March 27, 2018
Unsurprisingly, the US mood swept into Asia assisting those markets that failed to react Monday. The Nikkei led the gains adding +2.65% to yesterdays +0.7%. The Yen lost more of the fear rally bid, and we see it currently trading
from the International Monetary Fund — this post authored by Sean Hagan and Hugh Bredenkamp Countries benefit in various ways from belonging to a currency union – a group of countries that share a single currency. Businesses can trade and invest across borders
If that blue line goes, it’s game over……..
The developed world has lived with unnaturally-low interest rates for so long that it’s become hard to imagine what life in a normal financial system would be like. But as rates finally start to rise, some of the necessary lifestyle
iStock.com/VEX Collective Technical Analysis Suggests a Stock Market Crash Could Be Ahead A stock market crash is starting to become a likely scenario. Investors beware. Understand that sentiment drives everything. If investors become pessimistic, they sell. When we look at
Today the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Composite Index was at 15 for the month of March, down from last month’s 28. Investing.com had forecast 23. Because of the highly volatile nature of this index, we include a 3-month moving average to facilitate the
If you haven’t noticed, the price of oil has been rising over the last year, and at $65/barrel for crude, it’s right near a 52-week high. Interestingly, the S&P 500 Energy sector has diverged from the price of oil recently.
Bull and bear ETFs have shown immense potential this month as abrupt changes in sentiments have raised the appeal for these products. A bull ETF makes money in an upward market while a bear ETF gains when the market goes
Second day in a row that USDJPY is up as risk assets continue to rise but yields remain depressed. The pair has been so grossly oversold that some sort of rebound was due but for now the 106.00 figure remains
