The Old and New Years

(1) Three years of living dangerously. (2) Thinking ahead to 2013. (3) The ECB hurls the can down the road. (4) More help wanted in the US. (5) Chinese will deliver more monetary stimulus and low-income housing this year. (6) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. (7) Wailing baby confirms our 1450-1550 prediction for the S&P 500 by the end of 2012. (8) Some reasons to overweight the US, China, and Energy. (9) US consumers have the will to spend, but will they have the means in 2012? (10) A mixed bag of global leading economic indicators. (11) “The Artist” (+ + +).