Trump is putting out 4 big whoppers about today’s economy. Here’s what he’s saying, and here’s the truth: 1. “Best job growth ever”. Wrong. Job growth has actually slowed. In the last 19 months of the Obama administration, it averaged 3.96 million
September 10, 2018
China’s Belt and Road Initiative was first announced five years ago in 2013. Broadly speaking, the grand plans is for a grand set of transportation connections from China across Asia, and reaching to Africa and Europe. Some of the connections
This past Friday (Sept. 7th) marked the one year anniversary of the Equifax (EFX) data breach announcement. The breach, which exposed 143 million Americans’ personal information, sent EFX plummeting 37.23% from $142.72 to a low of $89.59 one week later.
It’s time again for our weekly gasoline update based on data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The price of Regular and Premium are up a penny each from last week. According to GasBuddy.com, Hawaii has the highest average price for
Geopolitical risks and heavy corporate bond issuance likely to keep a lid on U.S. Treasury prices While August nonfarm payrolls provided further evidence of a strong U.S. labor market, any ensuing optimism about the domestic economy may spur more pain
In the following video, I profile the world’s major stock indexes to show that most of the rest of the world is sliding down. Two major manufacturing centers, China and Germany, are leading the way and are early warning indicators
Nike, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly-owned NIKE, Inc. subsidiary brands include Converse, which designs,
The risk budget is unchanged again this month. For the moderate risk investor, the allocation between bonds and risk assets is 50/50. Decoupling anyone? That’s what the market is whispering right now, that the recent troubles in foreign economies is
SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold long SPX 9/7/18 at 2871.68=loss 1.03%: long 2901.52 on 8/31/18. Monitoring purposes Gold: Long GDX at 18.72 on 8/17/18 Long-Term Trend SPX monitor purposes; Sold long-term SPX 7/16/18 at 2798.43= gain 2.95%; Long 6/29/18 at 2718.37.
Before we even start, I want to point out I deserve zero credit for this next idea. All of the following insightful observations are brought to you by Adam Collins of Movement Capital. Adam’s work on COT data is second-to-none and
