Two days ago, when we commented on the early morning plunge in stocks (which was subsequently fully reversed by the close in a historic 800 point Dow reversal), we said that a long-standing question – will Trump pick plunging stocks or trade war-
April 6, 2018
The latest index reading came in at 21.4, up from 20.8 the previous week. RecessionAlert launched an alternative to ECRI’s Weekly Leading Index Growth indicator (WLIg). The Weekly Leading Economic Index (WLEI) uses fifty different time series from these categories: Corporate Bond Composite,
Stocks opened lower and stayed in the red throughout early morning trading Friday after reports emerged suggesting that President Trump is doubling down on tariffs and has ordered the U.S. Trade Representative to consider new charges on an additional $100
Bitcoin chart followers note a dismal-looking trendline. A clear pattern has emerged in the bitcoin chart, and it’s not pretty. Bitcoin Futures Does anyone remember the hype regarding the launch of bitcoin futures? The true believers thought that bitcoin
According to figures released by the US Department of Commerce, the US trade deficit with the rest of the world opened up to $57.6 billion in February, the largest monthly deficit seen since 2008. The deficit was wider than predicted
One of the biggest stories next week could be a NAFTA deal. In the past week, both President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau have said that significant progress has been made and its widely believed that a preliminary agreement will
On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Chief Investment Strategist Erik Ristuben and Rob Cittadini, director, Americas institutional, discussed the U.S. employment report for March and the market impact of potential tariffs on U.S. and Chinese goods. U.S.
At the end of the first quarter, Crude Oil was up 7.5% while Energy stocks were down 6.1%. How unusual is such a divergence? Let’s take a look. Note: References to Energy/Energy Stocks/Energy Sector throughout this post are referring to the
Momentum-based strategies have led the factor-investing horse race for US equities in recent history, but the latest surge in market volatility may be its undoing. For the trailing 30-day period, the momentum factor’s modest loss leaves it in last place,
