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The Slowdown Downgrades The ‘New Normal’ But Not (Yet) All ‘Stimulus’
The only common factor on the economy viewed from the mainstream in the past few years is the shrinking standards by which it is judged. Janet Yellen can somehow suggest erratic 2% GDP growth is “overheating” or close to it only because that is the reduction of the “new normal.” Because that has been so […]
4 Great Long Term Momentum Charts For Volatile Markets
Volatility has eased in recent weeks, but it’s still up in the air (at least, for now). Markets simply do not become quiet right away, it takes time for trend changes to take place. Best case, today’s market is transitioning from very volatile to “simply” volatile before becoming bullish. Worst case, the market took a breather lately, and […]
After The Storm, FOMC Minutes Eyed
Markets are calmer with some better than expected figures for the US and Chinese services sectors as well as a bounce for oil. Apart from the more important oil report, we’ll have the Fed minutes high on the agenda and late in the day. While the document is from a meeting held three weeks ago, […]
Jeff Bezos Letter Better Than Warren Buffett’s?
Buffett’s annual letters are the gold standard, but close behind is Jeff Bezos. In typical Jeff Bezos style, the annual letter is brief, to the point and packs a punch. A must read for any business minded person or Amazon investor. Bezos is undoubtedly one of the elite minds in business and he provides a glimpse into […]
The Australian Dollar Has Become Too Strong – Reserve Bank Of Australia
“The Australian dollar has appreciated somewhat recently. In part, this reflects some increase in commodity prices, but monetary developments elsewhere in the world have also played a role. Under present circumstances,an appreciating exchange rate could complicate the adjustment under way in the economy.” – Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision, April 5, 2016 (emphasis […]
This Stock Is Rising – No Matter What Amazon Does
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) wants to be more – much more – than just the King of E-commerce. The Seattle-based company used its huge servers to build Amazon Web Services into the globe’s largest cloud-computing company. And Amazon Prime, while not the leader in streaming media, is definitely a contender. Now, Amazon has sets its sights on global shipping and logistics. […]
University Professor Asks: How Accurate And At What Cost Is BLS Data?
Here’s the interesting set of questions from the “Mish Mailbag” summarized as follows: How Accurate and at What Cost is BLS Data? Why isn’t there a private industry alternative?” The questions are from reader “Trevor”, a grad student, forwarded from his professor. When I first read the questions, I thought they were about jobs because […]
China Markets Up On Higher Than Expected GDP
China’s stocks rose for a fifth straight day on Wednesday, led by consumer and energy companies and following a report pointing to increased evidence of a stabilizing economy. Real gross domestic product in China grew 6.6% in the January-March period, with data showing China’s service sector strengthened in March and the Caixin services purchasing managers’ […]
The End Of Privacy = Risk Off And Soaring Gold
Between the “Panama papers” and the DC Madam’s customer list, we might be witnessing the end of personal (and corporate and government) privacy. The result? Less financial and geopolitical risk-taking and more gold buying. But don’t get burned by failing precious metal dealers. Here’s how to make sure you get what you pay for. Audio […]
EUR/USD Forex Signal – April 6, 2016
EUR/USD Signal Update Yesterday’s signals produced a profitable long trade off the rejection of support at 1.1337 that was good for slightly more than 20 pips of profit. Today’s EUR/USD Signals Risk 0.50% Trades may only be entered between 8am and 5pm London time today. Protect any open trades half an hour before the FOMC release. […]
