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#	Symbol	Description	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	%	Vol	Score	Triangles
1.	HEWJ	iShares CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI J	32.7800	32.7800	32.6826	32.7145	+0.1245	+0.38%	15,574	+90
2.	XBI	SPDR S&P BIOTECH	239.62	240.50	237.77	238.77	+0.05	+0.02%	50,230	+90
3.	DXJ	WISDOMTREE JAPAN HEDGED EQUITY	60.11	60.15	60.02	60.06	+0.33	+0.55%	535,410	+100
4.	PFN	PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II	10.32	10.32	10.28	10.28	-0.02	-0.19%	5,449	+90
5.	IHF	iShares DJ US HEALTHCAR	137.86	137.86	137.22	137.22	-0.22	-0.16%	5,994	+90
6.	ETJ	EV RISK-MANAGED DIVERS EQUITY INC	10.95	10.96	10.92	10.93	-0.02	-0.18%	215,912	+90
7.	FXL	FIRST TRUST TECH ALPHADE	37.3400	37.3400	37.2000	37.3099	+0.1699	+0.46%	12,044	+100
8.	PTF	POWERSHARES DWA TECH MOMENTUM	43.2900	43.2900	43.1699	43.1699	+0.1299	+0.30%	855	+100
9.	MMT	MFS MULTI-MARKET INCOME COMMON	6.46	6.46	6.40	6.43	-0.04	-0.62%	22,003	+90
10.	BSCG	GUGGENHEIM BULLETSHARES 2016 C	22.2000	22.2199	22.1800	22.1982	+0.0180	+0.08%	66,157	+100

Dollar strength risk-related,in relation to the threat of an imminent Greek bankruptcy, is creating a Bullish USD trend. Also, economic data showing the signals for Strength of U.S. DOllar Compared to that of the Canadian Dollar

Dollar strength risk-related

Of course, investors' expectations for the dollar may change in July if June's data proves to be more upbeat, especially in the producer inflation side. But as of now, investors have pushed their expectations for the first US rate hike further away. They have become more downbeat about the chances of the first rate hike by the Fed in nine years happening this year, and have returned to being deeply entrenched in dollar positions, especially against the euro.

Why? As you might have guessed, it's because of Greece. However, this also means that if the threat of an imminent Greek bankruptcy were removed, investors would return to short the dollar. The clock is ticking, though, and a Greek solution, even if only temporary, must happen this week, before Greece has to pay €300M to the IMF, according to its bailout terms. And it currently has no way to pay, because its treasury reserves are empty. Of course, if Greece goes bankrupt, all bets are off and investors will push the dollar even higher.

But what if the crisis is resolved? The dollar correction that has been on hold for the past few weeks could quickly resume. As illustrated in the EUVIX index, which measures implied volatility of the euro, euro volatility is at cyclical highs. This means that euro implied volatility could soon fall back, and just as when the VIX falls it's positive for the S&P 500, as the EUVIX falls it will signal that appetite for the euro is back and the dollar correction is no longer on hold. So before you plan to ride on a dollar rally once again, think twice, because the derivatives markets suggest that the dollar correction is not yet over.http://www.ino.com/blog/2015/06/dollar-correction-not-over/#.VW8SQ-ZteGw

Strength of U.S. DOllar Compared to that of the Canadian Dollar

I’m seeing  the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar. The strong U.S. dollar is helping to boost profit margins in Canada. That’s because Canadian mining companies pay most of their costs in Canadian dollars, but then sell their gold in U.S. dollars. That’s a big break for mining companies that are trying to control costs now that their margins have contracted dramatically.

Investor preference for safe jurisdiction, coupled with a weak Canadian dollar, makes Canadian mining assets especially appealing.

We’ve already seen a significant rush into Canadian assets as a result, besides the Osisko takeover. Goldcorp acquired Probe Mines in March 2015 for its deposit located in Ontario near an existing Goldcorp mine.

