrials 11,500 And We'll Take It From There!



If you missed my March 26, 2010 Nightly Business Report interview, here is the link:

http://tinyurl.com/yas8lnc
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UPCOMING ECONOMIC RELEASES/MARKET EVENTS
APRIL 5 - 9, 2010:
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MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010:

ISM Non-Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET

Pending Home Sales Index
10:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Announcement
11:00 AM ET

3-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

10-Yr TIPS Auction
1:00 PM ET
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TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010:

Turnaround Tuesday?

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota speech to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce in Bloomington, Minn.
1:00 PM ET

3-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

FOMC Minutes
2:00 PM ET

Treasury STRIPS
3:00 PM ET
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010:

Weird Wally Wednesday

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS REPORTS:
Family Dollar, Monsanto

Bank Reserve Settlement

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

10-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Hoenig address meeting of the Denver branch board of directors meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2:00 PM ET

Consumer Credit
3:00 PM ET

POST-MARKET EARNINGS REPORTS:
Bed Bath & Beyond, Pep Boys, WD-40 Company
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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010:

PRE-MARKET EARNINGS REPORTS:
Intl Speedway, Pier 1 Imports

Chain Store Sales

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

RBC CASH Index
9:00 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

3-Month Bill Announcement
11:00 AM ET

6-Month Bill Announcement
11:00 AM ET

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota speaks to the Helena, Montana, Business Leaders Luncheon.
12:45 PM ET

30-Yr Bond Auction
1:00 PM ET

Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET

Money Supply
4:30 PM ET
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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010:


PRE-MARKET EARNINGS REPORTS:
Constellation Brands

Wholesale Trade
10:00 AM ET
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STOCKS - ACTION ALERT -


Note: Commentary below summarizes both Thursday and, yes, Friday - as you will read.

The stock market rallied Thursday after strong economic data both in the US and overseas that suggested the global economic recovery is on an upswing. The large cap indexes hit new highs in the morning. The market then gave up the bulk of its gains, with a number of indexes moving into negative territory, before an end of day rally propelled the indexes to nice gains. The Dow Industrials rose 70.44 to 10927.07, the S&P gained 8.67 to 1178.10, and NASDAQ jumped 4.62 to 2402.58.

On Friday, we thought we had a day off, but we really did not with the 'scoundrels' releasing the 'Jobs Report' today versus waiting for Monday. Meanwhile, futures were trading and most investors were shut off from the markets even if they wished to participate. Is that fair? Of course not and it's one of the big problems with a business that is controlled by a handful of people in Washington and Wall Street. There was no respect paid to the fact that Friday was Good Friday, that the Passover is ongoing until mid next week and that Easter Sunday was ahead.

Regardless, stock-index futures, yields on 10-year Treasuries and the dollar advanced after employers added the most jobs in three years, boosting optimism that the economic recovery is accelerating. Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in June rose 0.3 percent to 1,177.30. Treasuries fell, driving the yield on 10-year notes up 0.08 percentage point to an almost 10-month high of 3.95 percent. The U.S. dollar reached 94.70 yen, the strongest since August, at 9:45 a.m. in New York.

Spot Gold declined 6.30 to 1120.10, Silver was off .03 to 17.88 - both rising sharply on Thursday. Platinum was up 3.00 to 1671.00 and Palladium gained 2.00 to 491.

Though it was the large cap indexes hitting new highs Thursday, the small and mid cap indexes outperformed (IWM +0.93% and VO +1.07%). The NASDAQ underperformed (QQQQ unchanged) after weak earnings results from Research in Motion (see below).

With weak earning from that key smart phone producer, Technology was the lone declining sector Thursday (XLK -0.17%). Leading the advance were the commodity sectors (XLB +1.74% and XLE +1.77%) as a weak Dollar and strong economic data boost commodity prices and the companies that produce them. Normally defensive Utilities also rallied strongly (XLU +1.38%).

One must give the benefit of the doubt to the bulls until something compelling forces you to change your mind. Nevertheless, as I wrote last week, it is best to be cautious as the market is overbought and be looking to buy weakness. In other words, don't chase 'em, unless you have the stomach for it. This sideways action was helping alleviate that overbought condition, but we haven't seen a real multi-day correction in the market during this whole rally that began nearly two months ago. We are overdue for a correction and I would love the opportunity to go long at lower prices so long as time cycles highlighted in my Annual Forecast Model don't run out.

With new 401k funds being put to work now and their influence dimishing, the chances of a market pullback increase hourly. I am NOT a bear, just a bull who wishes to do some fishing. There will be plenty of time ahead to become a bear.

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DOW TRANSPORTS - ACTION ALERT -

An 18-month high in oil prices limited the rally in Transportation stocks. While the Dow Industrials hit a new bull market high on Thursday, the Dow Transports failed to match that performance. The Dow Jones Transportation Average gained 17.86 or 0.41% to close at 4392.48, still 46.76 points away from its recovery high. And, this may be the problem. The Dow Transports have not seen a new high since 4439.24 on March 19. Interesting. Though far from bearish, the pattern puts the clear burden of proof on the Transport bulls here to breakout and stay there! All in all, the most I would make of this now is that Transports MAY be warning of an impending trading top - nothing more. What could change my mind? The advent of significant and increasing downside volume.

A reverse 'head-and-shoulers' pattern in the Dow Transports formed back in mid-2009 projects to at least 4782.00 in the Transports with potential as high as 5340.00, the latter challenging the all-time high set at 5536.57 back on May 23, 2008!

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GOLD and METALS - ACTION ALERT -

Precious metals moved sharply higher Thursday as the combination of strong economic data and a weak Dollar helped lift commodity prices. Gold traded as high as 1129.30 closing at 1126.50 and Silver traded as high as 18.01 closing at 17.90. Platinum and palladium continue to outperform, moving to highs not seen since 2008. Platinum traded as high as 1680 closing at 1668 and Palladium traded as high as 497 and closed at 489. Fortunately, we are long most of these metals in our Platinum 'Current Portfolio'. Copper rose 0.0305 to 3.5770.

Papuan-Australian miner Lihir Gold Ltd. said Thursday it had rejected a 9.2 billion Australian dollar ($8.4 billion) cash-and-stock takeover bid from Newcrest Mining Ltd. that would have created a gold-mining goliath. After the announcement, shares of Lihir jumped 30% in early morning trading, while those of Newcrest sagged 2.2%.

