Fundamental Forecast for USOIL: Bullish Talking Points: Brent options skew showing the strongest bias for further gains in four years OPEC looks to have nearly cleared the glut turning the focus on what is next and adding to volatility Per BHI,
April 21, 2018
On one hand, share repurchases can be an appropriate use of cash if surplus capacity exists and firms lack productive capital investment opportunities. On the other hand, additional profits from tax reform could also be allocated to employees through higher
The U.S. steel industry is buoyant in the backdrop of a favorable regulatory environment. The goal of the government is to revive the industry, which has seen a steady decline as local production was increasingly substituted with cheaper imports. Steel
In this crucial weekend video newsletter update we go through what to expect next week in the market and what dividend yielding stocks present opportunities as interest rates rise.
The S&P 500 rose and fell this week, ending Friday up 0.5% from the same time last week. The index was down -0.85% from Thursday and is down 0.95% YTD. The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year
Talking Points: UK inflation slips lower than expected but wage pressures build. Bank of England’s Carney gives nothing away. UK Q1 GDP is released at the end of the week. Fundamental Forecast for GBP: Neutral We remain neutral on GBP in the
Earlier this week I highlighted how the market can be influenced by the actions of a few big components of ETFs. On Friday AAPL fell hard. The media will blame it on an analyst downgrade, and fears of slowing sales in
It seems the U.S. dollar index (USD) has stopped going down. Since careening to its lows in January, the U.S. dollar has bounced up and down through a well-defined range. It is starting to look like the U.S. dollar index
The following three graphs show the percentages gained/lost for commodities for: 2018 (Oil and Gasoline have been the big winners), the month of April (Copper and Silver have joined Oil and Gasoline as the biggest gainers),and the past week (Silver and Copper have gained the most, followed by Oil and Gasoline). The following 1-year and 2-month charts of these commodities show their price
The petroyuan has launched. Let’s investigate its success or lack thereof, primarily the latter. Economist and book author Daniel Lacalle pretty much sees things the way I do regarding the petroyuan hype. Lacalle compiled some amusing stats in his
