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Stocks For You To Swing-Trade: NVTA, CCL, ECA

Stocks For You To Swing-Trade: NVTA, CCL, ECA

Thursday’s Swing-Trades: Take a look at three trading ideas to prep you for the next trading session. Long Invitae (NVTA)   Long Carnival (CCL) Short EnCana (ECA)
How Could Trump Tariffs Double America’s Trade Losses

How Could Trump Tariffs Double America’s Trade Losses

Trump tariffs are based on flawed doctrines, which could penalize the US as much as its trade deficits. Last Friday, President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on $267 billion in Chinese goods, on top of the additional $200 billion that he said will likely be hit with import taxes in a matter of days. If […]
Euro, British Pound May Diverge On ECB And BOE Policy Decisions

Euro, British Pound May Diverge On ECB And BOE Policy Decisions

All eyes are on policy announcements from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England in European trading hours. No changes are expected from either monetary authority but volatility emerge all the same as markets digest the forward guidance on offer. The ECB seems to be on autopilot through year-end as it winds down QE asset purchases. That […]
3 Charts On EM Vs DM Equity Allocations

3 Charts On EM Vs DM Equity Allocations

Emerging markets have taken a beating this year on the back of softer China growth, the trade wars, a stronger USD, and Fed tightening… along with a few idiosyncratic issues (Turkey, Argentina, et al). While I think EM still faces a number of headwinds in the short term I wanted to highlight a few longer-term […]
Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM) And EOS Among Top Gainers – What’s Next?

Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM) And EOS Among Top Gainers – What’s Next?

Ripple’s XRP, Stellar Lumens XLM, and EOS were among the top gainers in top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap on Wednesday. But the gains weren’t enough for neither of them to form a solid bullish reversal chart pattern. Ripple (XRP) Overview Ripple’s gains came after the news that MasterCard has been mentoring Ripple since 2011 […]
The New Argentine/IMF Agreement: Will This Work Out As Badly As What Happened In Greece?

The New Argentine/IMF Agreement: Will This Work Out As Badly As What Happened In Greece?

Introduction Remember the BRICS? Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa? The members formed the group to be a spokesman for developing countries. But where are they now? Uncontrolled corruption in Brazil and South Africa are causing significant problems. Russia has been slowed by US sanctions. India has a high growth GDP growth rate. But as […]
Europe Starting To Reckon Eurodollar Curve

Europe Starting To Reckon Eurodollar Curve

We’ve been here before. Economists and central bankers become giddy about the prospects for success, meaning actual recovery. For that to happen, reflation must first attain enough momentum. If it does, as is always forecast, reflation becomes recovery. The world then moves off this darkening path toward the unknown crazy. The problem has been that officials […]
Market Concentration Signals Need For Caution

Market Concentration Signals Need For Caution

We’re currently in the longest bull market in history. Where do we go from here? This time on Financial Sense Newshour’s Big Picture, Jim Puplava discusses the forces that are holding this market up, and what issues might develop under these conditions as a recession takes hold. Fiscal Stimulus Is Making the Difference Every cycle has […]
Hurricane Florence Takes Aim At North Carolina: Insurers Could Lose $20 Billion

Hurricane Florence Takes Aim At North Carolina: Insurers Could Lose $20 Billion

Hurricane Florence To Impact The Economy The biggest news on Tuesday was the potential for hurricane Florence to deliver catastrophic damage to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia later this week. All those states along with Maryland and Washington D.C. are under states of emergency. You can see the graphic below shows parts of North […]
The Divergence Between U.S. And Asian Markets

The Divergence Between U.S. And Asian Markets

One aspect about the continued run in US markets is the disconnect that has developed over the past 4 months to Asian markets. These markets have generally moved together in the recent past. Chris Temple joins me to discuss what he thinks a reversion to the mean could look like and if this buy the […]