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EUR/USD Leans Lower On Back To School Day
The EUR/USD did not go anywhere fast on slow-motion trading on the US Labor Day. After hugging the 1.1600 level, what’s next? The Technical Confluences Indicator shows that the pair faces immediate resistance at 1.1620 which is the meeting point of the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day, the Fibonacci 23.6% one-week, the Simple Moving Average 50-one-day, the SMA 50-15m, the SMA 100-15m, the […]
Sensex Opens Marginally Higher; Rupee Hits Record Low
Asian shares are trading on a negative note today. The Nikkei 225 is down 0.15% while the Shanghai Composite is trading down by 0.16%. Back home, India share markets opened the day marginally higher. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 32 points (up 0.1%) while the NSE Nifty is trading up by 13 points (up 0.1%). The BSE Mid Cap index is trading down by […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Tuesday, September 4
S&P 500 The S&P 500 futures markets rallied slightly during all electronic trading as the Americans were away for Labor Day. Overall, the markets are bullish, but we are a bit extended as well. I think that the 2900 level will continue to be a bit of a fulcrum for the price, as it is […]
What To Do With Tech Stocks In A Rising Interest Rate Scenario?
Conventional wisdom tells us that we should avoid tech stocks in an increasing interest rate scenario. However, tech stocks are fundamental for healthy portfolio returns. As happened before, low debt and well-managed companies should be able to weather higher rates. Tech stocks will get overvalued on a frequent basis. Mainly, because this group is exciting […]
BlackRock – Funds, But Which Are Most Profitable?
BlackRock (BLK) is a broad-based investment manager. It manages equities, fixed income, and balanced funds, along with “alternative” investments like hedge funds, pools of hedge funds (known as “funds of funds”), and funds that invest in currencies, commodities, and real estate. About 58% of its $5.8 trillion in long-term assets under management (AUM) consists of […]
I Want To Take You Higher
US Equities hit new all-time highs as the trade war with Mexico appears to be a head fake. August performance for the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) was up over 5%. September is usually seasonally weak, but we just had some very positive economic news and the odds are now higher that this year could be an […]
E Will Britain’s Brexit Decision Accelerate The Longer Run Decline Of Its Economy?
“It is hard to look at British politics these days without worrying that this is a country in decline.” (The Economist, July 28, 2018) As the following charts indicate, Britain’s economy has been slowing since 2015, and of course, there is a risk that the relative slowdown will eventually convert into an absolute economic decline. […]
6 Things That Happened On Monday You Should Know About
The first session of September was marked by the US Labor Holiday. Several developments will help shape the investment climate. Japan: A surge in capital expenditures will boost expectations for an upward revision to Q2 GDP, which will be released on September 9 in Tokyo. Recall that Japan’s economy contracting by 0.2% in Q1, but rebounded in Q2. […]
E Down Nearly 60% From Its 52-Week High, Is L Brands Worth Purchasing?
L Brands’ (LB ) stock, a member of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, has struggled this year, declining 56.1%. After such a drastic drop, are shares of L Brands a bargain today? Let’s look at the company’s background, earnings results and dividend to see. Company Background L Brands was born in 1963 as “The […]
St. Louis Fed: 60% Of Jobs Automated In Next 20 Years (Spotlight Transportation)
A St. Louis Fed Study concludes 60% of St Louis Jobs face automation threats. 80% of transportation jobs will vanish. Please consider 60% of District’s Jobs Could Face Automation in the Next 20 Years. Advances in technology are almost always considered positive because they increase productivity and ease frustration of completing simple, menial tasks. However, technological […]
