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Germany’s Golden Decade
Last month, the World Gold Council published a new edition of its market update about Germany’s gold investment market. What can we learn from the report? Before 2008, the German gold investment market was very small. But it has boomed in the past 10 years. Now, it is one of the world’s largest. Indeed, in 2016, €6.8bn […]
Things Are Looking Up For Disney
In our long thesis on Disney (DIS: $104/share) in January, we wrote that there were four key catalysts that could help the stock overcome ESPN fears and break out of its rut. They were: New value-creating acquisitions A successful standalone streaming service from ESPN (or a spin-off at the right valuation) Further expansion in China More blockbusters, whether that’s […]
Siemens To Cut 6,900 Jobs Worldwide, Including 1,800 In U.S.
Siemens said in a statement that it is “responding to the rapidly accelerating structural changes in the fossil power generation market and the commodity sector.” It added, “A consolidation plan for the Power and Gas Division (PG), the Power Generation Services Division (PS) and the Process Industries and Drives Division (PD) aims to increase capacity […]
Initial Jobless Claims Jump Most Since 2016’s Growth Scare
Ignoring the storm-driven aberrations, this week’s 10k jump in initial jobless claims to 249k signals a notable regime shift in the labor market. For the first time since 2016’s growth scare, there are more Americans opening jobless claims than last year… In fact, there are over 4% more people on initial jobless claims than this time […]
Rising Consumer Debt: Cracks Are Starting To Appear
When will rising consumer debt start holding back economic growth? As consumer debt levels reach records, answering this question should be a priority for US policymakers if they want to stimulate the economy. According to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit released today by the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data, total household debt increased by […]
GBP: Where To Position Ahead Of The Important EU Summit On Dec 14-15 – Nomura
The pound is not going anywhere fast amid OK economic data and Brexit worries. What’s next for the pound? The team at Nomura looks at the upcoming EU summit and the outlook for the pound also against the yen and the Swiss franc. Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Nomura FX Strategy Research discusses GBP outlook […]
Bullish Sentiment Crashes
It looks like all of the negative talk from some high profile investors in recent days has made its way into the heads of individual investors, causing them to turn increasingly bearish on equities. According to this week’s sentiment survey from AAII, bullish sentiment crashed from 45.1% down to 29.35%. That’s the largest one-week decline since April […]
U.S. Telecom: Competition In Wireless Market To Intensify
The U.S. telecom market continues to witness intense pricing competition, as success to a great extent depends on technical superiority, quality of services and scalability. Additionally, the U.S. wireless industry is likely to become competitive in 2018 with the entry of cable MSOs (multi-service operators) in this space. Entry of New Players in the Wireless […]
EUR/USD Churn Continues As Shooting Star Shows: A Bullish And A Bearish Case
In yesterday’s article, we looked at the recent surge in the Euro while asking the key question: Are Euro Bears Done? After opening this week in the midst of its weakest run of price action since November of last year, EUR/USD carried the potential for a deeper bearish move as 2017 gains were further digested. When the ECB extended […]
From Unicorn To Unicorpse: Blue Apron Tanks Under Public Scrutiny
Meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron (APRN) may have boasted about knowing the recipe to success once upon a time. But the market scrutiny that accompanies a public listing hasn’t done the company any favors. The New York-based company began trading on the NYSE earlier this summer. In less than six months, the valuation of the […]