Soon after, Centerra Gold entered into an expensive joint venture agreement with Premier Gold Mines to develop its Hardrock gold deposit in eastern Canada. In April, Alamos Gold tied the knot with AuRico Gold through a merger in order to gain exposure to its Young Davidson Mine in eastern Canada.

We’ve also just seen Yamana Gold announce a takeover of junior explorer Mega Precious Metals for its Monument Bay gold project in central Canada.

As you can see, there’s a strong amount of interest in Canadian gold mines and deposits right now, and I believe it may continue.

There’s a short list of Canadian gold deposits and mines still on the market, which may look attractive to a major miner.

Based on my experience, majors will try to acquire medium-sized or large mines that will be able to produce at least 100,000 ounces of gold per year once they’re in operation.

As we saw in Goldcorp’s acquisition of Probe Mines, big miners also prefer to have mines that are close to their existing operations. This minimizes additional costs for new infrastructure or mine planning. Their labor force is already close by, and geologic conditions are likely to be similar, meaning they will have the right expertise in-house to develop the mine efficiently.

For mines that are further from where they are currently producing, an acquisition target will likely need to be larger and high-grade, with sufficient economics to warrant the strain and costs of extending out to a new area.

So which potential acquisition targets are left standing?

In my view, a short list of well-followed companies would include the following:

Detour Gold Corp. (DGC.TO) is probably the most-followed company on this short list. Its mine in eastern Canada produced around 105,000 ounces of gold in the first quarter of 2015. Detour has been increasing this number quarter over quarter and shareholders have taken note of this accomplishment. Detour’s share price has risen from a low of around C$4 in December 2013 to around C$13.50. I believe that many investors are speculating on a takeover, similar to the Yamana and Agnico-Eagle takeover of Osisko in 2014.

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (LSG.TO) owns the Bell Creek Complex near Timmins, Ontario. It reached 53,000 ounces of production in the first quarter and hopes to produce even more thanks to additional discoveries of gold in nearby zones. Investors have warmed to its story, bidding shares up from around C$0.50 in December 2013 to around C$1.21 today.

Richmont Mines Inc. (RIC.TO) owns the Island Gold Mine in Ontario and has ramped up production to around 26,000 ounces in the first quarter. Richmont hopes to increase production further by taking the mine deeper underground, where it has recently discovered additional gold. Richmont’s share price has risen on its progress from lows near C$1.20 in December 2013 to around C$3.90 today.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (KGI.TO) has ramped up annual production to 155,000 ounces per year at its Kirkland Lake mine, in Ontario. Investors long doubted whether Kirkland Lake would achieve the production numbers it was forecasting due to the complexity of its underground operations. Now that the company is reaching significant production levels, investors are entering the story. The share price has risen from around C$2.30 in December 2013 to around C$6.47 currently.

Claude Resources Inc. (CRJ.TO) owns the small Seebee mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, which produced around 21,000 ounces of gold in the first quarter. Investors have rewarded Claude’s ability to ramp up production. The share price increased from lows near C$0.15 in December 2013 to a price of around C$0.68 today.

Some of the companies on this short list have been producing from a mine for several years. Others have recently built new mines that are now beginning to run smoothly at ramped-up levels, generating stronger cash flows.

Today’s market is rewarding companies that deliver this kind of tangible success.

Of course, we don’t know when a takeover could occur, and prices of these stocks could drop from here. Shareholders waiting for a takeover can often be left disappointed. If no takeover occurs, share prices can decline as investors lose interest, and a takeover can occur at a price that’s below where some investors purchased their shares.

Still, in my view, the trend of mergers and acquisitions for control of Canadian assets will continue and more companies could receive bids, offering the possibility of attractive returns to shareholders in the midst of a bear market.

http://freemarketcafe.com/2015/06/takeover-targets-canadian-gold-market/

China has been pressing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to add the renminbi to the elite four-currency basket that comprises the IMF’s so-called “special drawing rights” (SDRs). If the IMF agrees, the renminbi would join the big leagues of reserve currencies – right there alongside the euro, yen, pound… and U.S. dollar.

