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SPDR ETF Report For Friday, Oct 4
Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day’s trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day that ended, Friday, October 4.Video Length: 00:13:50More By This Author:Financial Markets Report For Friday, Oct 4Metal Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3SPDR ETF Report For Thursday, Oct 3
Did Government Employment Account For Most Of September’s Employment Gains?
Image Source: PexelsZeroHedge and EJ Antoni assert yes, relying on the household series…Figure 1: Total change in civilian employment (bold black), change attributable to government employment (blue bar), to private (tan bar). Source: BLS CPS, and author’s calculations.If it seems implausible that government employment should flip-flop between positive and negative values, then you might be excused. The household survey is […]
The Reflation Trade Arrives
Image Source: PixabayMARKETSThe S&P 500 soared on Friday after a blowout jobs report sent waves of optimism coursing through the market, quelling concerns about the economy’s health. Nonfarm payrolls jumped by a staggering 254,000 in September, smashing expectations of a modest 150,000 gain. The unemployment rate also dipped to 4.1%, defying predictions it would remain flat […]
Remain Calm And Buy Eggs
Image Source: UnsplashThe most frequently cited bullish chart on Slope is the indescribably boring Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) which sells eggs, but by God, they must be good at it, because this sucker just keeps on cranking.More By This Author:Hot JobsImportant Triangle FailureThat Tesla Trendline
Strong Quarterly & Monthly Closes For Gold, Silver & Miners
Image Source: UnsplashGold, Silver and the miners closed the week mixed after Monday, which was a strong monthly and quarterly close for the sector. We review the near-term outlook for Gold, Silver & the miner ETFs.Video Length: 00:10:57More By This Author:Gold And Silver Update: Deep Dive Into Monthly And Quarterly ChartsGold & Silver Hit Technical Targets […]
Fed Cuts Rates But Bond Rates Are Rising
Image source: PixabayFED CUTS RATES, BUT…Just a couple of weeks ago, on September 18th, the Fed announced a 50 basis points cut in interest rates. To be clear, the announced cut was generally expected and already discounted in the markets. Most markets had risen substantially over the prior two years in anticipation of a change in […]
Financial Markets Report For Friday, Oct 4
Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Friday, October 4.Video Length: 00:13:11More By This Author:Metal Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3SPDR ETF Report For Thursday, Oct 3Financial Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3
Top Stock Reports For Walmart, Adobe & Caterpillar
Image Source: UnsplashThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Walmart Inc. (WMT), Adobe Inc. (ADBE), and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), as well as two micro-cap stocks Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) and Blue Dolphin Energy Co. (BDCO). The Zacks microcap […]
Goolsbee Vs. Summers
Image Source: PixabayBloomberg has a couple of articles today where prominent economists respond to today’s strong jobs report. Here is Chicago Fed president Austin Goolsbee: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee lauded the strong September jobs report but warned of putting too much stock in one month’s data, adding that there are risks that inflation […]
Business Cycle Indicators – With September Employment
Image Source: PexelsThe recovery continues, with a recession hard to see (even incorporating the preliminary benchmark revision without caveat). A snapshot of indicators followed by the NBER’s Business Cycle Dating Committee, plus monthly GDP.Figure 1: Nonfarm Payroll (NFP) employment from CES (blue), implied NFP from preliminary benchmark (bold blue), civilian employment (orange), industrial production (red), personal income […]
