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Time To Buy Lamb Weston’s Stock After Solid Quarterly Results?

Time To Buy Lamb Weston’s Stock After Solid Quarterly Results?

Image Source: Unsplash  After posting favorable results for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday, investors may be wondering if it’s time to buy Lamb Weston’s (LW – Free Report)  stock. In recent years Lamb Weston has been somewhat of a Wall Street darling with the company starting to gain notoriety like other renowned consumer food companies such as General Mills […]
Market Report

Market Report

Gold and silver prices eased this week over the New Year break during which markets were closed. Turnover was subdued. In European morning trade today, gold was $2038, down $24 from last Friday, and silver $22.95, down a heftier 80 cents.With every goldbug predicting higher prices in 2024, perhaps this reaction was to be expected. […]
Silver Forecast: Stabilizes A Bit During The Trading Session On Thursday

Silver Forecast: Stabilizes A Bit During The Trading Session On Thursday

At the end of the day, the silver market remains uncertain, with various factors at play, including interest rates, industrial demand, and market volatility. Silver exhibited minimal activity during the early hours of Thursday, reflecting a market grappling with uncertainty about its next move. Silver has historically been characterized by considerable volatility, and the current […]
Santa Did Not Call But Be Careful With Bears Coming To Broad & Wall – Bumpy Is The Theme

Santa Did Not Call But Be Careful With Bears Coming To Broad & Wall – Bumpy Is The Theme

Greetings from Beantown, one of my favorite cities. I have been traveling for work since 1989 with thousands of trips I guess and I have never forgotten my clothes. That is, until last yesterday. My plan was to head to Vermont from Boston and I have everything I need in Vermont. So as I was […]
Gold Price Turns Bullish As FOMC Minutes Weigh On Greenback

Gold Price Turns Bullish As FOMC Minutes Weigh On Greenback

The gold price edged higher and is now trading at $2,050, far above yesterday’s low of $2,030. The metal has turned to the upside as the US dollar slumped.Fundamentally, the US dollar took a hit from the US data and the FOMC Meeting Minutes yesterday. The JOLTS Job Openings and ISM Manufacturing Prices came in […]
Eurozone Inflation Increased Less Than Expected In December

Eurozone Inflation Increased Less Than Expected In December

Image source: Pixabay  The inflation rate went up from 2.4 to 2.9%, mainly due to fading energy base effects. The increase serves as a reminder that interest rate cuts in the first quarter are unlikely but this shouldn’t dispel expectations of cuts later in the year. We stick to our expectation of a first cut in June.The increase in […]
Portfolio Return Expectations By Investors Are Too High

Portfolio Return Expectations By Investors Are Too High

A stunning post from VisualCapitalist showed a poll of 8550 investors and 2700 advisors and the gap between the two of future portfolio return expectations. The poll was global; however, I will focus on this post’s domestic portfolio return expectations.Note the gap between investors’ and advisors’ portfolio return expectations in the U.S. is the widest of any […]
January 2024 Stock Considerations

January 2024 Stock Considerations

Image Source: Pexels  With a new trading year already in full swing it is time, once again, to highlight some of my potential stock purchases for the month. While the market had a nice bounce in the last couple of months, there is still no shortage of stocks that continue to look fairly valued to undervalued. […]
EUR/JPY Slows Down For A Higher Degree Correction

EUR/JPY Slows Down For A Higher Degree Correction

Image Source: Pixabay  EURJPY hits new highs in the last 10 years or so, with the price acting impulsively on the monthly and weekly charts, but traders should be aware of a new deeper correction now on a daily chart that can already be in progress after prices found resistance at 164. We see some nice […]
S&P 500 Forecast: Waits For NFP Friday

S&P 500 Forecast: Waits For NFP Friday

In the end, the S&P 500’s recent performance has kept it close to the 4,700 level, which has garnered attention due to its recurrent significance.  The S&P 500 exhibited limited activity during Thursday’s trading session, maintaining a position near the 4,700 level. This particular level has demonstrated significance multiple times in recent weeks, making it a focal […]