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No Major Surprises From Bank Of Japan

No Major Surprises From Bank Of Japan

Image Source: Pixabay  The BoJ decision has come and gone, and in the end, nothing to write home about. The central bank opted to keep its monetary policy settings unchanged, with little in the way of any color around a potential pivot.Video Length: 00:01:11More By This Author:Fed Officials Push Back Against Market Pricing Fed Repricing More […]
DDV Model Works; Forecasting T Bond Rates Is Problematic

DDV Model Works; Forecasting T Bond Rates Is Problematic

Image Source: Pixabay  Over the past three months, the price of the DJIA has moved in line with changes in the two main vectors of its Dividend Discount Value (DDV) which has been particularly volatile. There has been no problem with the DDV model but rather my inability to correctly forecast the rapid changes in the […]
Most Mergers Should Be Stopped, Not Waved Through

Most Mergers Should Be Stopped, Not Waved Through

FreepikThe Biden Administration’s Lina Khan, head of the Federal Trade Commission, is one of the administration’s very few bright spots, intellectually speaking. She has overthrown the existing merger jurisdiction, set up by the late great Judge Robert Bork in the 1980s, to question why the FTC should let through mergers as a matter of course. […]
Euro/U.S. Dollar Day Chart Elliott Wave Technical Analysis, Tuesday, December 19

Euro/U.S. Dollar Day Chart Elliott Wave Technical Analysis, Tuesday, December 19

EURUSD Elliott Wave Analysis Trading Lounge Day Chart, Tuesday, December 19FreepikEuro/U.S. Dollar (EURUSD) Day ChartEURUSD Elliott Wave Technical AnalysisFunction:  TrendMode: impulsive  Structure: blue wave 5 of black wave 1Position: Red wave 3Direction Next lower Degrees: black wave 2  Details: blue wave 5 of 1 is in play. Wave Cancel invalid level: 1.04504.The “EURUSD Elliott Wave […]
Sensex Today Trades Lower; TCS & Tech Mahindra Top Losers

Sensex Today Trades Lower; TCS & Tech Mahindra Top Losers

Image Source: Unsplash  Asian shares were mostly flat on Tuesday, as the focus turned to Japan’s central bank and whether it might edge further away from its ultra-easy monetary policy.The Nikkei is trading 0.1% higher while the Hang Seng index is trading 0.4% lower.US stocks gained ground on Monday as market participants parsed mounting expectations of […]
Bank Of Japan Moves Closer To Normalization But Not There Yet

Bank Of Japan Moves Closer To Normalization But Not There Yet

FreepikNo surprise from the Bank of JapanThe news that economic policy minister Yoshitaka Shindo would be in attendance at the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting had sparked market speculation about a shift in policy sooner than expected. It is rare for a minister to sit in a BoJ meeting and, in the past, when the […]
SPDR ETF Report For Monday, December 18

SPDR ETF Report For Monday, December 18

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day’s trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Monday, December 18.Video Length: 00:20:19More By This Author:Financial Markets Report For Monday, December 18Metals Report For Monday, December 18SPDR ETF Report For Friday, December 15
Gold, The Asset Of Choice In Recessionary Times?

Gold, The Asset Of Choice In Recessionary Times?

Image Source: UnsplashGold is poised to reach record levels, ending a period of price lateralization that has lasted more than five years. This comes against a backdrop in which interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve appear to have peaked.At a time when bonds are at their most volatile, what asset can provide healthy diversification […]
Euro/U.S. Dollar 4 Hour Chart Elliott Wave Technical Analysis, Tuesday, December 19

Euro/U.S. Dollar 4 Hour Chart Elliott Wave Technical Analysis, Tuesday, December 19

EURUSD Elliott Wave Analysis Trading Lounge 4 Hour Chart, Tuesday, December 19 Euro/U.S. Dollar (EURUSD) 4 Hour ChartEURUSD Elliott Wave Technical AnalysisFunction:  TrendMode: impulsive  Structure: blue wave 5 of black wave 1Position: Red wave 3Direction Next lower Degrees: black wave 2  Details: blue wave 5 of 1 is in play. Wave Cancel invalid level: 1.07234.The “EURUSD Elliott […]
Market Briefing For Tuesday, December 19

Market Briefing For Tuesday, December 19

FreepikA ‘Force to be reckoned with’ – is how a technician might describe the S&P and NDX behavior over recent weeks, given the tenacity of the upside thrust since our indicated October washout low. Much of it ‘now’ also relates to what has been an extraordinary bifurcation that repressed the majority of stocks for more than […]