China has been pressing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to add the renminbi to the elite four-currency basket that comprises the IMF’s so-called “special drawing rights” (SDRs). If the IMF agrees, the renminbi would join the big leagues of reserve currencies – right there alongside the euro, yen, pound… and U.S. dollar. 

 Asian gold buyers are more than happy to load up on every ounce that Western investors are unloading… As gold trading volumes grow in Asia, and those volumes represent physical metal rather than mere paper claims, the balance of power in the gold market will likely shift from the West to the East… No longer will New York gold selling squelch Asian gold buying. But rather, Asian buying will set the tone in the gold market.
Already, the Shanghai Gold Exchange has become the world’s largest physical gold exchange. This recent achievement could well signal an important shift in the gold market.

There’s one last thing you should know about China’s gold-buying binge and its new Shanghai gold fund. These maneuvers are calculated and tactical! In fact, Chinese officials have openly stated that launching the new Shanghai gold fund was part of a plan to “increase the influence of the renminbi in gold pricing.”

But clearly, China’s plans for the renminbi do not end there.

As I have pointed out in these recent editions of The Non-Dollar Report, “A Tsunami of Gold Buying” and “China Takes Aim at the U.S. Dollar,” China’s recent gold buying is part of a grand plan to establish the renminbi as one of the world’s reserve currencies, alongside the dollar.

China has been pressing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to add the renminbi to the elite four-currency basket that comprises the IMF’s so-called “special drawing rights” (SDRs). If the IMF agrees, the renminbi would join the big leagues of reserve currencies – right there alongside the euro, yen, pound… and U.S. dollar.

Gold plays a key role in China’s hopes for the renminbi. Building a massive gold reserve would lend instant international credibility to the renminbi as a reserve currency. Additionally, Bloomberg Intelligence has reported that the People’s Bank of China may have tripled holdings of bullion to 3,510 metric tons since it last updated them in April 2009. If that’s true, China would possess the world’s second-largest gold reserve, after the U.S. And some sources say accumulated Chinese gold holdings are even greater than that!

So with all this Chinese buying, why hasn’t the gold price moved higher during the last couple years? The short answer is that gold selling in the Western financial markets is overwhelming gold buying in the Eastern markets.

My colleague Eric Fry examined this phenomenon a couple months ago. In a column titled “The Stealth Bull Market in Gold,” Eric observed:

Since hitting its all-time high in September 2011, gold has consistently traded to the upside during Asian trading hours, but to the downside during New York and London trading hours.

In other words, for nearly four years, gold has been rising in the East and setting in the West. The cumulative results of these divergent trends have been nothing short of incredible.

During Asian trading hours, gold has gained a cumulative $738 an ounce since September 2011. But during New York and London trading hours, gold has racked up a cumulative loss of $1,177 per ounce…http://freemarketcafe.com/2015/05/chinese-buy-signal-shanghai-gold-exchange/

30-hr work week battle rages......

30-hr week battle rages
By Megan R. Wilson - 

Business leaders are waging an all-out fight to change ObamaCare’s definition of full-time work, even as the White House threatens to veto legislation that would strike down the statute’s contentious 30-hour week.

The issue, a K Street priority for years, has taken on fresh urgency with the dawn of a Republican-controlled Congress bent on chipping away at the president’s signature healthcare law.

In the coming days, both the House and Senate will take action on bipartisan bills that would modify the full-time employee standard, a component of the law’s employer mandate. But corporate lobbyists now trying to build support among lawmakers will have to overcome objections from labor unions and President Obama.

Under the healthcare law, large employers must provide insurance to employees working full time — defined in ObamaCare as at least 30 hours per week — or face a penalty. Senators on Wednesday will offer up a bill that aims to change that threshold to 40 hours. The House will take a vote on similar legislation on Thursday.

