Bar Refaeli Lingerie Hotness

Here we get a daily dose of new Bar Refaeli lingerie pictures, which have been getting and drooling over for two days in a row now. Ok, enjoy the brand new batch of scorching drop dead sexy Bar Refaeli lingerie pictures today from her Bonita De Mas shoot.

The past twelve months have witnessed extreme trading patterns. The beginning of the year saw market participants flee the equity markets to such an extent that it seemed the bottom would never be reached. However once the bottom was found in March, investors never looked back and drove stocks higher for the remainder of the year.

It has been a year of mixed fortunes. Speculators have certainly enjoyed it more than those seeking more rational, fundamentally based investments. The “bears” kept waiting for an illusive pullback, repeating the message that fundamentals do not support the recovery and as a result missed the whole upside run up in stocks. What the majority forgot was that market is not always driven by fundamentals but instead relies on individual perceptions of what is cheap, which in turn prompts herd like behaviour. The herd may have been blindly foolish, but it was the dominant theme and those that tried to beat the trend most likely suffered as a result.

In an effort to save the impaired housing market and flawed financial system the Fed devised countless liquidity measures. This cheap liquidity which has reduced the risk premia and in turn it was rewarded with a mind blowing nine month rally in equity markets which is unlikely to be repeated. The US government now headed by the messiah Obama, provided tax breaks and subsidies to consumers in order to stimulate spending. But these subsidies and gimmick programs like “cash for clunkers” simply did not address the real fundamental problems in the economy and once a program was nearing expiry the consumer sentiment would immediately falter. It became increasingly obvious that markets are now addicted to the government stimulus and like a small child, are simply unable to walk on its own two feet. But like any child, it must grow up and take responsibility for its own actions. The Fed has provided markets with all the support it needs and 2010 is the year that the markets finally begin to learn how to walk alone. Expect bruises and possible broken bones, but like they say: “what doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger…”

Gorgeous Bombshell Bar Refaeli's Lingerie SpringSummer 2010 Collection

Israeli bombshell Bar Refaeli is modeling Passionata’s upcoming spring/summer 2010 collection and looks absolutely beautiful all done up like a 1960’s Brigitte Bardot, another blonde bombshell. The pictures were shot by New York photographer Greg Kadel, who did an amazing job at capturing Refaeli as a modern, and summery, pin-up girl.

And not to mention, the lingerie also looks gorgeous. It exudes a girly, bouncy and flirty vibe which is represented by lots of satin bows, crisp printed fabrics, lightweight lace and vivid summer colors. The collection will be available in early 2010

The stock market ended November with its best monthly performance since the summer -- even as investors worried about the strength of the holiday shopping season.

Stocks zigzagged Monday but finished modestly higher as traders ultimately were not deterred by reports that retail sales were overall uninspiring during the Thanksgiving weekend. Retailers including Macy's Inc. and Saks Inc. fell sharply but online merchants like Amazon.com Inc. shot higher on reports of strong Internet sales.

Despite the tepid finish, the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose more than 5 percent in November, their biggest monthly advance since July.

Investors may have had a muted reaction to the weekend sales reports because expectations are low due to weak consumer confidence and an unemployment rate over 10 percent. They also are buying stocks because other investments such as Treasurys don't offer the big returns that companies' shares do.

ShopperTrak, which follows more than 50,000 outlets, said retail sales rose 0.9 percent for Friday and Saturday, the start of the holiday shopping season, though fewer shoppers ventured into stores. Online sales jumped 11 percent Thursday and Friday, according to comScore, an Internet research firm.

Investors have been worried that rising unemployment would make shoppers reluctant to spend during the holidays. Traders are already looking to the government's November unemployment report, which is due Friday, for clues about how consumers will spend during December and beyond.

The National Retail Federation, a trade group, said Sunday it still expects holiday sales to slip 1 percent compared with last year.

Benny Lorenzo, CEO of the investment bank Kaufman Bros. in New York, said investors are cautious about holiday sales, but he also pointed to Internet retailers as one area of strength.

"Certainly in a market like this it could've been a lot worse for sure," he said of investors' reaction to sales reports.

Bar Refaeli Out in NYC

The Israeli-born supermodel looked lovely as she made her way through the Meatpacking District, located on the Lower West Side.

And of course, Miss Refaeli was sporting her fashion A-game in a white-with-black-accents summer dress with black heels and black sunglasses.

Bar has been in town as of late for Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week where the who’s who of the fashion industry has been hobnobbing around Bryant Park.

European markets, advance ahead of Fed; Euro and Pound remain strong :-

European markets are going through moderate advances on Wednesday, fuelled by higher prices on basic resources which have been favoured by a weaker Dollar and higher commodity prices. Euro and Pound remain trading at high levels after two-days rally.

Eurostoxx 50 Index adds 0.5%, while German DAX Index rises 0.45%, and the French CAC Index advances 0.35%. In the UK, the FTSE Index rises 0.4% in the first hours of trading.

On teh macroeconomic front, the Bank of England has released the minutes of September's meeting with no mention of discussions over the deposit rate cut, while the decisions to hold rates at 0.5% and to maintain its bond buying plan at GBP175 billion were approved unanimously.

Pound And Euro remain at high levels

EUR/USD has eased somewhat after rally from 1.4610 low on Monday hit a fresh 2009 high at 1.4843 during Asian session, and the Euro has dipped below 1.4800 although it remains above session low at 1.4785.

GBP/USD pulled down from 1.6400 to 1.6330 intra-day low ahead of the BoE minutes although the pair bounced past 1.6400 to reach intra-day high at 1.6430 area at the moment of writing.

USD/JPY decline from 92.55 high on September 21 found support at 90.50 low on Asian session, and the Dollr has tried to build up recovery from 90.70, although the pair remains capped at the 91.00 area.

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