Here is the link to the VR Gold Letter:

www.vrgoldletter.com

If you are a Platinum or Silver subscriber, special discount rates are offered. Please contact my office for details: mark.vrtrader@gmail.com or 928-282-1275.
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BONDS - ACTION ALERT -


Treasuries fell Thursday after all that good economic news was announced and as stocks rallied, yet bonds managed to recover most of their losses before the close. The long bond future dropped 7/32 to 115 29/32 after trading as low as 115 10/32 in the morning.

The longer the Fed, the PBoC, and the
other inflationist G-20 central banks, wait to tighten liquidity and prevent asset
bubbles from becoming dangerously high, the more deeply inflationary psychology
would take hold in the commodity markets. But the US- Treasury-note markets are
already breaking down, under the weight of massive supply, expected to reach $1.6-
trillion of new debt this year.
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CRUDE OIL - ACTION ALERT -

Oil rallied for a fourth straight session on Thursday, hitting $85 on the front month contract for the first time in 18 months. Crude oil rose 1.11 to 84.87, hitting a recovery high of 85.22.

Platinum subscribers have been long Crude Oil via an ETF. As you know, I have written here my work was bullish on Crude Oil with potential into the high 80s or low 90s based on current technical measurements.

Natural gas jumped 0.217 to 4.086 after news of a smaller-than-expected increase in storage levels in the U.S. A Positive Volume Reversal ™ was formed, so let's see if this rally can gain any traction or is simply a flash in the pan based on a news story. The EIA reported a net increase of 12 billion cubic feet for the week ended March 26, while analysts surveyed by Platts expected a rise of 14 to 18 billion cubic feet.

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US DOLLAR - ACTION ALERT -

The US Dollar Index (which measures the U.S. currency against the euro, yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc) fell Thursday but rallied on Friday. Thursday's rally came after a slew of strong economic reports encouraged traders to seek more risk with their investment funds. Even though the Dollar fell overall, it rose to a seven-month high versus the Japanese yen on Thursday. But the Dollar fell against the Euro and Pound. The dollar touched 94.01 yen earlier, the highest on a closing basis since Aug. 26.

The recent high in the U.S. Dollar is 82.24 posted on March 25. We subsequently declined to 80.683 on April 1 and closed Friday at 81.293.

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URANIUM - ACTION ALERT

Ux U3O8 Prices* (Uranium)
March 29, 2010 Posting
Spot: $42.00 DOWN .25. Bull market high in the cash market was $138.00.

The April Uranium Futures closed at $42.00. Uranium futures recent his a new bear market low of 40.00. June 13, 2007 hosted the bull market high of 154.95. Major support lies well under the market at $36.00.

The spot price of uranium quadrupled from 2004 to 2007. When it hit $138/lb, uranium became a certified bubble, which has now burst.
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ECONOMIC NEWS:

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell 6,000 in the week ended March 27 to a seasonally adjusted 439,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists had expected a result of 443,000. The four-week average of initial claims -- a better gauge of employment trends than the volatile weekly number - declined by 6,750 to 447,250, the lowest level since September 2008. For the week ended March 20, continuing claims fell 6,000 to 4.66 million. The four-week average of these ongoing claims declined 12,500 to 4.68 million, the lowest level since January 2009. In the week ended March 13, about 6 million jobless workers, not seasonally adjusted, were receiving extended federal benefits, up 264,000 from the prior week. Altogether, 11.4 million people were collecting some type of unemployment benefits in the week ended March 13, up about 215,000 from the prior week.

The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded for an eighth straight month in March, boosted by stronger orders and production, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday. The ISM manufacturing diffusion index rose to 59.6% in March from 56.5% in February, the ISM said. It was the highest reading since July 2004. Economists were looking for the index to strengthen to 57.5%. Seventeen of 18 industries were growing in March, the private industry group said. Only the plastics industry was contracting. The orders and production indexes rose above 61%. The employment index slipped to 55.1%. The prices index surged to 75%. The inventories index rose in March after 46 months of contraction, a further sign that the mammoth inventory sell off is all but over.

U.S. construction outlays fell 1.3% in February on broad-based declines across most types of projects amid unseasonably strong winter storms in the South, East and Midwest, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday. Total outlays were down 12.8% from a year earlier at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $846.2 billion. Economists were expecting the 1.3% decline. Private residential outlays fell 2.1%, private non-residential spending fell 0.4%, and public construction outlays dropped 1.7%.

China's manufacturing activity accelerated in March, data compiled by two competing industrial surveys showed Thursday, adding to the case that the economy may have enough momentum for the government to withdraw its stimulus more aggressively. HSBC's survey, conducted in association with market research firm Markit, reported a Purchasing Manufacturing Index (PMI) reading of 57 during the month, up from 55.8 in February. The result ranked as the third highest on a monthly basis in the survey's six-year history, and the highest ever on a quarterly basis. New orders expanded for the 12th straight month, with the reading the third strongest in the survey's history. Export orders were in line with the rate of growth seen in February, rounding out a bullish quarter that ranked as the most robust since the August-ended quarter in 2004. Companies were also tilting towards a hiring mood in March, with about 18% of respondents saying they planned to add staff.

The Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan survey of business sentiment released Thursday showed significantly less pessimism among the nation's biggest firms, even as obstacles to recovery remained. The tankan's headline diffusion index for large manufacturers improved to minus 14, matching the forecast of economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires, and rising from minus 25 in the December survey. The headline figured improved for the fourth quarter in a row, and was greatly improved from the record-low reading of minus 58 in the March 2009 tankan. But the negative reading still showed more companies were pessimistic than optimistic. The March tankan also showed that large companies plan to cut their capital expenditures by 0.4% in the fiscal year which begins Wednesday, better than the estimate for a cut of 0.8%. Large non-manufacturers' outlook also improved to minus 14 from minus 21 in the previous survey, beating economists' consensus forecast of a rise to minus 18. Large manu facturers expect their pretax profits to rise 49.3% in the new fiscal year, while large non-manufacturers predict a 7.1% increase.

