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                        Cracks In Ponzi-Finance Land

EC Cracks In Ponzi-Finance Land

Retail Debt Debacles The retail sector has replaced the oil sector in a sense, and not in a good way. It is the sector that is most likely to see a large surge in bankruptcies this year. Junk bonds issued by retailers are performing dismally, and within the group the bonds of companies that were […]
DAX As Of April 21

DAX As Of April 21

Only a fall below 11.850 will flash a yellow alert to this market. I see stops being there so a test of this area in the next sessions is on the table source: INVESTING.COM
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                        You Are Not An Investor

EC You Are Not An Investor

Giotto, Legend of St Francis, Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo c.1297-1299 You are not an investor. One can only be an investor in functioning markets. There have been no functioning markets since at least 2008, and probably much longer. That’s when central banks started purchasing financial assets, for real, which means that is also […]
How The Recent Executive Order Could Change The US Commodity Sector

How The Recent Executive Order Could Change The US Commodity Sector

Last week, a request from the Uranium Producers of America (‘UPA’) grabbed the headlines, as the organization was asking the US Department of Energy (DOE) to suspend the sale of (physical) uranium on the spot market. The UPA correctly described the status of the US based Uranium producers as ‘fragile’, and it’s pretty clear the […]
Oil’s Near-6% Drop May Pave The Path For Improving Fundamentals

Oil’s Near-6% Drop May Pave The Path For Improving Fundamentals

Fundamental Forecast forUSOIL: Neutral Talking Points: North American Oil Production at highest output levels since August 2015, per EIA Crude Oil Price Forecast: Downside Stalls on OPEC Favoring Extension Sentiment showing retail traders flipped to net-long favoring ST downside per contrarian effect Baker Hughes Rig Count Rises 5 Total to 688, 1 Added In Permian, […]
Trader: Don’t Let Those Darn French People Ruin Your Weekend

Trader: Don’t Let Those Darn French People Ruin Your Weekend

Former FX trader Mark Cudmore seems like a really affable guy (bless his heart). Definitely not the “Debbie Downer” type. He’s variously described himself as a “permabull” which is why, earlier this year, we thought maybe it was time to ring the alarm bells when he got “worried” about US equities in late January. But […]
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                        Despite Privacy Issues, Here’s Why I Still Like Facebook

E Despite Privacy Issues, Here’s Why I Still Like Facebook

As a social media company Facebook (FB) has a lot of spotlights shown on it whether for good or for bad. But as a part of everyone’s daily life the company realizes that it is a big part of society and can be pulled into civil situations which it never intended to enter because of […]
Valeant’s $3,500 Sticker On Siliq Could Trigger A Pricing War With Lilly, Novartis

Valeant’s $3,500 Sticker On Siliq Could Trigger A Pricing War With Lilly, Novartis

Written by Tracy Staton (FiercePharma.com) Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), one of the most obvious price-hiking offenders of the last couple of years, has just unveiled the sticker on its new psoriasis drug, Siliq—and it’s the lowest in the market for next-gen meds. At least that’s what Valeant said Friday in announcing a $3,500-per-month list price for […]
French Elections: These 8 Brokers Made Changes To Leverage, Limits And More

French Elections: These 8 Brokers Made Changes To Leverage, Limits And More

The French presidential election is the No. 1 political event of the year and could have a profound impact on the European Union and the euro. Forex brokers are bracing themselves for big movements. The “nightmare scenario” of Le Pen vs. Melenchon could have the strongest effect, but there are three additional scenarios in our preview. Some […]
Canadian Dollar Likely To Weaken Further As March Low Nears

Canadian Dollar Likely To Weaken Further As March Low Nears

Fundamental Forecast for CAD: Bearish Lower oil price undercuts the Loonie. US-Canada trade worries continue to weigh on the currency. See the DailyFX Economic Calendar and see what live coverage for key risk event impacting FX markets is scheduled for next week on the DailyFX Webinar Calendar. The Canadian dollar looks likely to test its […]