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November Retail Sales Disappoint In Poland But We Still Hope For A Revival In Spending

November Retail Sales Disappoint In Poland But We Still Hope For A Revival In Spending

Image source: Pixabay  November retail sales surprised to the downside, but the overall picture of economic recovery remains the same, as we still expect improving real disposable incomes to fuel consumption growth in the quarters ahead. However, the improvement has been rather sluggish so far.Real retail sales of goods shrank 0.3% year-on-year in November (ING: 2.0%; consensus: 1.8%) […]
Initial Jobless Claims Near Record Lows, Continuing Claims At 2-Year-Highs

Initial Jobless Claims Near Record Lows, Continuing Claims At 2-Year-Highs

After tumbling near 2023 lows in the prior week, the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose de minimisly from a revised 203k to 205k – basically at the year’s lows…Source: BloombergCalifornia and Georgia saw the largest drop in initial claims while Ohio saw the biggest increase…California’s claims data has been anything but stable…Source: BloombergContinuing […]
AMC’s Regulatory Filing Valued The Stock At $7.47, But What Does That Mean For The Market?

AMC’s Regulatory Filing Valued The Stock At $7.47, But What Does That Mean For The Market?

 Image Source: Unsplash   AMC announced a debt-for-equity deal valuing the stock at $7.47. The deal dilutes existing shareholders and signals higher risks. While sales growth is anticipated, the future for AMC is challenging. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:(AMC) announced the issuance of 3.3 million shares. According to the latest filing, the shares were in exchange for $25 million […]
Successful Growth By Acquisition

Successful Growth By Acquisition

Image Source: Unsplash  Successful growth by acquisition makes a company grow much faster than it otherwise would. Increased revenue, higher margins, and yes, sustained high dividend growth! A look at companies that thrive using this strategy.The strategy is simple: to speed up company growth, build up cash, and buy other companies. Get rid of some competition […]
Natural Gas Price Recovers After Profit Taking On Red Sea Tensions Driven Rally

Natural Gas Price Recovers After Profit Taking On Red Sea Tensions Driven Rally

Natural Gas jumps further away from $2.30 after severe profit taking. Traders are cleaning up balance sheets ahead of New Year’s close. The US Dollar remains steady ahead of US GDP and PCE inflation data.  Natural Gas (XNG/USD) tried to recover somewhat on Thursday after it took a nosedive move on Wednesday as investors cashed in […]
Polish Construction Weakens In November Due To Harsh Weather

Polish Construction Weakens In November Due To Harsh Weather

Image Source: Pexels  In November, construction output rose by 3.9% YoY, noticeably weaker than in October (9.8%) and the consensus of 7.2%. This was most likely a result of less favorable weather conditions, including snowfall as well as temperatures which have been markedly lower than a year earlier. Housing remains robust.Poor weather affected industries typically associated with public investment, […]
AUD/USD Forex Signal: Golden Cross Pattern Nears

AUD/USD Forex Signal: Golden Cross Pattern Nears

The AUD/USD pair continued rising after the US published encouraging consumer confidence data.  Bullish view Buy the AUD/USD pair and set a take-profit at 0.6900. Add a stop-loss at 0.6680. Timeline: 1-3 days.  Bearish view Set a sell-stop at 0.6750 and a take-profit at 0.6650. Add a stop-loss at 0.6850. The Australian dollar continued surging this week as hopes of […]
Latest US Consumer Confidence Index: Conference Board Says Optimism Is Restored For 2024

Latest US Consumer Confidence Index: Conference Board Says Optimism Is Restored For 2024

 Image Source: Pexels   The US Conference Board has released its monthly consumer confidence index figures for December 2023. It reported significantly higher levels of confidence than expected. Such a surge in optimism could well be an indicator of good times ahead in 2024 for the US. The United States Conference Board has released its monthly consumer […]
USD/CAD Forecast: Sees Overhead Pressure

USD/CAD Forecast: Sees Overhead Pressure

In general, this looks like a market that is going to continue to see a lot of selling pressure above, and I do think that it is probably only a matter of time before sellers come in and take advantage of any short-term rally, as the US dollar is now on its back foot against […]
Asian Stock: Honda Motor

Asian Stock: Honda Motor

TM Editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence.Company: Honda Motor Company LimitedBloomberg ticker: 7267 JPMarket cap: US$7,910mBackground: Honda Motor Company Limited develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, and power products. Honda Motor has manufacturing facilities in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, […]