Because industrial production for the Eurozone was estimated to have risen 2.4% in January, first quarter GDP was boosted to 0.6% (quarterly rate) as statisticians were expecting that European industry would at least hold up the rest of the quarter.
May 12, 2016
Eaton (ETN) shares several characteristics with some of the companies we hold in our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio. The company scores well for Dividend Safety and Dividend Growth, has paid dividends every year since 1923, generates excellent free cash flow,
Even though this is being written around a Friday the 13th, I suppose it is sort of fitting in a way. Things are clearly freaky in the world. Being pushed to the forefront are upcoming (and largely pointless IMHO) political
Investors are a funny breed, they do the most unnatural things and the most contrarian trades at the worst possible times. Investing is one of the most expensive hobby’s as one loses money instead of making money. That’s what we
EURUSD: With EURUSD reversing its Wednesday gains on Thursday, further downside pressure is likely. Support lies at the 1.1350 level. Further down, support comes in at the 1.1300 level where a violation will aim at the 1.1250 level. A break
“Two-thirds of the directors at the New York Fed are hand-picked by the same bankers that the Fed is in charge of regulating. Today, the United States is No. 1 in corporate profits, No. 1 in CEO salaries, No. 1
We have shown lately than many of our indicators and quite some markets have arrived at critical levels: stocks and gold are at crossroads, bonds and treasuries are at inflection points, and the bonds to stocks ratio is suggesting that both markets are looking for
During the Friday session, we will get GDP numbers coming out above Germany and the European Union, and as a result we could get a bit of volatility in Europe itself. We also get Core Retail Sales coming out of
Doesn’t it get a little tiresome as oil producers drop more hints about an oil production freeze? It does for me. This time it was a hint from Iraq they’d be willing to discuss a freeze with their OPEC partners.
In a single week, not only has gold speculation according to COT data has returned to bull market values, but it also made a new all time high, higher than the bull market top in 2011. Despite the new record
