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Strong Jobs Numbers And The Moves Yesterday All About China And US Relations

Strong Jobs Numbers And The Moves Yesterday All About China And US Relations

(Audio length 00:15:03) Chris Temple and I discuss the US jobs data released today that was strong accords the board. Most importantly was the wage growth numbers that are now growing at 3.1% y/o/y. This will further drive inflation expectations and make the Fed stick to its rate hiking path. As for the moves yesterday, […]
The Cycle That Has Been Saving Home Buyers $3,000 Per Year – Just Ran Out Of Fuel

The Cycle That Has Been Saving Home Buyers $3,000 Per Year – Just Ran Out Of Fuel

Home buyers in every city and state have been benefiting from a powerful financial cycle for almost five years. Most people are not aware of this cycle, but it has lowered the average monthly mortgage payment for home buyers on a national basis by about $250 per month since the end of 2013. The interest […]
Featured Stock In October’s Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio

Featured Stock In October’s Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio

Three new stocks make our Safest Dividend Yield Model Portfolio this month, which was made available to members on October 24, 2018. Recap from September’s Picks The best performing small cap stock was up 2%. Overall, 12 out of the 20 Safest Dividend Yield stocks outperformed the S&P in September. This Model Portfolio leverages our Robo-Analyst technology[1], which […]
October 2018 BLS Jobs Situation Strong

October 2018 BLS Jobs Situation Strong

The headline seasonally adjusted BLS job growth was well above expectations. The internals look good, and the pace of year-to-date growth exceeds last year. This was a strong report. Analyst Opinion of the BLS Employment Situation The household and establishment surveys both showed good growth – but the amount of growth was inconsistent. The year-to-date employment is […]
Will The US Mid-Term Elections Boost Gold?

Will The US Mid-Term Elections Boost Gold?

Democrats take control of the Congress and move Trump out of the White House. Sounds unbelievable? So what is probable and what is not? We invite you to read our today’s article about the upcoming US Mid-Term Elections and find out what are the likely consequences for the gold market. Elections are approaching the US […]
US Companies Accelerated Hiring In October

US Companies Accelerated Hiring In October

Private payrolls in the US surged 246,000 in October, according to this morning’s update from the Labor Department. The gain, which was well above the consensus forecast, marks a sharp rebound following September’s weak 121,000 rise. Some analysts say that the latest numbers may be due to the temporary effects from hurricanes. Perhaps, but looking through the […]
Commodities And Metals Could Scream Higher, Says Joe Friday

Commodities And Metals Could Scream Higher, Says Joe Friday

The long-term trend for Commodities, Gold, Silver, Copper & Miners remains down at this time. Could the long-term bear trends be coming to an end? Possible! This chart looks at the Australian Dollar where it highlights that the AU$ has spent the majority of the past 30-years inside of the blue shaded rising channel. The correlation […]
Back To Back To Back (to Back?)

Back To Back To Back (to Back?)

US equity futures are surging this morning despite Apple’s (AAPL) disappointing earnings report last night. Today’s catalyst is a report that President Trump has asked his cabinet to draft a potential trade deal with China. Optimists are hoping that this will help to ease ongoing trade tensions between the two countries, while skeptics see the timing […]
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Thanks to a report on IBM which I read yesterday, I found a new English language trap for foreigners. The analyst wrote that with its new cloud offering after a takeover, IBM’s existing customers might decide to “resign contracts” they had with Big Blue and increase its revenues. The writer meant to say that its […]
NFP Recap: Impressive Growth Continues, But Is The “Breakout” In Wages Legit?

NFP Recap: Impressive Growth Continues, But Is The “Breakout” In Wages Legit?

Much like we saw with the Bank of England meeting getting overshadowed by Brexit developments earlier this week, traditional market-moving economic releases are taking a back seat to geopolitical developments in the US as well. Today’s Non-Farm Payroll report, usually the marquee economic release of every month, has been partially overshadowed by news that President Trump asked his […]