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Tesla Bonds Are Now Riskier Than Ukraine’s
Considering both entities are ‘backed‘ one way or another by the US Government, it is perhaps not a total surprise that the risk of Ukraine government bonds and the risk of Tesla bonds are ‘similar’… But the last few days have seen the world’s 4th largest automaker (by market cap) trade at a more risky level […]
The Economy Is In The Expansion Phase Of The Cycle
Predicting economic cycles is difficult. This cycle has been especially tough because of central bank interventionism, the fact that the recession was worse than any other one since the Great Depression, and that the recovery has been weak. All those three points mean the recovery will be longer than usual. QE and low interest rates […]
Bonds Are Quietly Trading Towards Its Highs
The Leader List The leaders are listed below in blue and green. The S&P500 is the benchmark. Bonds are quietly trading towards its highs. Here is the weekly for TLT. I think it looks promising. This the weekly for gold which is also trading right near its recent highs. Outlook The long-term outlook is positive.The […]
Wal-Mart Teams Up With Google To Offer Voice Shopping
Wal-Mart (WMT – Free Report) announced on Wednesday that the company will partner with Alphabet’s (GOOGL – Free Report) Google to give shoppers the ability to order thousands of products through Google Express using voice-activated shopping. Wal-Mart customers can soon link their Wal-Mart accounts directly to Google Express, Google’s online marketplace. Google Express already offers products from a variety […]
A Flash Signal For Bonds
The August round of flash manufacturing PMIs saw the composite DM flash PMI basically unchanged. This was the product of stronger results in Europe (57.4 vs 56.6) and Japan (52.8 vs 52.1) vs a disappointing US (52.5 vs 53.3)… although the US services PMI rose to a 28-month high of 56.9.The flash manufacturing PMIs from Markit provide a timely […]
Countries Can Be Entirely Powered By Wind, Solar And Water
This is what smart plans look like. A new scientific road map shows how over 70% of the world’s countries – including the UK, US, China and other major economies – could run entirely on energy created by wind, water and solar by 2050. See: Nearly 140 countries can be powereNearly 140 countries can be powere […]
As Cool As Carl
I know all the cool kids like to quote Nassim Taleb and give dire warnings about the coming collapse of risk assets, but I must have too many years of playing Dungeons & Dragons because I just can’t seem to join their club. I don’t see the same black swans that everyone else does. Central […]
NZD/USD: NZ Government Curbs Growth Outlook, H&S Formation Takes Shape
Ticker Last High Low Daily Change (pip) Daily Range (pip) EUR/USD 1.1813 1.1820 1.1740 51 80 EUR/USD clings to the narrow range from earlier this week as European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi highlights the success of the quantitative easing (QE) program, with the pair at risk of staging a larger advance amid growing concerns surrounding […]
Buy These 5 Precious Metals Funds As Gold Hits 11-Week High
Gold prices touched the highest settlement in the last 11 weeks on Aug 21. Prices of the yellow metal also reached this year’s best intraday high, rising above $1300 an ounce on Friday. Gold’s rise was triggered by uncertainty in both domestic and global markets. Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea were rekindled over […]
