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How To Play The Current State Of Mind Of The Market
If you really think about it, the stock market closely resembles a living, breathing entity. It’s like an organism composed of millions and millions of cells, where each cell is an entity, a person, or an institution that makes investment and trading decisions. While individuals make buy and sell decisions, the pulse of the market […]
3 Solid Insurance Stocks Poised For Robust Returns In Q4
Given a substantial improvement in the economy, backed by rising interest rates, a growing gross domestic product (GDP) and lower tax incidence, the insurance industry has so far been exhibiting a significantly favorable performance. We expect this momentum to continue in the fourth quarter based on the aforementioned factors, which will enable insurers to focus […]
E American Consumers Are Optimistic, But Are Also Experiencing Some Sticker Shock
The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Survey for August showed a decline in the index to 96.2 from 97.9 in July. The index has slumped since March when it reached its highest level since 2004 with a reading of 101.4. Nonetheless, a glance at the following chart indicates that the overall consumer optimism is still […]
S&P 500 Snapshot: Down 1.0% From Last Week, 0.6% From Yesterday
The S&P 500 began dropping midweek and closed the week down 1.0% from last Friday and is its worst week in over a month. The index is up 7.04% YTD and down 0.6% from Thursday. The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 3.23%. Here is a daily chart of the […]
In Gold We Trust – Incrementum Chart Book 2018
The Most Comprehensive Collection of Charts Relevant to Gold is Here Our friends from Incrementum (a European asset management company) have just released the annual “In Gold We Trust” chart book, which collects a wealth of statistics and charts relevant to gold, with extensive annotations. Many of these charts cannot be found anywhere else. The […]
Are Trade Tensions Slowing Down China’s Economy?
(Video length 00:05:14) On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Adam Goff, managing director, investment practice, and Sam Templeton, manager, global communications, discussed recently released economic data points for China and the U.S., as well as U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on inflation and the state of monetary policy. […]
Are Your Investments Ready For Brexit?
Legendary England footballer Gary Lineker best summarised the general sense of disbelief over the state of the Brexit negotiations when tweeting in July: “A wealthy nation putting itself in a position where it has to stockpile food, medicine, etc., in times of peace is utter madness. What Are We Doing?” Lineker’s concern was confirmed last […]
Week In Review: Stocks Smacked As Rates Spike
Stocks Smacked As Rates Spike Stocks ended the week lower as rates spiked. Sellers showed up in droves after Jay Powell, The Chairman of The Federal Reserve, gave a speech and was more hawkish than expected. Mr. Powell said the Fed may take longer than expected before it stops raising rates. Within twenty-four hours, rates […]
Natural Gas Continues Pullback Into The Weekend
The November natural gas contract continued its pullback Friday after a significant rally earlier in the week. Prices overnight recovered quite a bit from a lower settle Thursday, but later in the morning sellers returned, with prices settling just a few cents off the lows. Again the January contract led the way lower, with small […]
Housing Indicator Weakest Since 2009
The Economic Cycle Institute, which has been predicting a slowdown in the American economy since late 2017, released their home price leading index which shows similar bearishness. The housing market is the weakest part of the economy. Since American’s primary home is often their largest asset, a decline in prices will have a severe impact on consumer sentiment which […]
