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Navigating The Uranium Surge: Explosive Growth Ahead?

Navigating The Uranium Surge: Explosive Growth Ahead?

Image Source: Pexels In this video, we explore the uranium market’s potential for explosive growth. With prices soaring over 50% this year, we delve into the factors driving this surge and the future prospects heading into 2024.Hosted by Jimmy Connor, this session provides critical insights into the uranium sector, which is vital for investors interested in […]
Chair Powell: Grinch Or Goldilocks?

Chair Powell: Grinch Or Goldilocks?

Image Source: Pexels (Today’s theme song: “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”, sung by Thurl Ravenscroft[i])It’s that time again, one of the eight weeks a year that we prepare ourselves for the next scheduled FOMC meeting. To say that expectations are riding high for Wednesday’s outcome would be an understatement.  Considering the huge changes in both […]
PayPal Stock May Have Finally Found The Bottom (Technical Analysis)

PayPal Stock May Have Finally Found The Bottom (Technical Analysis)

Image Source: Pexels PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) finally appears to be bottoming out from a technical perspective. This is supported by the stock’s attractive valuation and strong expected growth for 2024. The overall outlook for 2024 is positive for the company.First, I wanted to address some recent news that could be of concern to investors. The announcement that Amazon (AMZN) will […]
ETFs Set To Gain Amid Robust Holiday Consumer Sentiment

ETFs Set To Gain Amid Robust Holiday Consumer Sentiment

Image Source: Pixabay Americans are feeling more confident about the economy than they did over the past few months, heading into the crucial holiday season. This is especially true as consumer sentiment rebounded sharply in early December as worries about inflation receded. Rising consumer sentiment bodes well for household spending in the coming months. It is […]
Global Airline Industry Forecast To Generate Record Operating Profit In 2024

Global Airline Industry Forecast To Generate Record Operating Profit In 2024

Image Source: Unsplash Airline consolidation is not only relatively common but necessary for growth and competitiveness, and the recent announcement of Alaska Airlines’ planned acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines is a prime example of this trend.The move, valued at $1.9 billion, signifies more than just a business transaction. It represents a strategic positioning for future growth in a highly […]
Were The 1960s A “Tightening Episode”?

Were The 1960s A “Tightening Episode”?

In a 2022 blog post at the St Louis Fed, Kevin Kliesen looked at the impact of seven policy-tightening episodes since the early 1980s: As shown in the table below, the March action marks the start of the seventh tightening episode since the 1981-82 recession, which began a period often termed the Great Moderation. For purposes of […]
Markets Have Not Yet Priced New Normal Of Slower Growth China

Markets Have Not Yet Priced New Normal Of Slower Growth China

Our September 30, 2021, client letter “Shifting Foundations” highlighted the default of Chinese property developer Evergrande as a turning point in the real estate-centric China growth story with broad implications for the global economy: China’s property sector has been the largest driver of its economic growth over the past decade and a significant driver of global growth. […]
Markets Will Be Gut-Wrenching Next Year – The S&P Could Crash 40%

Markets Will Be Gut-Wrenching Next Year – The S&P Could Crash 40%

Image Source: Pixabay As 2023 begins to draw to a close, investors are feeling substantially better than they were are the start of the year.And as we enter 2024 where is all this headed?Will today’s asset prices shrug off the growing litany of macro concerns and power still higher in the new year?Or will 2024 see […]
Grains Report – Monday, Dec. 11

Grains Report – Monday, Dec. 11

WHEAT General Comments: Wheat markets were higher last week and trends are still up on the weekly charts on news of significant purchases of US Wheat by China. He WASDE reports showed the Chinese demand through higher export demand and lower ending stocks. Costs for transport of Ukraine Wheat are high and this has hurt […]
Developing Countries Receiving The Most Loans From China

Developing Countries Receiving The Most Loans From China

According to the IMF, the most indebted poor countries in the world all have taken big loans from China.Critics refer to this as “debt-trap diplomacy”, in which China deliberately provides loans to countries it knows are unable to pay, with the hope of gaining political leverage.In this infographic we use data from the US-China Economic and […]