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EUR/GBP – Still Headed For 88 Cents
With the wild swings in EUR/USD came big moves for EUR/GBP on Friday but when the dust settled, sterling outperformed the euro and we think this move will last. The European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement is less than 2 weeks away. Between now and then, the only thing that investors will be thinking about […]
USD/CAD Forecast Oct. 16-20, 2017
Dollar/CAD slipped from the highs in a much-needed correction. The upcoming week’s highlights are the inflation and retail sales reports. What’s next? Here are the highlights and an updated technical analysis for USD/CAD. Canadian housing figures were mixed: housing starts beat expectations with 217K while building permits plunged by 5.5%. In the US, the Fed’s worries […]
Realty Income: The Gold Standard In Safe And Steadily Growing Monthly Dividends
Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, can serve as a convenient way for regular investors to profit from rental real estate while also generating income for those seeking to live off dividends in retirement. Realty Income (O) has become famous for its generous, secure, and steadily growing dividends (23 straight years of increases and counting), which […]
Chart: The Global Leaders In R&D Spending
THE COUNTRIES AND FIRMS THAT PUT THE MOST INTO R&D The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Given a choice of being the disruptor or the disrupted, many would prefer to choose the former. But it’s not as easy as just flipping a switch and subsequently reaping the benefits of a […]
Apple Dips After Qualcomm Asks China To Halt Iphone Sales
Shares of Apple (AAPL) moved lower after Qualcomm (QCOM), according to Bloomberg, filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the country. Qualcomm filed suits in a Beijing intellectual property court claiming patent infringement and seeking injunctive relief, a spokeswoman for the chipmaker told Bloomberg. “Apple employs technologies invented […]
What Inflation Means To You: Inside The Consumer Price Index – Friday, October 13
Note: The charts in this commentary have been updated to include today’s Consumer Price Index news release. Back in 2010, the Fed justified its aggressive monetary policy “to promote a stronger pace of economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with its mandate” (full text). In effect, the Fed has been […]
Dividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 10: Franklin Resources
When it comes to dividend investing, the Dividend Aristocrats are the “cream of the crop.” The Dividend Aristocrats are stocks in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. There are thousands of stocks to choose from, many of which pay dividends. But the Aristocrats have profitable businesses, and the ability to grow their […]
Inotek Jumps After Detailing Rocket’s Near-Term Clinical Catalysts
Inotek Pharmaceuticals last night announced the filing with the SEC of the company’s preliminary proxy statement in connection with the previously announced proposed combination with Rocket Pharmaceuticals. “We believe the proposed merger with Rocket provides an attractive opportunity for our shareholders,” said David Southwell, CEO of Inotek. “Rocket has several near-term clinical and proof of […]
A Smaller Bean Crop Caught The Market Leaning; Firming Corn, Too
Market Analysis With little expected to change on this year’s October crop report, the USDA’s modest decrease in its US soybean yield lead to a dramatic post-report rally that spread into the grains. With many expecting higher yields on this month’s crop update, investor short-covering set off speculative bean buying above November’s fall high pushing […]
Saudi Aramco Reportedly Shelves IPO In “Face-Saving” Move
We noted a month ago that the long-awaited Saudi Aramco IPO, scheduled for mid-2018, could be delayed to 2019, but now, according to The FT, Aramco is considering shelving plans for an IPO altogether in favor of a private share sale to the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds. according to The FT, that talks about a private sale to foreign […]
