On August 2nd, the Bank of England announced that its Monetary Policy Committee had unanimously voted to raise interest rates. This recent decision by Britain’s central bank saw its key ‘base rate’ of interest rise for only the second time
August 14, 2018
It’s very important for investors to act prudently and professionally with their investment capital in the gold market. As a particularly interesting example, most North American gold stocks had a big sell-off yesterday, while my entire “Thunder Down Under” portfolio of
The Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to the technology services stock Intelligent Systems (NYSEMKT: INS). Intelligent Systems Corporation’s main focus is to help entrepreneurs build valuable companies by forming flexible partnership arrangements with early stage domestic companies. They bring
The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. The two countries are currently reigniting the market share and pricing war ahead of the returning U.S.
Gold can’t seem to catch a break. The yellow metal normally acts as a safe haven in times of political and economic strife, but in the face of Turkey’s lira meltdown, investors have taken cover instead in the U.S. dollar.
It’s been a while since I advised anyone to load up on long Treasuries. The bearish bond narrative has been too strong for that, thanks largely to fiscal policy but also to near-4% unemployment rates, quantitative tightening and—maybe most threatening
Profitable trading and investing comes down to two groups, those who know what they are doing (banks and financial institutions) and those who don’t (average traders and investors). In the trading and investing world, those who know what they are
Dividend growth investors like high yielding stocks because they offer more income. When it comes to these types of investments, investors want to be sure that the dividend is safe. Stocks with yields above 5% can be a red flag
Should investors use bond yields as a baseline to determine if stocks are over-or-under valued? If you believe in the “Fed Model,” your answer is “yes”. The model instructs investors to compare the S&P 500’s earnings yield (Earnings/Price, the inverse of
There is a striking pattern of regularity how every time the dollar spikes, or sufficient high level, emerging market contagion usually follows. Yes, of course, “each time is different”, and frequently there are idiosyncratic factors but for the most part,
