The European PMIs that came out today showed an EU economy that is not just in full recovery mode, but booming. Likely the ECB will reduce its level of accommodation in line with this growth. Focusing just on the Eurozone,
January 2, 2018
Gold prices today are pushing higher, extending December’s 5% rally into the new year. That’s not surprising to me, as I’m predicting a gold bull market in 2018. Gold rose above $1,300 on Dec. 28 for the first time since
January is usually a pretty strong month for stocks, suggesting that many could see large gains to start the year if historical trends hold true yet again. This is largely attributed to the “January Effect.” What is January Effect? January
Quick take: At the end of December the inflation-adjusted S&P 500 index price was 117% above its long-term trend, up from 111% the previous month. About the only certainty in the stock market is that, over the long haul, over performance
2017 was the year of growth over value—year-to-date through December 1st, the S&P 500 Growth Index outperformed the S&P 500 Value Index by essentially double the return, or a 1,300 basis point (bps) spread. Year-to-Date Total Returns of Value vs. Growth This performance advantage for growth investing largely stemmed
Recognizing strengths and weaknesses among primary asset classes is the core goal of our Tactical Trend strategy. The strategy seeks to identify relative strength and trend strength in an attempt to allocate capital to the strongest asset classes while underweighting
The Global Financial Asset Portfolio¹ is a simple approximation of the world’s current financial asset allocation. It is, in my opinion, the logical starting point for anyone trying to build a diversified portfolio because it is the closest reflection of
The Nasdaq 100 Index has had a great year but many of the components of the Index have had erratic charts. Today I used Barchart to sort Nasdaq 100 Index stocks firs for the highest Barchart technical buy signals and then used
Looking back at the blazing performance of virtually all assets in 2017, Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid writes that there are a few things that stand out: Of the regular 39 assets in our sample, a very impressive 38 finished with
Written by SmallCapPower.com Inter Pipeline Ltd. (TSX:IPL) (IPPLF), based in Calgary, Alberta, is a leading oil sands pipeline operator with combined ultimate capacity of 4.6 million b/d, 3,300 km of pipeline and 3.8 million barrels of storage. With the acquisition