Purchasing managers revealed a tale of two Europes Thursday, with Germany leading a surge in March manufacturing activity while Greece fell off a cliff. Overall, the Markit euro-zone manufacturing purchasing-managers index rose to 56.6 in March from 54.2 in February, exceeding a preliminary estimate of a rise to 54.2. Germany, Europe's largest economy, benefited from rising global demand, which pushed the country's PMI reading to 60.2 in March from 57.2 in February, the highest level in nearly 10 years. The final reading exceeded the preliminary estimate of 59.6. The manufacturing PMI reading for France, the euro-zone's second-largest economy, also jumped, to 56.5 from 54.9 in February, boosted by a sharp rise in new order volumes. And Italy's data also showed accelerated activity, with the PMI rising to 53.7 from 51.6 in February. Data showed activity in Spain expanded for the first time in 28 months but continues to lag that of other big economies in the region. The nation' s manufacturing PMI reached 51.8 in March from 49.1 in February. Greece, meanwhile, went backward. Manufacturing PMI fell to an 11-month low of 42.9 as manufacturing fell at a "substantial pace" during March, Markit said.

Germany's retail sales dropped in February, extending their downward trend and raising concerns about the pace of growth in Europe's biggest economy. Retail turnover, adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations, fell 0.4% in real terms in February compared to the previous month, the Federal Statistical Office said Thursday. Most economists expected sales to be flat month-on-month after falling 0.5% in January.

Activity in Britain's manufacturing sector last month accelerated at its fastest pace since October 1994, according to the CIPS/Markit purchasing managers index released Thursday. U.K. manufacturing PMI rose to 57.2 in March, up from 56.5 in February. The rise exceeded forecasts for a rise to 57.0.

CORPORATE NEWS:

Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer went on sale yesterday, drawing crowds to stores across the U.S. and rivaling the frenzy seen when the iPhone went on sale in 2007. Hundreds of shoppers lined up to wait for stores to open at 9 a.m., though crowds didn't camp out for days this time, as they did when the iPhone debuted. Many of the buyers identified themselves as early adopters and Apple enthusiasts, making it harder to tell if the iPad will win over mainstream customers. The iPad is Apple's bid to turn tablet computers into popular consumer devices, something rivals such as Microsoft Corp. have failed to do. The product builds on the success of Apple's iPhone and iPod, staking out the middle ground between smartphones and laptop computers. Apple is betting the design is enticing enough that consumers are willing to pay a premium over low-cost notebooks. It starts at $499.

Research In Motion Ltd. said Wednesday that earnings jumped 37% for the fourth fiscal quarter on strong sales of the company's BlackBerry line of mobile phones. For the quarter ended Feb. 28, RIM reported earnings of $710.1 million, or $1.27 per share, compared with earning of $518.3 million, or 90 cents a share, for the same period the previous year. Revenue jumped 18% to $4.08 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.28 per share on revenue of $4.3 billion. RIM said it shipped 10.5 million smartphone units during the quarter and added 4.9 million net new subscribers. Wall Street analysts were expecting a little more than 11 million units shipped and about 4.7 million new subscribers for the period. For the current quarter, the company said it expects earnings to come in between $1.31-$1.38 per share. Analysts were expecting $1.23 per share. Revenue for the May quarter are expected to come in the range of $4.25 billion and $4.45 billion. Analysts were expecting $4.3 b illion. The company said it expects to add between 4.9 million and 5.2 million net new subscribers. RIMM fell 7.42%.

Borders Group Inc. said late Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose to $59.9 million, or 91 cents a share, from $29.6 million, or 49 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue fell to $946.5 million from $1.09 billion a year ago. Separately, Borders said that it paid off a $42.5 million Pershing Square Capital Management loan and that it closed on a new $90 million term credit facility and entered a new $700 million asset-based credit facility. BGP soared 47.67%.

Micron Technology on Wednesday reported a fiscal second quarter profit of $365 million, or 39 cents a share, compared with a loss of $763 million, or 99 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $1.96 billion, up from $993 million for the same period the previous year. Analysts had expected the Boise, Idaho-based chip maker to report earnings of 24 cents a share, on revenue of $1.82 billion. The company said sales of its DRAM products rose 24% sequentially, boosted by a rise in unit sales and in average selling prices. However, revenue from NAND Flash products were down slightly sequentially due to "a slight decrease in average selling prices," the company said. MU declined 1.93%.

Primerica Inc. shares surged in the life insurer's stock market debut, a sign rebounding markets could help previous owner Citigroup Inc. sell other assets and reorganize. Primerica's initial public offering priced at $15 late Wednesday, with Citi selling 21.3 million shares, raising about $320 million for the bank. The IPO leaves Citi owning roughly 40% of Primerica. The bank said late Wednesday that it will sell the remaining stake "as soon as is practicable, subject to market and other conditions." PRI rose 31.00% and C gained 3.21%.

JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon says the bank could hike its dividend if economic conditions improve and potential regulatory reform is settled. In an annual letter to shareholders, Dimon says JPMorgan could increase its annual dividend to a range of 75 cents to $1 per share. The New York bank cut its dividend to 20 cents per share from $1.52 per share last year. JPM moved up 1.07%.

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday its first-quarter sales in China leapt 84% from a year ago, driven by its Changan Ford Mazda Automobile joint venture. The Detroit automaker also said March sales for India more than tripled from the previous month on the "overwhelming popularity" of its Figo model, with over 10,000 orders booked. "Ford India continues to focus on enhancing its low cost of ownership experience for customer," the company said in a statement. In China, sales reached a record 153,362 in the first quarter. F was up 0.48%.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that U.S. March sales rose 40.7% to 186,863 vehicles from 132,802 a year ago. For March, U.S. Camry sales rose 40.6% to 36,251 units, Corolla sales increased by 33.1% to 29,623, and Prius sales grew by 32.1% to 11,786 vehicles. Total car sales rose 29.4% to 104,281 units, and total light truck sales jumped 58.2% to 82,582 vehicles. TM inched up 0.09%.

GM grabbed back the top spot in March. The Detroit giant said it sold 188,546 vehicles, up from 156,380 cars and trucks a year ago. Chevrolet sales rose 41% to 133,165 vehicles, with Cadillac up 42%, Buick rising 76%, and GMC gaining 45%.

Honda Motor Co. (HMC +0.71%) posted a 22.5% rise to 108,262 vehicles, while Nissan Motors sales jumped 43.3% to 95,468 cars and trucks. Chrysler Group LLC, as expected, was the only major automaker to report a decline, with its sales down 8.3% to 92,623 vehicles. Chrysler, which is run by Italy's Fiat, is suffering from a lack of new products.

