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Sensex Ends 190 Points Lower; Adani Ports & Bharti Airtel Top Losers
Share markets in India ended the day on weak note tracking mixed global cues as markets remained jittery after fresh nuclear test by North Korea and claims that it tested a hydrogen bomb over the weekend. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 190 points. While, the NSE Nifty finished lower by 62 points. Meanwhile, both the S&P […]
E Brokerage Problems Again
My first horror tale has hit with the Schwabians who are now my main brokerage. I received from San Francisco in an envelope marked “Personal and Confidential”. It contained a letter saying that there was something I needed to know followed by a colon and a blank line and nothing more. Then Schwab thanked me […]
Asian Shares Tumble, Gold Rises As North Korea Said Planning A New Missile Launch
Bad news, folks. The dip-buyers didn’t show up in South Korea and Japan, as both the Kospi and the Nikkei were sharply lower overnight, down 1.2% and nearly 1%, respectively: Meanwhile, the yen and gold built on gains when this hit, around 2 a.m. in New York: S.KOREA DETECTS N.KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH PREPARATION: YONHAP That […]
EURGBP Broke Below Channel Support
After touching the October 2016 high of 0.9305, EURGBP pulled back from 0.9306 and broke below the bottom support trend line of the price channel on its 4-hour chart, indicating that the upside movement from 0.8891 had completed at 0.9306 already. A deeper decline could be expected over the next several days, and the target […]
Why It’s Plain Stupid To Buy These 4 High-Yield REITs Now
The real estate investment trust (REIT) sector seems to be having a tough time due to the rising rate environment. In addition, new supply in certain asset categories and the rising trend of online purchases make the growth prospects bleak for the entire segment. Consecutive hike in the interest rates over the past three quarters […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Monday, Sept. 4
S&P 500 The S&P 500 tried to rally during the day on Friday but ran into a bit of a brick wall at the 2480 handle. By doing so, we formed a bit of an exhaustive candle but I think it’s only a matter of time before we see buyers return. This is a market […]
What “Coordinated Recovery”? Global Negative Yielding Debt Hits One Year High Of $7.4 Trillion
Two weeks ago, we were surprised to find that despite the recent “growth promise” of what has been called a coordinated global recovery, the market value of bonds yielding less than 0% had quietly jumped by a quarter in just one month to the highest since October 2016. Since then, the paradoxical divergence between the reported “strong” […]
Euro Gains Before ECB Meeting, NZ Dollar Looking For A Bottom
The anti-risk Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc traded higher while the sentiment-linked Australian and Canadian Dollars declined after North Korea tested a nuclear weapon over the weekend, souring investors’ mood at the start of the week. The New Zealand Dollar held up a bit better than its commodity bloc brethren, benefiting from corrective flows following last week’s slump against the G10 FX spectrum. The Euro likewise found […]
Hurricane Harvey: Lack Of Flood Insurance Will Hit Houston’s Recovery
“By Monday, the third straight day of flooding, the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey had left much of the region underwater, and the city of Houston looked like a sea dotted by small islands. ’This event is unprecedented,’ the National Weather Service tweeted. ‘All impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced.’” This summary from the New York Times gives […]
NZD Under Pressure Ahead Of The Elections – What’s Next?
The New Zealand dollar is under pressure from all sides and against many currencies. What’s in store for NZD/USD and AUD/NZD? Here are several opinions: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: NZD: A Sell On Rallies Ahead Of A ‘Perfect Storm’ – ING ING FX Strategy Research argues that NZD/USD is a sell on rallies […]
