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Will Fed Hint At Rate Increase At Wednesday Meeting
The big question hanging in the air this week is whether or not the Fed will officially schedule a date for the interest rate increase which it has been predicting for the last few months. The Fed meets on Wednesday and although the central bank will probably hold policy steady and no definite announcement of […]
US Session Bullet Report – USD On The Back Foot, Gold Looking Weak
It was a volatile session so far, which was mainly driven from the Chinese stock meltdown. Another day, another 8, 5% drop in shanghai making this one of the biggest daily drops ever. EURUSD spiked higher until 1.1112 (two week high) however the rally was contained within its descending channel. EURUSD boost is attributed to […]
Twenty Enduring Posts
Photo Credit: Kat N.L.M. This morning, I looked at the fall in the Chinese stock market, and I said to myself, “It’s been a long journey since the last crash.” After that, I wrote a brief piece at RealMoney, and another at what was then the new Aleph Blog, which was republished and promoted […]
Wall Street Still Didn’t Get The Memo – China’s Done, Tops In!
Bubblevision’s Scott Wapner nearly split a neck vessel today denouncing the US stock market sell-off. It was completely unwarranted, he thundered, because China don’t have nothin’ to do with anything. Why, insisted CNBC’s best dressed pom-pom boy, China’s stock market has never been correlated with its economy, and, anyhow, its economy doesn’t matter all that much to the S&P 500 because China accounts for only […]
Gold Remains Range-Bound Ahead Of Fed
The market started the week on the back foot but remained well within the consolidation that we have seen for the past four sessions. Gold prices fell $6.19 an ounce yesterday as the prospect of a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve continued to depress the demand for the precious metal. In the latest […]
A Bright Spot Amongst The Chaos In China
Conditions in China appear to be going from bad to worse. On Monday, another bloodbath ensued in Chinese stocks. The Shanghai Composite Index nosedived 8.5% – the largest single-day decline in eight years. For every stock that rallied, 75 plummeted. So much for all those government stimulus measures! I’m afraid the latest news on the economic front […]
Commodities Carnage Will Hurt These 10 States Most
As we’ve seen in Louisiana and West Virginia, the commodities downturn has had a real impact on state budgets. Back in April for example, we explained how a sharp decline in oil tax revenue helped push LSU to the brink of bankruptcy and in West Virginia, the impact of falling coal prices has put significant pressure on the state’s […]
Does “Creative Destruction” Include The State?
When do we get to exercise democracy and fire every factotum, apparatchik, toady and lackey in the state who has abused his/her authority? Everyone lauds “creative destruction” when it shreds monopolies and disrupts private enterprise “business as usual.” If thousands lose their middle-class livelihoods– hey, that’s the price of progress. Improvements in productivity and efficiency can’t […]
The Only Remaining China-Based Trade I Like
The Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) plunged 8.5% to start trading for the week. The ripple effects were wide and far-reaching even as arguments continue floating that the collapse in China’s stock market matters little outside of China and does not truly reflect on economic conditions in the country. Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook summed up […]
Is Gilead Sciences About To Make An Acquisition?
Gilead Sciences (GILD) reports its FQ2 ’15 results after the closing bell today. Both Estimize and Wall Street are predicting a fall in EPS and revenues QoQ. Estimize are forecasting an EPS figure of $2.77 and a revenue target of $7.540B. Wall Street estimates EPS to come in at $2.64 and revenues to be $7.360B. […]
