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US Dollar Sheds Windfall Gains, May Resume Core Uptrend

US Dollar Sheds Windfall Gains, May Resume Core Uptrend

by  Ilya Spivak ,  Sr. Currency Strategist  FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST FOR THE US DOLLAR: BULLISH US DOLLAR TALKING POINTS: US Dollar lower as haven-linked gains are unwound Powell speech at Jackson Hole sticks to the status quo Fed outlook shift, reopening of Turkey markets eyed The US Dollar retreated for a second consecutive week, suffering the largest drawdown in over six […]
Containers – Paper And Packaging Outlook: Near-Term Appears Bleak

Containers – Paper And Packaging Outlook: Near-Term Appears Bleak

The Containers – Paper And Packaging industry has been gaining from continued demand growth, backed by new technology and innovative products, as well as a relatively stable supply-and-demand balance. Growing urbanization, development of retail chains and promising healthcare and cosmetics sectors are spurring demand for containers and packaging, mainly in emerging economies. Most of the […]
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                        SPX, Gold, Oil And G6 Prices For The Week Of August 27

E SPX, Gold, Oil And G6 Prices For The Week Of August 27

The SPX remained on a buy signal and reached our upside target, making a new all-time high in the process. The upside target for this week is 2893, and the index will remain on track to achieve this target as long as it trades above the CIT Cloud and the 1 x 1 angle: While […]
Tesla CEO Musk Says Staying Public Is Better Path For Company

Tesla CEO Musk Says Staying Public Is Better Path For Company

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk announced in a blog post that his company will remain public. The post reads in part, “Our investors are extremely important to me. Almost all have stuck with us from the time we went public in 2010 when we had no cars in production and only a vision of what […]
SPX Makes A New All-time High

SPX Makes A New All-time High

VIX completed a 78.6% retracement from its August 15 high, a normal retracement for the VIX. The probe above critical support at 13.10 triggered a probable buy signal in the VIX. The Cycles Model shows a likely surge strength for the VIX through late August and mid-October. (Bloomberg)  Financial markets are god-like in their ability […]
Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of August 27 And September 3

Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of August 27 And September 3

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.           Forecast Prior Observation Consensus   Week of August 27         August 27         Chicago Fed National Activity Index – July 0.35 0.43 0.38   Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index 28.0 32.3 28.0           […]
Financial Cold War

Financial Cold War

As we crossed the finish line last week into the longest bull market in human history, a question that has been on my mind for years came bubbling to the surface again: if this is so easy, why didn’t the governments of the world do it before? In other words, since it’s been proved quite […]
EUR/USD Forecast Aug. 27-31 – Can The Hesitant Recovery Continue?

EUR/USD Forecast Aug. 27-31 – Can The Hesitant Recovery Continue?

EUR/USD enjoyed a second week of advances but the US Dollar is not giving up. What’s next? Preliminary inflation figures for August stand out. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. The ECB meeting minutes did not break ground on the usual messages from the central bank: […]
China’s Tech Stocks Mired In Trade & Other Woes: What Next?

China’s Tech Stocks Mired In Trade & Other Woes: What Next?

On Aug 23, Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA reported lower-than-expected earnings. This resulted in shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies plummeting on Thursday. Chinese tech companies have been suffering since the beginning of the year, having lost billions of dollars in market value. Investors’ concerns over a slowdown in Chinese economy, has been taking a toll on […]