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Macro: Home Prices — Improbable Divergence

Macro: Home Prices — Improbable Divergence

Image Source: Pexels What would you think if I told you the price of an existing house and a new house in this country were negatively correlated? (Case/Shiller HPI only measures resale). That sounds impossible and I would argue to my grave that it is certainly impossible over the long term. But… What happens when your […]
3 Funds To Boost Your Portfolio On Soaring Holiday Season Sales

3 Funds To Boost Your Portfolio On Soaring Holiday Season Sales

Image Source: Unsplash The holiday season has started on a positive note for retailers, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales hitting new highs. Retailers bank heavily on the holiday season, and it appears that consumers are spending lavishly this year, too, despite inflationary pressures.The holiday season was already projected to be impressive and expectations are […]
Real Estate Cycle Hitting Hard

Real Estate Cycle Hitting Hard

Image Source: Unsplash  Each week, more people realize they have too much overhead and need to cut costs. Our family knows several people in all different age groups who bought or borrowed against real estate during the pandemic and are now trying to sell. It’s not going well. It is a very stressful, sad time, and […]
Riding The Waves In The Dynamic Stock Market

Riding The Waves In The Dynamic Stock Market

Image Source: Pixabay In the ever-changing landscape of the financial world, investors are constantly on the lookout for the latest opportunities in the market. Recent developments in stock futures have added an extra layer of anticipation, with Wednesday seeing a modest uptick, fueled by investor optimism surrounding the Federal Reserve’s stance on benchmark interest rates. The Rise […]
The Really Meaningful Signals For Gold Stocks

The Really Meaningful Signals For Gold Stocks

We got the silver signal, we saw the analogy to the previous low-CPI-number surprise, and now we have this.We have a situation in the USD Index that is a screaming buy alert. There are really important buy signals, and there are moderately-important ones. And then there are weak ones. What we see on the USD […]
Wall Street Heats Up As Bond Yields Fall

Wall Street Heats Up As Bond Yields Fall

Stocks are higher this afternoon, as investors react positively to dovish commentary from the central bank and this morning’s gross domestic product (GDP) data. Treasury yields continued to pull back, too, with the 10-year note dropping below 4.3% for the first time since September.At last glance, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), S&P 500 Index (SPX), […]
AUD/USD Declines As US GDP Surpasses Forecasts, Australian Inflation Cools

AUD/USD Declines As US GDP Surpasses Forecasts, Australian Inflation Cools

Image Source: Unsplash The Australian Dollar (AUD) extended its earlier losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday after the US economy in the third quarter, grew at a faster pace than expected, suggesting the US Federal Reserve’s job is not done. That, along with a softer Australia’s inflation reading, weighed on the AUD/USD, which trades at […]
WTI Extends Losses After Across-The-Board Inventory Builds, Record Crude Production

WTI Extends Losses After Across-The-Board Inventory Builds, Record Crude Production

Oil prices are sliding this morning (after yesterday’s gains) as traders anxiously await tomorrow’s high-stakes OPEC+ meeting (supply), and weighed signs that the Fed is done raising interest rates (demand). “The anxiety brewing in the crude market heading into tomorrow’s meeting is palpable,” said Rebecca Babin, a senior energy trader at CIBC Private Wealth. “Positioning suggests […]
Foot Locker Stock Popped 20% On Wednesday

Foot Locker Stock Popped 20% On Wednesday

Image Source: Unsplash Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL) popped 20% this morning after reporting a surprise beat on both top and bottom lines in its third financial quarter. Foot Locker stock up despite lowered earnings outlook The sportswear retailer now forecasts sales to drop by up to 8.5% this year versus up to a 9.0% decline it had […]
FTSE Limps Into The Close Investors Continue To Offload Entain

FTSE Limps Into The Close Investors Continue To Offload Entain

Image Source: Pexels On Wednesday, the UK’s FTSE 100 experienced a decline due to insurance companies Aviva and Prudential being downgraded by Deutsche Bank. Additionally, the strengthening of the pound added to the selling pressure. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index dropped by 0.16%. The life insurance industry experienced a decline of 1.1% due to Prudential’s decrease […]