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Dow Jumps Most In 30 Months, Dollar Dives, Cryptos Crash As Bonds Barely Budge

Dow Jumps Most In 30 Months, Dollar Dives, Cryptos Crash As Bonds Barely Budge

A full-court press weekend of press by WH officials (Mnuchin gushing hope) and sure enough… a big bounce in stocks… Video length: 00:00:19 China stocks rebounded in the afternoon session (National Team again?) But European stocks bloodbath’d below Friday’s lows… And once Europe close today, US equities exploded… But everything started in US markets with […]
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                        The FOMC Asks Our Indulgence In A Leap Of Faith

E The FOMC Asks Our Indulgence In A Leap Of Faith

With the release of its economic forecasts and, more importantly, its dot plot of future rate increases, the Fed is asking investors to “trust us, we know what we are doing”. Whether we should expect 2 or 3 rate hikes in 2018, is beside the point. We are asked to ignore current conditions and take […]
World Markets Update – Monday, March 26

World Markets Update – Monday, March 26

Only one of eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains through Monday, March 26, 2018. The top performer this year is Hong Kong’s Hang Seng with a gain of 2.10%. In second is our own S&P 500 with a loss of .056%. India’s BSE SENSEX is in third with a loss of […]
Top Stock Picks For This Week – Monday, March 26

Top Stock Picks For This Week – Monday, March 26

Stock picks for this week: MAN and HRB. Video Length: 00:05:59 ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN – Free Report), is the world leader in innovative workforce solutions. The company reported strong Q4 2017 results with healthy year-over-year increases in both earnings and revenues. The stock has surpassed estimates three times in the trailing four quarters. With a Value style […]
Short The Rally? Here’s Your Answer

Short The Rally? Here’s Your Answer

Video length: 00:14:58 Stocks rally back strong today as short sellers scrambled to cover their shorts. The question though – is the selling over or can we short this rally? In tonights crucial video newsletter update we look at the opportunities and risk for the remainder of the week. Watch this urgent video right now […]
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                        Solar Stocks Recover As Some Investors See Silver Linings Of JKS Results

E Solar Stocks Recover As Some Investors See Silver Linings Of JKS Results

As I noted last week, solar stocks rose following better than expected results posted by Canadian Solar (CSIQ) and a bullish note on the solar sector by UBS. But then China’s JinkoSolar (JKS ) reported its fourth-quarter results Thursday morning, and some investors were upset by the decline in the company’s gross margin to 11.6% from […]
Physical Gold Production May Be Peaking, But There Is No Shortage In Paper Gold

Physical Gold Production May Be Peaking, But There Is No Shortage In Paper Gold

Gold production numbers for 2017 are still being compiled but estimates call for the first annual decline in mine output since 2008. The gold price fell dramatically in the months following the 2011 peak in prices. It has languished at, or near, the cost of production for years. Low gold prices are having a predictable […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Bubbles Rebounding

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Bubbles Rebounding

Stocks just ripped back higher today, led by the SP 500 futures overnight. During the day market, the gains were led by, wait for it— tech and financial stocks. Mission accomplished. Old bubbles never die. They are just repeatedly resurrected by the banking system and the Fed. Gold and silver put in a nice performance […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Monday, March 26

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Monday, March 26

Top tickers for end of day: T, BAC, FB, GE, F.
The Gap Between Reality And Hope Has Never Been Wider

The Gap Between Reality And Hope Has Never Been Wider

US economic growth expectations have slipped dramatically throughout Q1 as weaker-than-expected (real) macro data has spoiled the party (along with rising geopolitical risk). However, surveys of economic hope are hyped up on goldilocks-like hype – to an extent we have never seen before… ever. As BofAML’s latest report shows, based on economic survey data, US economic growth […]