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Country Stock Market ETFs Down Double-Digits In 2018

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Below is a look at the year-to-date percentage change of the 34 country stock market ETFs tracked in our popular Trend Analyzer tool. As shown, just 2 out of 34 countries are in positive territory for the year, while 32 of 34 are in the red. The best performing country stock market ETF has been Israel with […]

US Business Cycle Risk Report – Friday, Nov. 23

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Recession risk for the US remains low at the moment, but the signs are piling up that economic growth is slowing. The nine-year-old expansion will remain intact through the end of the year and persist into the early months of 2019, but next year’s second quarter-plus looks wobbly. As The Capital Spectator has been pointing […]

First Data Should Be Bought On Recent Weakness, Says Wedbush

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Wedbush analyst Moshe Katri keeps an Outperform rating on First Data Corp. (FDC) with a $30 price target following the company’s “mixed” Q3 results. The stock closed Wednesday at $17.46. Multiple factors, including currency headwinds, acquisition dilution, the new accounting standard, and divestitures impacted reported sales and profitability, Katri tells investors in a research note. […]

Energy And Consumer Staples: 2 ETFs To Watch On Outsized Volume

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

In the past trading session, U.S. stocks recovered from the plunge witnessed in the last two trading sessions. Among the top ETFs, investors saw (SPY – Free Report) gain 0.3%, (DIA – Free Report) move higher by 0.04% and (QQQ – Free Report) gain 0.8% on the day. Two more specialized ETFs are worth noting in particular though as both saw […]

Short But Not Sweet

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It was bound to happen sooner or later given the weakness, and we started to see it this week as individual investors grow increasingly nervous. In this week’s sentiment survey from AAII, bearish sentiment ticked up to its highest level since February 2016.

Will 2019 Be The Year Of Economic Collapse?

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

iStock.com/RED_SPY Investors’ Addiction to Low Interest Rates Will Trigger Economic Collapse in 2019 The interest rate alone cannot explain why 2019 could trigger a global economic collapse. The first hint of trouble came when Janet Yellen left the Federal Reserve in February 2018. The new chair, Jerome Powell, sped up the process of lifting rates from […]

E Canada’s Fall Economic Statement Sensibly Aims To Improve Canadian Competitiveness

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

“The Fall Economic Statement is proposing three important immediate changes to Canada’s tax system, in order to enhance business confidence in Canada: Allowing businesses to immediately write off the cost of machinery and equipment used for the manufacturing or processing of goods. Allowing businesses to immediately write off the full cost of specified clean energy equipment to […]

Oil Crashes To One Year Low, Brent Below $60 As Saudis Pump Record Crude

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The first time oil tumbled two weeks ago when it crashed by 7%, Goldman – which has been telling its clients to keep buying crude all the way down from $80 – blamed it on “negative convexity” and other arcane reasons because the far simpler explanation, more supply, less demand, would be just too obvious for its […]

How A Fragile Euro May Not Survive The Next Crisis

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

A big US monetary inflation bang brought the euro into existence. Here’s a prediction: It’s death will occur in response to a different type of US monetary bang — the sudden emergence of a “deflationary interlude.” And this could come sooner than many expect. The explanation of this sphynx-like puzzle starts with Paul Volcker’s abandonment […]

Fight The FUD

Nov 23, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Traditional Markets Today was expected to be a rather quiet day in the markets yet somehow the Asian session managed to descend into chaos. The China50 index dropped 1.5% (left) to the bottom of the range (right) that’s been building up for months. Thankfully, the European session is holding up well with most major indices up […]