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Joyride To Catastrophe

Joyride To Catastrophe

The bond rout deepens, the empire recedes and your fellow readers weigh in on what comes after the US Dollar…     (Source: Getty Images) Bill Bonner, reckoning today from Youghal, Ireland…  Geopolitical tensions are highly elevated and pose important risks to global economic activity. ~ Jerome Powell, last week We have no reason to abandon our […]
Key Events In Developed Markets Next Week, Beginning October 30th

Key Events In Developed Markets Next Week, Beginning October 30th

Shutterstock US: Federal Reserve policy meeting in focusIt’s a busy week ahead in the US next week, and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming meeting will be the main focus. We don’t expect any change to policy rates after the recent spike in Treasury yields prompted a tightening of financial conditions throughout the economy. The market seems to […]
EUR/USD Weekly Forecast: ECB’s Hike Campaign Grinds To A Halt 
                    
 
 
 

EUR/USD Weekly Forecast: ECB’s Hike Campaign Grinds To A Halt      

In the EUR/USD weekly forecast, the winds are blowing with a distinctly bearish tone due to the recent decision by the ECB to hit the brakes on its rate hike campaign.Freepik Ups and downs of EUR/USDEUR/USD had a bearish week, where the European Central Bank paused its aggressive monetary policy tightening. Meanwhile, rising tensions in the […]
S&P 500 Enters Correction Territory, Ending Friday Just Shy Of $4,100 
                    
 
 
 

S&P 500 Enters Correction Territory, Ending Friday Just Shy Of $4,100      

The Standard & Poor’s index marked in the second losing week in a row, entering correction territory after falling 10% from July’s high near $4,600.The S&P 500 index closed Friday down around 20 points, shedding half a percent close out at $4,117.37, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking over 366 points to shed 1.12%, […]
The New Bull Market Is Over

The New Bull Market Is Over

Video Length: 00:10:33Financial conditions tighten, Fed keeps rates higher longer. Market falls.More By This Author:Stock May Underperform Bonds Going Forward Stocks May Have Even Further To Drop, With More Rate Volatility To Come The Magnificent 7 May Be In Serious Trouble
Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 30 & Nov. 6

Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 30 & Nov. 6

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data:           Forecast Prior Observation Consensus Week of October 30         October 30         Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index   -16.0 -18.1             October 31         Employment Cost […]
Latest Update On CoT, What Noncommercials Are Buying

Latest Update On CoT, What Noncommercials Are Buying

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of October 24, 2023.10-year note: Currently net short 563.4k, down 147.4k.The FOMC meets next week. After this, there is only one scheduled meeting left this year – on December 12-13.The futures market expects no hike next week. This is in line with a nod and a wink from […]
USDX Weekly Technical Analysis – Oct. 28, 2023

USDX Weekly Technical Analysis – Oct. 28, 2023

Key moments in the USDX week ahead forecast:[0:00] – Intro [0:08] – Key moments in the USDX week ahead forecast: [0:00] – Intro [0:08] – USDX analysis of this weekUSDX analysis of this week More By This Author:USDX Weekly Technical Analysis Today – Oct. 21 US30 Analysis Today & US30 Week Ahead Forecast XAUUSD GOLD Analysis […]
Cannabis Investors Have Thrown In The Towel: American MSOs Down 21% This Week

Cannabis Investors Have Thrown In The Towel: American MSOs Down 21% This Week

Image Source: Unsplash  BackgroundIn the fall of 2020 the cannabis sector went parabolic, soaring 202% in just 4.5 months, peaking on February 9th, 2021 only to collapse by 71% over the ensuing 12 months to end up 13% below where the surge had begun. The sector decline continued over the next 12 months going down another […]
AbbVie Inc. Dividend Increase

AbbVie Inc. Dividend Increase

Image Source: UnsplashAbbVie Inc. (ABBV) recently announced its next dividend of $1.55 per share, a 4.73% increase over the company’s previous payout of $1.48. DivGro’s annual dividend income will increase by $28.00 as a result. I own 100 shares of ABBV at an average cost basis of $60.56 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost is 10.24%. […]