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Canadian TSE, TSE Venture and Canadian Dollar Commentary for our Canadian clients updated for Monday, April 5. Check the VR List below for Canadian Positive and Negative Volume Reversals ™.

The Canadian market outperformed on Thursday thanks to big rallies in the commodity sectors. Even a big decline in Information Technology, due to a weak earnings report from Research in Motion (RIM.TO -8.24%) was not enough to counter the strength in Energy and Metals & Mining. The TSE rallied 113.33 or 0.94% to 12151.06, hitting a new bull market high of 12157.35.

As I told you back in early March, current Volume Reversal ™ technical measurements point the TSE into the 12,375-12,875 range.

Canadian consumer confidence declined last month on concerns about the economy, according to a Royal Bank of Canada survey. The Canadian Consumer Outlook Index declined to 108 in March from 109 the previous month, the Toronto-based bank said. About 20 percent of those asked said the economy will worsen over the next 12 months, up from 13 percent in February. The survey showed 69 percent of Canadians expect interest rates to rise in the next six months, up from February's 65 percent. Another 27 percent said they are worried about paying their debts.

Energy 151.87 +3.74
Financials 189.20 +0.57
Health Care 37.77 -0.27
Industrials 101.18 -0.55
Information Technology 30.45 -0.66
Metals & Mining 1,142.43 +31.79
Telecommunications 82.32 +0.21
Utilities 201.78 +0.50

Resistance 12,375, 12,875, 12,968, 13,771, 13,875, 13,983, 14,157. Support is 11,909, 11,630, 11,420, 10,990, 10,800, 10,500, 10,384, 9500, 9300, 9140.
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DAILY VR LIST:

Editors note: The Daily VR List here is abbreviated with the full list only available to Platinum subscribers by clicking on 'Current VR List' on the Home Page of VRtrader.com.

Canadian shares are listed at the bottom of each section with the title: 'XXX CANADIAN STOCKS XXX'.

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How do you use this list?

Volume Reversals ™ are buy and sell triggers and are traders find them particularly useful, especially coming off market extremes as an indication of a change of direction. Use the VRs in conjunction with your other technical indicators and you've added a unique technical tool to your arsenal.

To see a visual representation of Volume Reversals ™, please go our Current Portfolio section and click on any recommended stock. Or, if you would like to get a VR Chart for a specific symbol, please click here. Please note that the list of symbols available is limited at this time.


VOLUME REVERSALS FOR APRIL 1, 2010:
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POSITIVE VRs
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XXX CANADIAN STOCKS XXX Canadian Stocks

AEM.UN AGNICO EAGLE MINES
CDZ.UN CLAYMORE CDN DIVIDEND
CRQ.UN CLAYMORE CANADIAN FUN
ESI.UN ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES
FEL.UN FAIRBORNE ENERGY LTS
G.UN GOLDCORP
GIB.A CGI GROUP INC CL A SU CL A
HDX.UN HOSTED DATA TRANSACTI
IMG IAMGOLD CORP NPV
K.UN KINROSS GOLD
LGG LIHIR GOLD
MOL MOLY MINES LIMITED
NA.UN NATIONAL BANK OF CANA
NVA NUVISTA ENERGY LIMITE
PWT.UN PENN WEST ENERGY TRUST
QUA QUADRA MINING LTD
SBT.UN Silver Bullion Trust
U URANIUM PARTICIPATION
VRO.UN VERO ENERGY INC
WJA WESTJET AIRLINES COMP
XSP ISHARES CDN S&P 500 H
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U.S. STOCKS:
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Aerospace/Defense Major Dive

GR Goodrich Corp

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Aerospace/Defense Products & S

SIF Sifco Industries Inc

AUTOMOTIVE Auto Parts

SMP Standard Motor Prods
TEN Tenneco Automotive Inc
TRW Trw Automotive Hldgs Corp

AUTOMOTIVE Recreational Vehicles

THO Thor Industries Inc

BANKING Money Center Banks

BK Bank Of New York Co Inc
BMO Bank Of Montreal
HBC Hsbc Holdings Plc

BANKING Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks

ANCX Access National Corp
CFFI C&F Financial Corp
FWV First West Va Bancorp

BANKING Regional - Midwest Banks

FPFC First Place Fincl Corp
IBCP Independent Bank Corp Mi
NTRS Northern Trust Corp

BANKING Regional - Northeast Banks

ASRV Ameriserv Finl Inc Cap Tr I
BCBP BCB Bancorp Inc. (NJ)
CITZ Cfs Bancorp Inc

BANKING Savings & Loans

BANR Banner Corporation
BCSB Bcsb Bankcorp
HFWA Heritage Financial Corp

CHEMICALS Specialty Chemicals

CBT Cabot Corp
FTK Flotek Industries Inc
GRA W.R. Grace & Co

COMPUTER HARDWARE Networking & Communication Dev

OCNW Occam Networks Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Application Software

VSNT Versant Corporation

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Business Software & Services

DOX Amdocs Ltd
PTI Patni Computer Systems Ltd ADR
SAPE Sapient Corporation

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Security Software & Services

FIRE Sourcefire` Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Technical & System Software

INFY Infosys Technologies Ads
MCRS Micros System Inc
SNPS Synopsys Inc

CONGLOMERATES Conglomerates

DOV Dover Corp
FO Fortune Brands Inc
HSC Harsco Corp

CONSUMER DURABLES Photographic Equipment & Suppl

CAJ Canon Inc Adr
EK Eastman Kodak Co
IKNX Ikonics Corp

CONSUMER DURABLES Recreational Goods

FOSL Fossil Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Cleaning Products

CHD Church & Dwight Co Inc
PG Procter & Gamble Co

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Packaging & Containers

BLL Ball Corp
CGW Cristalerias De Chile
GEF Greif Brothers Corp A

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Textile - Apparel Footwear & A

KSWS K-Swiss Inc Cl A
NKE Nike Inc Cl B
SHOO Steven Madden Ltd

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Personal Services

HRB H&R Block Inc

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Research Services

EXEL Exelixis Inc

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Staffing & Outsourcing Service

