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EU – Planning To Spend Money It Doesn’t Have

EU – Planning To Spend Money It Doesn’t Have

The Press Takes Notice of a Small Problem We have previously discussed the plans announced by EU commission president JC Juncker to “rescue” the euro area economy by means of € 300 billion of state-directed spending (see “Juncker’s Solution” for details). Now the mainstream press is also beginning to wonder where the money for this ambitious spending […]
The Stock Whisper Of The Day: UGAZ

The Stock Whisper Of The Day: UGAZ

Japan GDP Jolts Markets To Start The Week

Japan GDP Jolts Markets To Start The Week

We told you so!   Last Wednesday, right in our morning post, I told you how you could benefit from SUBSCRIBING to our newsletter because we would give you great trade ideas like this one, which we featured for free in that morning’s post: I also mentioned shorting EWJ in the morning post but, for our Live Chat Members, I […]
Empire State Manufacturing: Expansion Continues

Empire State Manufacturing: Expansion Continues

This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions continued expanding at a stronger pace from the previous month. The headline number rose 4 points to 10.2, up from 6.2. The Investing.com forecast was for a reading of 11.1. The Empire State Manufacturing Index rates the relative level of general […]
ECB Says May Buy Gold, Stocks Next, Admits “Not Sure If Japan’s QE Has Worked”

ECB Says May Buy Gold, Stocks Next, Admits “Not Sure If Japan’s QE Has Worked”

While it remains to be seen if a majority of the Swiss population want their central bank to purchase a whopping 1,500 tons of gold in the coming years, perhaps the most notable event for gold overnight (aside from news that while India exports fell 5% in October, gold and silver imports soared by 280% […]
Morning Call For Nov. 17, 2014

Morning Call For Nov. 17, 2014

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.28%) this morning are down -0.27% and European stocks are down -0.23% as world equity markets retreated on concern over global growth after Japan Q3 GDP unexpectedly contracted for a second quarter, a sign of recession. U.S. stocks recovered from their worst levels on increased M&A activity after Halliburton agreed to buy […]
TheFashion.com Raises €1.3M For Expansion In Europe

TheFashion.com Raises €1.3M For Expansion In Europe

  TheFashion.com, launched in July, recently closed a €1.3 million round of funding to expand in Europe. It plans on adding Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands to its list of countries, which currently include Denmark and England. The investment came from Copenhagen-based North East Venture Capital and Vækstfonden (Danish Growth Fund). North East Venture Capital has previously invested in both Iconfinder and Rushfiles, making […]
Japan Announces New Recession, At This Important Price Point

Japan Announces New Recession, At This Important Price Point

CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The worlds third largest economy announced overnight that it was slipping into recession shares CNBC this morning. (see article here)  This new appears to have surprised a few people and raises some questions if policies of devaluing the yen by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, might not be working as planned. From […]
Obama’s Peculiar View Of Economics And Law

Obama’s Peculiar View Of Economics And Law

President Obama has a peculiar approach to public policy. Listen to what the radical left wants, or political expediency requires, then make up the facts, twist economics and rewrite the law to suit.  Here are four examples.  1. Obamacare When the president shaped the Affordable Care Act, the country needed to provide health care coverage […]
EUR/USD Forex Signal For November 17, 2014

EUR/USD Forex Signal For November 17, 2014

EUR/USD Signal Update Last Thursday’s signals were not triggered as the price did not reach either 1.2400 or 1.2500 during that day’s London session. Today’s EUR/USD Signals Risk 0.75% Trades must be made before 5pm London time. Short Trade 1 Short entry following bearish price action on the H1 time frame immediately following the next touch […]