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The Importance Of Profitability In Australian Small Caps

The Importance Of Profitability In Australian Small Caps

It has long been evident that small-cap companies with a track record of generating earnings have outperformed relative to their peers. Profitability matters for small-cap companies, and the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Select Index was launched in 2018 to provide a measurement of these companies in Australia.The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaires Select Index—which includes a profitably screen on constituent […]
Ranked: The Fastest Growing Economies In 2024

Ranked: The Fastest Growing Economies In 2024

IMF Projections: The Fastest Growing Economies in 2024 Which countries will see the most economic growth in 2024?To answer this question, we’ve visualized GDP growth forecasts from the IMF’s October 2023 World Economic Outlook. Unsurprisingly, many of these countries are located in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa—two of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Highlights: Asia Pacific The fastest-growing […]
What If The Mag Seven Becomes The Big Five? + It’s Meta’s Turn

What If The Mag Seven Becomes The Big Five? + It’s Meta’s Turn

Earlier this week, ahead of the flurry of mega-cap earnings, we asked the question, “will a “Fantastic Four” power the “Magnificent Seven”? So far, after two of the four reported after yesterday’s close, the answer is a clear “not yet”. And ahead of tonight’s earnings from Meta Platforms (META), the more important question is what […]
Yields Jump After Gruesome 5Y Auction Prices With Biggest Tail In 15 Months

Yields Jump After Gruesome 5Y Auction Prices With Biggest Tail In 15 Months

Well, the treasury market respite from the “Bills” closing out their shorts was, as expected, quite short lived and moments ago the pricing of an ugly 5Y auction reminded just how much more pain lies in store for the US bond market.The sale of $52BN in 5Y notes priced at a high yield of 4.899%, […]
Grains Report – Wednesday, October 25

Grains Report – Wednesday, October 25

Photo by Kate Ibragimova on UnsplashWheatGeneral Comments: Wheat markets closed lower yesterday and trends are sideways in all three markets. The war in Ukraine continues with Russia still bombing Ukrainian ports near the Black Sea and Danube River and has been having success. Russia is still exporting and offering Wheat into the world market. Ukraine […]
Hoping For A Bloodbath In Stocks

Hoping For A Bloodbath In Stocks

Image Source: Pixabay Technical analysis of the stock market.Video Length: 00:06:15More By This Author:It’s Time For Liquidity To Flow Out Of Energy And Into Other Markets Gold Update: The Bloodbath Phase Gold Update: Banks Are Trying To Exit Their Shorts
Calm Before The Storm – The Corn & Ethanol Report

Calm Before The Storm – The Corn & Ethanol Report

Photo by Demian Tejeda-Benitez on Unsplash We kickoff the day with MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, MBA Mortgage Applications, MBA Mortgage Market Index, MBA Mortgage Refinance Index, and MBA Purchase Index at 6:00 A.M., New Home Sales and New Home Sales MoM at 9:00 A.M., EIA Energy Stocks and NY Treasury Purchases 10 to 22.5 years. At […]
421 Stocks Out Of The S&P 500 Are Down Since July; These 3 Bucked The Trend

421 Stocks Out Of The S&P 500 Are Down Since July; These 3 Bucked The Trend

Image Source: Unsplash Representing the 500 largest market cap companies in the US, SPX has been lopsided for years. Out of the top 10 stocks by index weight, 7 outperform SPX heavily, with five being under the Big Tech umbrella. These “Magnificent Seven” are Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Nvidia […]
Bank Of Canada Hangs On To Hawkish Bias

Bank Of Canada Hangs On To Hawkish Bias

The BoC maintained rates on hold as expected, but signalled more hikes are possible while flagging upside risks to inflation. However, new projections have confirmed the growth outlook has deteriorated. Taking that into account, and evidence that tightening is working to curb demand and inflation, we don’t expect more hikes in Canada.Bank of Canada building […]
The Energy Report: Aid

The Energy Report: Aid

Oil prices are still weak but trying to bottom as the market is still waiting to see how the war In Israel and the time frame for when they move on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Aid workers are begging for more fuel to move food and medicine, but Israel is resisting because it is […]