Silk road total demand, including the growth of official reserves and commercial imports, has risen from 1,493 tonnes in the year 2000 to over 27,087 tonnes in 2015. The greatest increase has been since the global financial crisis in 2008 with an
November 24, 2015
The morning session in Asia was rather dull but all recovered in the afternoon into positive territory with the exception being Hang Seng (which was still down -0.3%). Europe drifted into the negative shortly after the open as news was
Third quarter GDP data was reported today which was up 2.07% up 0.58% from the BEA’s previous estimate but still down from the second quarter. The best analysis, from our view, is from Consumer Metrics Institute. I encourage you to read it
How Did the Stock Market Do Today? Dow Jones: 17,812.56; +19.88; +0.11% S&P 500: 2,089.14; +2.55; +1.49% Nasdaq: 4,984.62; +56.73; +1.15% The Dow Jones Industrial Average today (Tuesday) added 19 points on news of a stronger than expected third-quarter GDP report. The news offset news consumer sentiment,
Examining the markets over the last several months, it comes as no surprise that the recovery in equities has been a bit lopsided from a capitalization perspective. Large cap dominated portfolios have nearly erased their losses stemming from the August-September correction,
Prove It To Me Market As we outlined in a November 20 video clip, the “return to the year of the whipsaw” action in the S&P 500 over the last few weeks means we prefer to make the market “prove it”
Can Disney Stock Ride The Star Wars Craze To Newer Heights? Disney (NYSE:DIS) is set to release the next movie in the Star Wars Franchise in mid-December. With expectations for $2 billion in ticket sales, the financial impact on Disney could be
(Photo Credit: nosha) Deere & Company (DE), manufacturer of agriculture and construction equipment, reports fiscal fourth quarter results before tomorrow’s opening bell. Currently, the Estimize earnings consensus is a decent clip ahead of Wall Street’s. The Estimize community is calling for
December-2015 Gold futures recently bottomed @ 1065 yesterday (Nov-23-2015). Earlier today (Nov-24-2015) rallied to as high as 1080.70. So is this rally for real? Today’s geopolitical issue, which involved Turkey’s shooting down a Russian fighter jet in violation of its sovereign
Growth stock mutual funds are those that focus mainly on value appreciation rather than dividend payout. These mutual funds invest in young companies with high growth potential. Instead of paying dividends, growth firms reinvest that money for further growth. Investors
