If you were following along last week, you know that more than a few commentators believe rates and the dollar have simply priced in too much pessimism around the U.S. economy and the fiscal outlook. No, the incoming data hasn’t
September 2, 2017
Starting this weekend I will start giving you an overview of three or four dividend stocks worth looking at…reasons can be a recent dividend increase, a bad performance in the stock price etc. Please do not interpret that as a
The good news is: The Nasdaq composite (OTC) closed at an all time high last Friday. The sellers left town early last week. Volume disappeared, new lows disappeared and the secondaries outperformed the blue chips. The Negatives The market is
VIX retraced 86% of its rally, closing beneath its Intermediate-term support at 10.93. It is temporarily off its weekly buy signal. Confirmation comes above that level and the subsequent move may be very fast. Ending Diagonal patterns are known to
Over the years, Mexico, one of the biggest producers of petroleum and other liquids globally, has transitioned from being a net energy exporter to a net importer of energy. What Led to the Change? The import dependence was a result of
Fundamental Forecast for the US Dollar: Neutral US Dollar impressively resilient after disappointing employment data Recent weeks hint USD more responsive to positive vs negative news Services ISM, Beige Book, Fed-speak may help greenback recovery The US Dollar continues to impress with its resilience
Deals and Financings Berry Genomics (SHZ: 000710), a Beijing diagnostics and sequencing company, completed its $648 million reverse merger that lists the company on the Shenzhen exchange (see story). Berry merged into a company formerly known as Chengdu Tianxing Instrument & Meter, but the company’s
Review & Update The Rule of 20 The Risk To Passive Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager As I wrote this past Tuesday, we were lucky. Thousands who live along the Texas coastline were not. I am thankful. I am
The main reason investors have been cautious heading into this week was because of the potential for a North Korean flare up. It turned out that the market decided to ignore the North Korean risk as the last week before
Speculators did not make any significant adjustment to gross positions, which we define as 10k or more contracts in the currency futures, during the CFTC reporting week ending August 29. However, the Australian dollar bulls came close by adding 9.4k contracts