RCMT Rcm Technologies Inc

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Technical Services

KBR KBR Inc.
WYY Widepoint Corp

DRUGS Biotechnology

ARIA Ariad Pharmaceuticals
BCRX Biocryst Pharmaceuticals
CGEN Compugen Ltd

DRUGS Drug Related Products

INB Integrated BioPharma Inc
NTY Nbty Inc

ELECTRONICS Diversified Electronics

KYO Kyocera Corp
MOLX Molex Inc

ELECTRONICS Printed Circuit Boards

PLXS Plexus Corp

ELECTRONICS Scientific & Technical Instrum

AXK Accelr8 Tech Corp
CPHD Cepheid
MEAD Meade Instruments Corp

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Memory Chips

SSTI Silicon Storage Tech Inc

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor - Specialized

ARMH ARM Holdings PLC ADS
SPWRA SunPower Corp
ZRAN Zoran Corp

ELECTRONICS Semiconductor Equipment & Mate

CREE Cree Incorporated
KLAC Kla-Tencor Corp
MSPD Mindspeed Technologies Inc

ENERGY Independent Oil & Gas

AXAS Abraxas Petroleum Corp
DMLP Dorchester Minerals Lp
FPP Fieldpoint Petroleum Corp

ENERGY Oil & Gas Drilling & Explorati

CMZ Compton Petroleum Corp
ENP Encore Energy Partners
GGR Geoglobal Resources Inc

ENERGY Oil & Gas Pipelines

APL Atlas Pipeline Prtnrs Lp
BGH Buckeye Group Holdings LP

ENERGY Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

ALJ Alon USA Energy Inc
ARSD Arabian Amer Development Co
EPE Enterprise Group Holdings LP

FINANCIAL SERVICES Asset Management

AB Alliance Bernstein Holding LP
AMG Affiliated Managers Grp
BAM Brookfield Asset Management In

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Debt

ADX Adams Express Co
AWF Alliance World Dol Govt2
AYN Alliance Ny Muni Incm Fd Inc
BFY Blackrock Ny Muni Inc Trust Ii
BGT Blackrock Global Fltg Inc
BRF Blackrock Fl Im 2008 Tt
BTF Boulder Total Return Fd
CRF Cornerstone Total Return Fd
DCS Dreman/claymore Div Inc
ERH Evergreen Util High Inc Fd
ETO Eaton Vance Tx Adv Glb Div Fd

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Equity

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund E
ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index
AIA iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund
BLU Blue Chip Value Fund Inc
CET Central Securities Corp
CII Blackrock Cap And Inc Strat Fd
CSD Claymore Clear Spinoff ETF
CUT Claymore/Clear Global Timber I
CVY Claymore Zacks Yield Hog ETF
DDM ProShares Ultra Dow30 ETF
DEF Claymore Sabrient Defender ETF
DGT streetTRACKS Dow Jones Global
DHFT Diamond Hill Financial Trends
DHS WisdomTree High-Yielding Equit
DIA DIAMONDS Trust Series ETF
DON WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fun
DSI iShares KLD 400 Social Index F
DTN WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 Fu

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Foreign

CHN China Fund Inc
DBN WisdomTree International Basic
DFE WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Div
DLS WisdomTree International Small
DND WisdomTree Pacific ex-Japan To

FINANCIAL SERVICES Credit Services

AEA Advance America
ALD Allied Capital Corp
ASFI Asta Funding Inc

FINANCIAL SERVICES Diversified Investments

CFW Cano Petroleum Inc
EDR Education Realty Trust
IDG ING Groep NV

FOOD & BEVERAGE Beverages - Soft Drinks

CCH Coca-cola Hellenic Bottling Co

FOOD & BEVERAGE Meat Products

SAFM Sanderson Farms Inc

FOOD & BEVERAGE Processed & Packaged Goods

SNAK Poore Brothers Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Home Health Care

AMED Amedisys Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Hospitals

CYH Community Health Systems
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
UHS Universal Health Svcs B

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Appliances & Equipment

AHPI Allied Healthcare Prod
ARAY Accuray Incorporated
CNMD Conmed Corp

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Laboratories & Researc

DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Specialized Health Services

ESRX Express Scripts Inc
IPCM Ipc The Hospitalist Company` I

INSURANCE Accident & Health Insurance

GTS Triple-S Management Corporatio
PFG Principal Financial Group

INSURANCE Life Insurance

MFC Manulife Financial Corp

INSURANCE Property & Casualty Insurance

AFC Allmerica Financial Corp
AFG American Fncl Grp Hld Co
CNA Cna Financial Corp

INTERNET Internet Service Providers

NENG Network Engines Inc

INTERNET Internet Software & Services

ASIA Asiainfo Holdings Inc
GIB Cgi Group Inc
SINA Sina Corp

LEISURE Gaming Activities

CPHC Canterbury Park Hldg Cp
MGAM Multimedia Games Inc

LEISURE General Entertainment

FUN Cedar Fair (L.P.)
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises

LEISURE Lodging

WYN Wyndham Worldwide Corp

LEISURE Resorts & Casinos

CTRP Ctrip.com International
FLL Full House Resorts Inc
MTN Vail Resorts Inc

LEISURE Restaurants

BAGL Einstein Noah Restaurant Group
FRN Friendly Ice Cream Corp
GTIM Good Times Restaurant

MANUFACTURING Industrial Electrical Equipmen

BGC General Cable Corp
FSIN Fushi Copperweld` Inc.

MANUFACTURING Industrial Equipment & Compone

[bleeep] [bleeep] Inc
NGA N Amer Galvanizing & Coatings

MANUFACTURING Machine Tools & Accessories

KMT Kennametal Inc

MANUFACTURING Metal Fabrication

GEG Gbl Power Inc
GHM Graham Corp
X U.s. Steel Corp

MANUFACTURING Pollution & Treatment Controls

MFRI Mfri Inc

MANUFACTURING Textile Manufacturing

HWG Hallwood Group Inc

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Cement

CX Cemex Sa De Cv Ads

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION General Building Materials

AWI Armstrong World Industries Inc
MLM Martin Marietta Material
VMC Vulcan Materials Co

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION General Contractors

CBI Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Heavy Construction

FLR Fluor Corp (New)
FWLT Foster Wheeler Ltd
GLDD Great Lakes Dredge Dock Corp

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Residential Construction

CHCI Comstock Homebuilding Comp
XIN Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Waste Management

