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Stock Analysis: HSBC Holdings PLC

Stock Analysis: HSBC Holdings PLC

Image Source: Pexels Established in 1865 in Hong Kong, London-based HSBC is one of the largest banks in the world, with assets of USD 3 trillion and 40 million customers worldwide.It operates across 64 countries with around 220,000 full-time staff. Key regions include Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America. The United […]
Flat-Lined Boxing Day

Flat-Lined Boxing Day

Happy Boxing Day, everyone, and welcome back from the long Christmas weekend. As you can imagine, on the heels of a +54% year in the Nasdaq in which everyone is patting themselves on the back for a job well done, and a mere 4 trading days left until a new year begins, the market is doing […]
Analytical Overview Of The Main Currency Pairs – Tuesday, Dec. 26

Analytical Overview Of The Main Currency Pairs – Tuesday, Dec. 26

Image Source: Unsplash  The EUR/USD currency pairTechnical indicators of the currency pair: Prev Open: 1.1009 Prev Close: 1.1013 % chg. over the last day: +0.04 % Thursday’s US GDP data and Friday’s PCE Core data failed to meet expectations. Both of these releases contributed to the dollar’s decline. Market participants continue to build up expectations of a rate cut […]
4 High Earnings Yield Value Stocks To Buy Heading Into 2024

4 High Earnings Yield Value Stocks To Buy Heading Into 2024

Image Source: Pexels  The last 12 months might have been a rollercoaster ride for investors but they have ultimately turned out to be rewarding. Despite inflationary pressures and recession fears, the S&P 500 index has surged 25% year to date. The market sentiment turned bullish, largely influenced by the Federal Reserve’s dovish stance. The Fed maintained […]
China’s Yuan And The Anticipation Of Policy Easing

China’s Yuan And The Anticipation Of Policy Easing

Image Source: Unsplash  In the dynamic realm of global finance, China’s yuan has been making waves, and the anticipation of policy easing keeps investors on the edge. As the onshore spot yuan experiences a dip, changing hands around 7.1450 per dollar at midday, it’s evident that significant shifts are underway. Even as China’s central bank sets a stronger […]
Sensex Today Ends 230 Points Higher

Sensex Today Ends 230 Points Higher

Image Source: Unsplash  After opening the day flat, Indian share markets gained momentum as the session progressed and ended the day higher.Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were lackluster in Tuesday’s trade, tracking a muted mood in Asian markets. Losses in IT shares offset gains in metal and power stocks.At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood up […]
West Pharmaceutical Services Bullish Daily Cycle

West Pharmaceutical Services Bullish Daily Cycle

Image Source: Unsplash  West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST) is a designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems. The Elliott Wave structure based on the 2023 daily cycle will be explored in this article.Since the 55% decline from its 2021 peak, WST found a major low in October 2022 before reversing to the upside. Since then, the […]
US Home Prices Surged For 9th Straight Month In October, Led By Miami

US Home Prices Surged For 9th Straight Month In October, Led By Miami

Home prices in America’s 20 largest cities rose for the 9th straight month in October (the latest data released by S&P Global Case-Shiller today), up 0.64% MoM (slightly better than the +0.60% MoM expected).That pushed the YoY rise in prices up 4.87% – the fastest pace since Dec ’22…Source: Bloomberg…but as the chart shows the […]
The Nature Of Government Bureaucracies Is To Expand

The Nature Of Government Bureaucracies Is To Expand

Image Source: Pixabay  Across the world governments are broke and they won’t stop spending. Expansion into all sectors of the economy has become a thing. Adding regulations to the private sector is a Trojan horse that weakens the private sector that drives economic growth. All in all the expansion of governments brings with it a fair […]
Stocks At Year’s End: Bulls Or Bears?

Stocks At Year’s End: Bulls Or Bears?

Stocks retraced most of their Wednesday’s decline, but will they break higher?The S&P 500 index retraced most of its Wednesday’s decline on Friday, as it went briefly above 4,770 level following lower-than-expected Core PCE Price Index, one of the key inflation gauges. It came at +0.1% m/m vs. the expected +0.2%.Just like I wrote on […]