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Japan Shocks, BOE Warns, Europe Prepares
The US dollar is mostly higher to start the week, with two exceptions. The first is the yen. The unexpected contraction in Q3 GDP triggered a stock market slide (Nikkei off 3%, giving back around 40% of this year’s gains) and spurred a dramatic short-covering squeeze in the yen after the greenback first pushed briefly through […]
Japan: Recession
Econintersect: Japan has entered its second recession in three years, its fourth in the last six years and its fifth of the 21st century. GDP contracted by 0.4% in the third quarter (-1.6% annual rate), following a decline of 1.9% in the preceding quarter (-7.3% annual rate). Reuters had reported an expectation for a gain of […]
Minor Gains Continue As Semiconductors Shape Handle
While I’m late with this weekend’s update there was very little to add from Thursday. Best of the action remains in the Semiconductors, which is shaping a solid handle in preparation for a possible break higher (ignore the ‘Death Cross’ between 20-d and 50-d MAs – this is now a ‘Golden Cross’). I don’t think […]
Traders Report November 17th
All Ords Index The Australian Sharemarket lost ground last week and retraced slightly. From a technical perspective the index reversed at the resistance level of 5520 which was established from the peaks of April May and June as seen on the chart below. The current support level sits at 5420 which was formed by the […]
Forex Week In Review
Last week was largely positive for the major markets with only Germany’s Dax losing ground. In Europe over the course of the week, the FTSE was up by 1.3%, it closed at 6654.4; the Dax ended at 9252.9, down by 0.42% on last week’s close; the CAC was up by 0.3% to end the session […]
The Cruel Injustice Of The Fed’s Bubbles In Housing
As the generational war heats up, we should all remember the source of all the bubbles and all the policies that could only result in generational poverty: the Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen recently treated the nation to an astonishing lecture on the solution to rising wealth inequality–according to Yellen, low-income households should […]
Hones Abe
Shinzo Abe didn’t fool any of the people any of the time. Japan is now in a recession by the standard definition of two quarters of declining GDP in a row. The timing leaves little doubt that this recession was caused by the 3% increase in the consumption tax this April fools day. Japan’s GDP […]
How To Handle An Environment Of “Low Returns”
First off, if you are expecting to achieve historical average rates of return from stocks or bonds from current prices please go read, “How To Time The Market Like Warren Buffett.” The bottom line is a 10-year treasury note pays you little more than 2% per year and stocks are likely to earn you even […]
A Glance At Startup Acquisitions In Southeast Asia
Photo Credit: Rafael Matsunaga As startups, we are always looking for our next exit. One interesting region of startup exits lately has been Southeast Asia, an area whose wide range of countries and markets has made it quite intriguing. Here, we look at why Southeast Asia could be the next growth area for tech startups. Infographic courtesy […]
Small, But Growing, Reasons To Be Concerned Here – Weekly Market Outlook
Stocks may have technically made a fourth straight weekly gain last week, but the real story was the incredibly quiet, flat market action. We’ll delve into overall stock market index analysis, and some factors that have us concerned despite the overall bullish trend momentum picture, after we take a look at the recent and upcoming economic releases. Economic […]