CWST Casella Waste Systms Inc
PESI Perma-Fix Environ Svc
SRCL Stericycle Inc

MEDIA Broadcasting - Radio

ETM Entercom Communications

MEDIA Broadcasting - TV

CETV Central European Media

MEDIA CATV Systems

L Liberty Media Corp

MEDIA Entertainment - Diversified

TWX Time Warner Inc

MEDIA Marketing Services

VCI Valassis Communications

MEDIA Movie Production

CKEC Carmike Cinemas

MEDIA Publishing - Periodicals/News

MNI Mcclatchy Company (The)

METALS & MINING Aluminum

AA Alcoa Inc
ACH Aluminum Corp China

METALS & MINING Gold

AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd
AUY Yamana Gold Inc
EGI Entree Gold Inc

METALS & MINING Industrial Metals & Minerals

BBL Bhp Billiton Plc Ads
JRCC James River Coal Company
TLR Timberline Resources Corp

METALS & MINING Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

GBG Great Basin Gold

METALS & MINING Silver

EXK Endeavour Silver Corp

METALS & MINING Steel & Iron

ATI Allegheny Technologies
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
MT Mittal Steel Company N.V.

REAL ESTATE REIT - Diversified/Industrial

ABR Arbor Realty Trust Inc
CDR Cedar Shopping Centers Inc

REAL ESTATE REIT - Residential

BRT Brt Realty Trust Sbi
HIH Highland Hospitality Corp

RETAIL Catalog & Mail Order Houses

MALL Pc Mall Inc
VVTV Valuevision Media Inc Cl A

RETAIL Department Stores

SKS Saks Holdings Inc

RETAIL Discount

CPWM Cost Plus Inc California

RETAIL Drug Stores

OCR Omnicare Inc
PMC Pharmerica Corp
WAG Walgreen Co

RETAIL Grocery Stores

WFMI Whole Foods Market Inc

RETAIL Home Furnishing Stores

PIR Pier 1 Imports Inc
WSM Williams Sonoma Inc

RETAIL Home Improvement Stores

LOW Lowe's Companies Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Apparel Stores

ANN Ann Taylor Stores Corp
GPS Gap Inc
JCG J Crew Group Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Jewelry Stores

TIF Tiffany & Co

SPECIALTY RETAIL Specialty Retail

BGP Borders Group Inc
OSTK Overstock.com Inc
PETM Petsmart Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Diversified Communication Serv

BTM Brasil Telecom S.a.
VG Vonage Holdings Corp

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Processing Systems & Products

LIFE Lifeline Systems Inc
LVLT Level 3 Communications
SEAC Seachange Internat Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecom Services - Domestic

CTL Centurytel Inc
EQIX Equinix Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecom Services - Foreign

MICC Millicom Intl Cellular Sa
TLK P T Telekom Indonesia

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Wireless Communications

CHL China Mobile Ltd
DCM Ntt De Co Mo Adr
LEAP Leap Wireless International In

TRANSPORTATION Major Airlines

LCC US Airways Group Inc
UAUA UAL Corp

TRANSPORTATION Railroads

CSX Csx Corp
GSH Guangshen Railway Co

TRANSPORTATION Regional Airlines

ZNH China Southern Airlns Co

TRANSPORTATION Shipping

FREE FreeSeas Inc
GMR Genl Maritime
OSG Overseas Shipholding Grp

UTILITIES Electric Utilities

NU Northeast Utilities
PPL Ppl Corporation

UTILITIES Foreign Utilities

NGG National Grid Group Plc
VE Veolia Environment

WHOLESALE Building Materials Wholesale

PATK Patrick Industries Inc

WHOLESALE Computers Wholesale

IM Ingram Micro Inc
PRLS Peerless Systems Corp

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XXX CANADIAN STOCKS XXX Canadian Stocks

AVF American International Group
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE Aerospace/Defense Products & S

BEAV Be Aerospace Inc
EDAC Edac Technologies

AUTOMOTIVE Auto Parts

SUP Superior Indust Internat

AUTOMOTIVE Trucks & Other Vehicles

FRPT Force Protection Inc

BANKING Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks

CLBH Carolina Bk Hldgs Grnsbro Nc
CWLZ Cowlitz Bancorporation
FUNC First United Corp

BANKING Regional - Northeast Banks

CMSB Commonwealth Bancorp
HWBK Hawthorn Bancshares Inc
NBTB Nbt Bancorp Inc

BANKING Regional - Pacific Banks

CACB Cascade Bancorp
CYN City National Corp
HTBK Heritage Commerce Corp

CHEMICALS Agricultural Chemicals

MOS Mosaic Company

CHEMICALS Specialty Chemicals

WDFC Wd-40 Co

CHEMICALS Synthetics

NL Nl Industries Inc

COMPUTER HARDWARE Computer Peripherals

IN Intermec Inc

COMPUTER HARDWARE Networking & Communication Dev

SMSC Standard Microsystems Cp

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Application Software

CPWR Compuware Corp
EPAY Bottomline Technologies
PWRD Perfect World Co Ltd

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Business Software & Services

ADP Automatic Data Processng
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
CSGP Costar Group Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Information Technology Service

EDS Electronic Data Systems
NCIT NCI Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Multimedia & Graphics Software

RLRN Renaissance Learning Inc

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Technical & System Software

ADSK Autodesk Inc

CONSUMER DURABLES Business Equipment

HNI Hni Corp
MLHR Herman Miller Inc
NTE Nam Tai Electronics Inc

CONSUMER DURABLES Sporting Goods

BC Brunswick Corp

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Cleaning Products

SCL Stepan Co
ZEP Zep Inc

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES Rubber & Plastics

ATR Aptargroup Inc
ENTG Entegris Inc
MYE Myers Industries Inc

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Personal Services

CSTR Coinstar Inc
ROAC Rock Of Ages Corp

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Security & Protection Services

DMC Document Security Systems
PONE Protection One` Inc.

