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Interest In Gold… Options Already Over 1 Million

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

George Gero, Managing Director at RBC Wealth Management, shares some of his insights on the open interest in gold and the recent volatility after options expiration day. We look at time frame for when he thinks a pop and more interest will enter the market. (Audio length 00:09:36)

Is It All Over For Artificial Intelligence?

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Take a look at the worst performing stocks of the past two weeks, and they all have one theme in common: artificial intelligence. You can trace the beginning of the move back to the Arizona crash by an Uber AI autonomous driven car that killed a pedestrian. As all those who have studied chaos theory […]

The Relationship Between Money And Happiness

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Charting the Relationship Between Money and Happiness Today’s chart is best viewed full-screen. Explore the high resolution version by clicking here. Can money buy you happiness? It’s a longstanding question that has many different answers, depending on who you ask. Today’s chart approaches this fundamental question from a data-driven perspective, and it provides one potential […]

The State Of Gold And Silver

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It’s a short week this week due to the holiday, so Eric stops by a day early to discuss the latest news in the world of precious metals. In this wrap-up you’ll hear: Why gold “got the spit kicked out of it” after nearly reaching a new high What’s REALLY causing the market woes (hint: […]

The Donald’s Blind Squirrel Nails An Acorn

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It is said that even a blind squirrel occasionally finds an acorn, and so it goes with the Donald. Banging on his Twitter keyboard in the morning darkness, he drilled Jeff Bezos a new one—or at least that’s what most people would call having their net worth lightened by about $2 billion: I have stated my concerns […]

Real Disposable Income Per Capita In February

Mar 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

With the release of this morning’s report on February Personal Incomes and Outlays, we can now take a closer look at “Real” Disposable Personal Income Per Capita. At two decimal places, the nominal 0.32% month-over-month change in disposable income was trimmed to 0.13% when we adjust for inflation. The year-over-year metrics are 3.20% nominal and 1.43% […]

Leverage Frankenstein Stalking ‘Goldilocks’

Mar 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Some good cyclical observations in this clip from Monday. A caveat though: while it’s true the US dollar has weakened year to date against the Euro, Pound and Yen, it has gained on commodity exporters like Canada and Australia as the global growth picture weakens. Steen Jakobsen, from Saxo Bank, cited several factors including growing […]

The Economic Pause That Refreshes

Mar 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Economic data in the US and abroad slowed in March. We believe this is the pause that refreshes. Manufacturing capacity and supply chain constraints have become too extreme for production to meet demand. Limited labor and material supplies continue to elevate delays in shipments and vendor deliveries. This summary from the 3-28-18 Markit PMI report on Austria […]

April Weather Matters To Natural Gas

Mar 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The May natural gas contract rallied a bit over a percent today, even as EIA data disappointed bulls. Much of this occurred overnight, with bullish weather model runs confirming sustained cold in early April. This was reflected in the GWDD forecast in our Morning Update for clients. EIA data was unimpressive, as the EIA announced […]

Nordson: A High-Growth Dividend King

Mar 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Nordson Corporation (NDSN) has a dividend track record that few companies can rival. The company has increased its cash dividend for 54 consecutive years, making it one of just 14 such entities in the entire market with a dividend increase streak of that length. That puts Nordson among the elite Dividend Kings, a small group […]