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US Dollar And Gold Review

US Dollar And Gold Review

A review of currencies and the gold market.  Video Length: 00:06:14
Is The Unemployment Rate “Right”?

Is The Unemployment Rate “Right”?

The topic of the unemployment rate has come up a lot recently with regards to debates around full employment, wage growth, inflation, the stage of the business cycle, and of course monetary policy.  These are all critical inputs into the macro backdrop which is of great relevance to most of the key markets (think stocks, […]
Share Markets In India End Flat; Cipla & Bharti Airtel Top Gainers

Share Markets In India End Flat; Cipla & Bharti Airtel Top Gainers

Share markets in India ended flat ahead of key corporate results and as profit booking in index heavyweights capped gains. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 24 points. While, the NSE Nifty finished higher by 4 points. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Midcap Index finished up by 0.4% while the S&P BSE Small Cap Index ended up by 0.5%. BSE sectoral […]
UnitedHealth (UNH) Beats On Q3 Earnings, Guides Higher

UnitedHealth (UNH) Beats On Q3 Earnings, Guides Higher

Have you been eager to see how UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH – Free Report) performed in Q3 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this Minnesota-based health insurer’s earnings release this morning: An Earnings Beat UnitedHealth came out with earnings per share of $2.66, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.57. Results […]
Morgan Stanley Q3 2017 Earnings Beat Boosts Shares

Morgan Stanley Q3 2017 Earnings Beat Boosts Shares

Morgan Stanley (MS) Q3 2017 earnings were released before opening bell this morning. The firm reported earnings of 93 cents per share on $9.2 billion in revenue, compared to the consensus estimates of 81 cents per share on $9 billion in revenue. In the year-ago quarter, the firm reported earnings of 81 cents per share […]
Morning Call For Tuesday, Oct. 17

Morning Call For Tuesday, Oct. 17

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ17 -0.02%) this morning are little changed, down -0.03%, and European stocks are up +0.08%. U.S. stock indexes were consolidating their gains from Monday’s rally to new all-time highs. The upside in European stocks was limited after Spain cut its 2018 GDP estimate to 2.3% from 2.6%, citing […]
Gold Prices Tumble As Fed Rate Hike Speculation Heats Up Anew

Gold Prices Tumble As Fed Rate Hike Speculation Heats Up Anew

Gold prices turned lower as Fed rate hike expectations began to swell anew after a pause last week. The priced-in probability of another increase before the calendar turns to 2018 rose to 80.2 percent, the highest in nearly two years. The US Dollar dutifully rose alongside front-end Treasury bond yields, undermining the appeal of non-interest-bearing and anti-fiat assets exemplified […]
Retesting Investment Anomalies

Retesting Investment Anomalies

Audio Length:  Last week’s podcast was in a new special-edition format, jointly hosted with Wesley Gray, CEO of Alpha Architect. Gray is a Philadelphia-area PhD and investment manager. He plans to join me in our Wharton School studio to help profile academic work that is most relevant to investors.  Introducing this week’s guest, Dr. Lu […]
Gold Double Bottom Support Is Broke

Gold Double Bottom Support Is Broke

The gold enjoyed a steady uptrend during Monday but a small doji (stop candle) that appeared at W L3 resistance suggested a possible momentum change. Straight after the doji has been formed the price continued to fall and it finally broke the double bottom and D L3 pivot. Traders should pay attention to possible short-term […]
USD/JPY And AUD/USD Forecast – Tuesday, Oct. 17

USD/JPY And AUD/USD Forecast – Tuesday, Oct. 17

USD/JPY The US dollar fell against the Japanese yen initially at the open on Monday but then found enough footing to break above the 112 level. I believe that the market is trying to consolidate around this area so that we can continue to the upside, especially with the interest rates rising in the United […]