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Staffing & Outsourcing Service

CCRN Cross Country Healthcare

DIVERSIFIED SERVICES Technical Services

FRM Furmanite Corp

DRUGS Biotechnology

ATHX Athersys Inc
CORT Corcept Therapeutics
FOLD Amicus Therapeutics Inc

DRUGS Drug Manufacturers - Other

DEPO Depomed Inc
ENDP Endo Pharmaceuticals Hld
IMGN Immunogen Inc

DRUGS Drug Related Products

USNA Usana Health Science Inc

DRUGS Drugs - Generic

PRX Par Pharmaceutical Co Inc

ELECTRONICS Diversified Electronics

EXFO Exfo Electro-Optical Eng
OESX Orion Energy Systems Inc
PWER Power-One Inc

ELECTRONICS Printed Circuit Boards

MFLX Multi-fineline Electronix Inc

ELECTRONICS Scientific & Technical Instrum

CRA Applera Corp-celera Genomics
DGLY Digital Ally` Inc.
ELSE Electro-Sensors Inc

FINANCIAL SERVICES Asset Management

AMPH American Physicns Svc Gp
PZN Pzena Investment Management` I

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Debt

BAF Blackrock Fl Ins Muni Inc Trus
CIU iShares Lehman Intermediate Cr
CMK Colonial Intermarket I T
DSU Debt Strategies Fund New

FINANCIAL SERVICES Closed End Fund - Equity

AGG Aggregate Bond
ALM Allmerica Securities Tr
BIV Vanguard Intermediate Term Bon
BLV Vanguard Long Term Bond ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
BNZ WisdomTree Dreyfus New Zealand
COW CLAYMORE GLOBAL AGRIC
DGZ DB Gold Short ETN
DXD ProShares UltraShort Dow30 ETF
EFU ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

FINANCIAL SERVICES Credit Services

CCRT Compucredit Corporation
CPSS Consumer Portfolio Svcs

FINANCIAL SERVICES Diversified Investments

CODI Compass Diversified Trust
MTR Mesa Royalty Trust Ubi
SMHG Sanders Morris Harris Grp Inc

FINANCIAL SERVICES Investment Brokerage - Regiona

BLK Blackrock Incorporated
RJF Raymond James Financial

FOOD & BEVERAGE Processed & Packaged Goods

FEED Agfeed Industries Inc
PEET Peet's Coffee & Tea
RAH Ralcorp Holdings Inc

HEALTH SERVICES Medical Appliances & Equipment

EXAC Exactech Inc
GIVN Given Imaging Ltd

INSURANCE Life Insurance

AEL American Equity Invst Life Hld
KCLI Kansas City Life Insur

INSURANCE Property & Casualty Insurance

GLRE Greenlight Cap Re Cl A Ord
INDM United America Indemnity Ltd
NATL National Interstate Corp

INTERNET Internet Software & Services

ARTG Art Technology Group Inc
GSIC Gsi Commerce Inc
OPEN Open Solutions Inc

MANUFACTURING Industrial Electrical Equipmen

HEV Ener1 Inc

MANUFACTURING Small Tools & Accessories

PFIN P & F Industries Cl A

MANUFACTURING Textile Manufacturing

CFI Culp Inc

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Cement

RMX Ready Mix Inc

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Residential Construction

AXR Amrep Corp

MEDIA Advertising Services

VCLK Valueclick Inc

MEDIA Publishing - Periodicals/News

PLA Playboy Enterprises B

METALS & MINING Industrial Metals & Minerals

CCJ Cameco Corp
NRP Natural Resource Partners

METALS & MINING Steel & Iron

CGA Corus Group Plc
WOR Worthington Industries

REAL ESTATE Mortgage Investment

VRTB Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc

REAL ESTATE Property Management/Developmen

BPO Brookfield Properties
DFT DuPont Fabros Technology
IEP Icahn Enterprise Lp

RETAIL Home Furnishing Stores

HVT Haverty Furniture Cos
KIRK Kirkland's Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Jewelry Stores

BMJ Birks & Mayors Inc Class A Vot
DGSE Dgse Companies Inc

SPECIALTY RETAIL Sporting Goods Stores

GOLF Golfsmith International Holdin

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Communication Equipment

AWRE Aware Inc
CAMP Calamp Corp
CLRO Clearone Communications

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecom Services - Domestic

Q Qwest Cmmnctns Intl Inc

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Wireless Communications

ULCM Ulticom Inc

TRANSPORTATION Air Delivery & Freight Service

PACR Pacer International Inc

TRANSPORTATION Railroads

GWR Genesee & Wyoming Inc A

TRANSPORTATION Regional Airlines

ALGT Allegiant Travel Co

TRANSPORTATION Shipping

ESEA Euroseas Ltd
MMLP Martin Midstream Partners Lp
TRMD A/s Dampskibsselskabet Torm

TRANSPORTATION Trucking

FWRD Forward Air Corporation

UTILITIES Electric Utilities

MAM Maine & Maritimes Corp

UTILITIES Gas Utilities

DGAS Delta Natural Gas Co Inc

WHOLESALE Electronics Wholesale

AEY Addvantage Tech Group
AGYS Agilsys Inc
AVT Avnet Inc
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner delayed a scheduled April 15 report to Congress on exchange-rate policies, sidestepping a decision on whether to accuse China of manipulating the value of the yuan.

Geithner in a statement yesterday urged China to move toward a more flexible currency and said a series of meetings over the next three months will be "critical" to bringing policy changes that lead to a stronger, "more balanced" global economy. The delay comes as Chinese President Hu Jintao is scheduled to visit Washington for a nuclear summit April 12-13.

The Treasury chief faces demands from Congress to label China a currency manipulator for keeping the value of the yuan little changed from about 6.83 to the dollar for almost two years. Geithner is instead betting that China will take steps on its own in the next several months to strengthen its currency, analysts said.

"There is pressure within China for a yuan revaluation and, as long as exports continue to rebound, there is a good chance that it will happen," said Elizabeth Economy, director of Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. "If, however, there is a lot of public pressure emanating from the U.S., that will likely give support to those in the Chinese government who do not want to see a revaluation."

Geithner's statement said countries such as China "with inflexible exchange rates" can promote global growth by "combining policy efforts to strengthen domestic demand with greater exchange-rate flexibility."

"A move by China to a more market-oriented exchange rate will make an essential contribution to global rebalancing," he said.

Lawmakers from both parties said Geithner is wrong to expect that negotiations will prompt such a move from China's leaders. With the U.S. unemployment rate hovering near a 26-year high, some lawmakers say China's policies give its exporters an unfair advantage over their U.S. competitors.

"We are disappointed, but not surprised, by the administration's decision," Senator Charles E. Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. "After five years of stonewalling, punctuated by occasional, but halting action by the Chinese, we have lost faith in bilateral negotiations on this issue."

