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US Dollar Shrugs Off Trade War Headlines – For Now
Video Length: 00:07:15 The US Dollar (via the DXY Index) has been treading water the first few days of the new month and the new quarter, seemingly unmoved by intensifying trade tensions with respect to NAFTA and China. But that could change in the days ahead, especially after, overnight, China announced retaliatory tariffs to the tune […]
Atlas Copco For Productivity Solutions
Every New York stock exchange trading day I’m posting a daily dividend stock or fund review. I’ll share the three chief qualities of just one equity or fund that could be selected for a dividend stock portfolio I’ve named the Safari to Sweet Success. This week my Safari portfolio seeks a high yield and price […]
First Look At March: ADP Says 241K New Nonfarm Private Jobs
The economic mover and shaker this week is Friday’s employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This monthly report contains a wealth of data for economists, the most publicized being the month-over-month change in Total Nonfarm Employment (the PAYEMS series in the FRED repository). Today we have the ADP March estimate of 241K new nonfarm private employment jobs, a decrease […]
BTC/USD And BTC/JPY Forecast – Wednesday, April 4
BTC/USD Bitcoin traders rallied during the day on Tuesday, gaining about 6%. This is a very bullish sign, and now that we are approaching the $8000 level, we will also be testing the 20 SMA, which is in the middle of the Bollinger Bands. Ultimately, this is a market that I think continues to see […]
U.S. Treasuries: Revisiting The Flattener
If you had asked market participants what their expectations were for the U.S. Treasury (UST) yield curve (the difference in yield between the UST 10-Year and UST 2-Year notes) heading into 2018, 9 out of 10 would probably have said they expected the construct to continue to flatten. Well, how has this prognostication fared? The answer is rather surprising, so let’s […]
Trade Specificities Rattle Markets
Late yesterday, the US announced that specific tariffs and goods that would be targeted for intellectual property violations. China had warned of a commensurate response and earlier today made its announcement. This sent reverberations through the capital markets, driving down equities, corn and soybean prices (subject to Chinese tariffs). The US dollar was sold, especially […]
Restaurant Industry To Grow Modestly On Diverse Strategies
The restaurant industry exhibited moderate growth in 2017. Per the National Restaurant Association (NRA), the industry generated $799 billion in revenues in the year, up 4.3% from 2016. However, this translates into a growth rate of just 1.7% when adjusted for inflation. The industry remains on steady footing, thanks to the strategies adopted to counter […]
China Fights Back
Fear of an all-out trade war returns after China imposed tariffs on US$50 billion worth of US imports, USDJPY plunged 70pips in an hour! China has just announced a fresh wave of tariffs on US goods including American soybeans, beef, autos and SUV. This is a retaliation to the US tariffs that were announced last […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal – Wednesday, April 4
Yesterday’s signals were not triggered, as none of the key levels were ever reached. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades may only be entered before 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period. Short Trade Go short after a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $8,271. […]
Sensex Plunges Amid Trade War Fears; Metal Stocks Top Losers
After opening the day flat, share markets in India witnessed volatile trading activity throughout the day and ended the day deep in the red. Sectoral indices too ended the day in red, with stocks in the metal sector and stocks in the consumer durables sector leading the gains. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 352 points (down 1%) and […]