“In the last Congress, while there was strong acceptance of the need to do this, the decision about when to do it was calculated based on ACA bigger [Affordable Care Act] politics,” said Scott DeFife, executive vice president of policy and government affairs for the National Restaurant Association. “I think now there is an acceptance that changes can be made to the ACA, since it’s happening so fast.”

The restaurants, joined by the International Franchise Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and several others have launched a campaign dubbed “More Time for Full Time” to encourage the change.

In addition to teams of lobbyists mobilized by the organizations, the initiative attempts to showcase support among constituents for the measure.

Other supporters, such as the National Federation of Independent Businesses, are acting separately. Together, the organizations intend to flood Capitol Hill with letters, phone calls and visits to help push the measure through.

A member of the franchisers association who owns a Fargo, N.D.-based retail chain penned an op-ed over the holiday recess opposing the full-time definition, a nudge to Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who represents red-state North Dakota.

“If the workweek is defined as 30 hours instead of the traditional 40 hours, we will be inclined to hire more people part time rather than at the full-time wages they’d prefer to receive,” business owner Ciara Stockeland wrote in the op-ed, outlining the key argument of the bill’s supporters. “No one wins, and the economy is quickly affected.”

Republican gains in Congress and support from a growing number of Democrats offer the proponents of the change their best chance to date.

But there remains opposition from the left — most prominently from the AFL-CIO — which prefers an even lower threshold.

Since there are millions of employees already working 40 hours a week, raising the mandatory healthcare threshold to that level may lead businesses to cut hours to avoid providing them insurance, opponents say.

Tom Leibfried, a healthcare lobbyist at the AFL-CIO, says those who work 40 hours or more are more sensitive to a reduction in hours or wages than those working part time.

“It is actually more expensive for employers to drop an employee down from 30 hours than it is to drop them from 40 to 39,” he added, citing a University of California, Berkeley, study. “It has to do with the costs of retention and recruiting.”

However, business groups downplay the complaints, saying employers are hamstrung by rules already in place.

“You cannot part-time your way out of the ACA obligations,” DeFife, of the restaurant lobby, said, pointing to other parts of the law that take total workforce hours into account. “This is about being able to manage your workforce in a way that is true to the pulse of the industry.”

Last year, the House passed the legislation scrapping the 30-hour workweek with support from 18 Democrats. It stalled in a Democratic-controlled Senate.

This time around, the new proposal already picked up at least four Democratic co-sponsors: Reps. Brad Ashford (Neb.), Gwen Graham (Fla.), Kurt Schrader (Ore.) and Collin Peterson (Minn.).

Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), who co-sponsored the bill with Rep. Todd Young (R-Ind.), is pushing more House Democrats to get on board.

The AFL-CIO is sending its own letter to Capitol Hill this week to discourage members from supporting the legislation.

“There has been an ongoing erosion of employer-based coverage over the last 10 years, and it was an important part of the Affordable Care Act,” Leibfried told The Hill.

Doing away with the 30-hour threshold means Congress would have to find a way to replace millions of dollars in penalties collected from employers, a crucial part of how ObamaCare is funded.

“This whole thing was built on individuals getting coverage, businesses pitching in for their employees an the government stepping in for people who needed help,” Leibfried said. “That framework is undermined if you take out the employer responsibility requirement.”

The early-session vote gives K Street little opportunity to influence House members, so lobbyists on both sides of the issue are now focused in on the slower-moving Senate.

The legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine).

Neil Trautwein, the vice president of healthcare policy at the National Retail Federation, envisions a Senate vote coming together within the first three months of the year.

“It will take a little more time to assemble the voting coalition,” he said. “It is a marker and an important early tell of what are the prospects for bipartisan actions to more incremental changes and improvements to the Affordable Care Act.”

Steve Caldeira, the president and chief executive of the franchise association, has been working closely with the Senate co-sponsors and he — like the legislation’s other supporters — is confident it can get the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster.

Proponents of the bills appear short of a veto-proof majority, and the White House signaled Tuesday that Obama would not sign the legislation. Business groups are resolved build momentum for the proposal, making it more difficult for the president to reject.

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