Schumer, along with four other senators including South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, last month introduced legislation to require the Treasury to determine if a nation had a currency misaligned with the dollar and make it easier to respond by imposing import duties.

The Treasury's delay "underscores the urgent need" for Congress to pass such legislation, said Alan Tonelson, research fellow with the U.S. Business and Industry Council, a Washington-based organization representing about 2,000 manufacturing companies.

"There can be no question that attempts to negotiate an end to China's currency manipulation have failed for eight years and it is long past time for unilateral U.S. responses," Tonelson said in an interview yesterday.

Schumer, a member of the Senate Finance and Banking committees, said in his statement he intended to push forward with his legislation.

"The past few years have proven that denying the problem doesn't solve anything," Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said in an e- mailed statement. "The Treasury Department should cite China as a currency manipulator."

Representative Sander Levin of Michigan, the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, was more supportive.

The delay "is for a definite period and for a defined purpose," Levin said. "If the multilateral effort does not result in China's making significant changes, the administration and Congress will have no choice but to take appropriate action."

Geithner, in an April 2 interview on Bloomberg Television, expressed confidence that China will decide a stronger yuan is in the country's interest, saying the U.S. is trying to "maximize the chance that they move quickly" to let the yuan appreciate.

Last month, Chinese executives, in interviews with Bloomberg News, joined in backing a stronger yuan, even as Premier Wen Jiabao says the currency isn't undervalued.

Yang Yuanqing, chief executive officer of Beijing-based computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd., said gains would boost consumers' purchasing power. Qin Xiao, chairman of China Merchants Bank Co., said an end to the yuan's 20-month peg to the dollar would let lenders set market-based interest rates. Chen Daifu, chairman of Hunan Lengshuijiang Iron & Steel Group Co., said a stronger currency would cut import costs.

Yuan forwards posted their biggest weekly gain in almost three months on mounting speculation China will loosen its grip on the currency after data showed an economic recovery is gathering pace. Twelve-month non-deliverable forwards advanced 0.2 percent to 6.6491 per dollar as of 5:30 p.m. April 2 in Hong Kong, reflecting bets the currency will strengthen 2.7 percent from the spot rate of 6.8256, according to Bloomberg data.

The yuan probably will strengthen in time without the Chinese government taking any public action, said Donald Straszheim, the director of China research at International Strategy & Investment Group.

"They will start to allow the currency to gradually appreciate, and we will know what has happened by looking at the tape," Straszheim said.

The Treasury hasn't labeled any country a currency manipulator since 1994. The Treasury's currency report has been delayed in the past under both Democratic and Republican administrations. In January 1999, President Bill Clinton's Treasury even published a compendium of those that had been due in 1997 and 1998 and President George W. Bush's administration also repeatedly missed the deadline.

The latest delay "is probably the politically smart thing to do," with Hu planning to be in Washington for talks with President Barack Obama, said Charles Freeman, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

"I'm not sure Treasury really knows what it wants to do yet," said Freeman. "It's testing the political waters on Capitol Hill."

Geithner said April 2 that Hu's visit, along with a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors this month and a U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue scheduled for May, will offer "the best avenue for addressing U.S. interests at this time."

"Our objective is to use the opportunity presented by the G-20 and S&ED meetings with China to make material progress in the coming months," he said.
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Obama Finds Legal Way Around The 2nd Amendment And Uses It.

Some say if this passes, there will be war.

On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first major step in a plan to ban all firearms in the United States. The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress. Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments. These are laws that have been developed and promoted by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg.


The laws are designed and intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all firearms.

The Obama administration is attempting to use tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict major damage to our 2nd Amendment before US citizens even understand what has happened. Obama can appear before the public and tell them that he does not intend to pursue any legislation (in the United States) that will lead to new gun control laws, while cloaked in secrecy, his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is committing the US to international treaties and foreign gun control laws. Does that mean Obama is telling the truth? What it means is that there will be no publicized gun control debates in the media or votes in Congress. We will wake up one morning and find that the United States has signed a treaty that prohibits firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public. We will wake up another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that prohibits any transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we will wake up yet another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that requires US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto.

The decision, announced in a statement released by the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of former President George W. Bush's administration, which had opposed such a treaty on the grounds that national controls were better.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States would support the talks as long as the negotiating forum, the so-called Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, "operates under the rules of consensus decision-making."

"Consensus is needed to ensure the widest possible support for the Treaty and to avoid loopholes in the Treaty that can be exploited by those wishing to export arms irresponsibly," Clinton said in a written statement.

While praising the Obama administration's decision to overturn the Bush-era policy and to proceed with negotiations to regulate conventional arms sales, some groups criticized the U.S. insistence that decisions on the treaty be unanimous.

"The shift in position by the world's biggest arms exporter is a major breakthrough in launching formal negotiations at the United Nations in order to prevent irresponsible arms transfers," Amnesty International and Oxfam International said in a joint statement.

However, they said insisting that decisions on the treaty be made by consensus "could fatally weaken a final deal."

"Governments must resist US demands to give any single state the power to veto the treaty as this could hold the process hostage during the course of negotiations. We call on all governments to reject such a veto clause," said Oxfam International's policy adviser Debbie Hillier.

The proposed legally binding treaty would tighten regulation of, and set international standards for, the import, export and transfer of conventional weapons.

Supporters say it would give worldwide coverage to close gaps in existing regional and national arms export control systems that allow weapons to pass onto the illicit market.

Nations would remain in charge of their arms export control arrangements but would be legally obliged to assess each export against criteria agreed under the treaty. Governments would have to authorize transfers in writing and in advance.

The main opponent of the treaty in the past was the U.S. Bush administration, which said national controls were better. Last year, the United States accounted for more than two-thirds of some $55.2 billion in global arms transfer deals.

Arms exporters China, Russia and Israel abstained last year in a U.N. vote on the issue.

The proposed treaty is opposed by conservative U.S. think tanks like the Heritage Foundation, which said last month that it would not restrict the access of "dictators and terrorists" to arms but would be used to reduce the ability of democracies such as Israel to defend their people.

The U.S. lobbying group the National Rifle Association has also opposed the treaty.

A resolution before the U.N. General Assembly is sponsored by seven nations including major arms exporter Britain. It calls for preparatory meetings in 2010 and 2011 for a conference to negotiate a treaty in 2012.
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