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U.S. Treasuries: A Steep Learning Curve
Just when everyone thought they had the U.S. Treasury (UST) yield curve all figured out, the unexpected happens. Yes, as the calendar turned to autumn, the Treasury yield construct decided to do a 180 from its predominant flattening pattern—and actually re-steepen. Quite simply, the lesson learned here is that bond market trends do not always move uniformly in […]
Sensex Ends 383 Points Lower; Realty And Auto Stocks Drag
After trading on a volatile note throughout the day, share markets in India witnessed selling pressure during the closing hours and ended the day in the red. All sectoral indices traded in red, with stocks in the auto sector and realty sector leading the losses. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 383 points (down 1.1%) and the NSE Nifty closed down […]
Recent Stock Purchase October 2018
Market volatility is back. We’re up, we’re down, red flags about the economy, world affairs, interest rates (add whatever concern here) and you can go mad trying to make sense of it all. That’s why it’s sometimes better to simply invest with blinders on. Follow your own path and rules and tune out all the […]
What’s Pushing US Interest Rates Higher? Three Theories That Have Nothing To Do With Inflation
A discussion on why yields are going up, and it’s not due to higher inflation expectations. The small cap meltdown continues on trade war fears, but that same sentiment has not been showing up thus far on earnings calls, with concerns around dollar strengthening taking center stage. We wrap up with an update on crypto, […]
Hodl – No Diggity
The more I watch this the funnier it gets. Really glad to see it exploding on social media today. Hats off to our amazing marketing and PR teams for continuing to hasten crypto awareness in a fun and friendly way. Today’s Highlights Lay Down The FOMC May in Brussels Crypto Stability Traditional Markets The US […]
Morning Call For Wednesday, Oct. 17
Overnight Markets And News Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ18 -0.31%) this morning are down -0.25% ahead of the minutes of the Sep 25-26 FOMC meeting, which will be looked at for clues as to the pace of future Fed rate hikes or if policy makers may be close to pausing their rate hike campaign. European stocks are […]
E Markets: Softer?
The big event for today is likely in the FOMC minutes as investors dissect the true meaning of removing the word “accommodation” from the Fed Statement. This removal brought out a raft of analysis on where US neutral rates are and could be over the next few quarters. Some think the Fed is already tightening […]
Italy’s Problem Is Not The Euro, It’s Political Spending
The Italian government has created another massive turmoil in European markets with its 2019 budget proposal. With a huge increase in spending, it estimated a deficit of 2.4% for 2019 compared to its previous target of 0.8% and the 1.6% announced by the finance minister. Not only does it represent a huge increase in a […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal – Wednesday, Oct. 17
Yesterday’s signals were not triggered as none of the key levels were ever reached. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades must be entered before 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period only. Long Trades Go long after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $6,353, […]
US Industrial Output Trend Accelerated To Eight-Year High
Yesterday’s update on industrial activity in the US for September delivered a new round of bullish news for the economic outlook. The report offers more support for expecting that the Federal Reserve remains on track to raise interest rates again at its December policy meeting. The year-over-year change for industrial production increased to 5.1% last month, marking […]
