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Grains Report – Monday, Oct. 14

Grains Report – Monday, Oct. 14

WHEAT General Comments: All three markets closed lower on Friday in response to the USDA reports, but higher last week as the dry weather outlook continues for Russia and the US. USDA cut yield and production and demand in the reports on Friday and ending stocks were a little lower. At least two Wheat producing […]
2024 Shaping Up As A Bumper Year For Most Asset Classes

2024 Shaping Up As A Bumper Year For Most Asset Classes

Generating solid returns with a globally diversified portfolio strategy has been a breeze this year. Short of making extreme bets in the handful of losers among the major asset classes, the tail wind of beta has otherwise been kind – especially for US-oriented strategies.Using a set of ETF proxies, nearly all slices of global markets are […]
China’s September Credit Activity Beats Forecasts

China’s September Credit Activity Beats Forecasts

Image Source: Unsplash September credit data beats expectations China’s credit data has been very weak for most of the year, and we attribute this to two factors. First, a lack of private sector investment has held back lending to non-financial corporates, while lower household borrowing demand has resulted from fewer new mortgages amid the property market […]
Adobe Launches AI Video Tool, Stock Climbs Over 3%

Adobe Launches AI Video Tool, Stock Climbs Over 3%

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Adobe Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) unveiled its groundbreaking Firefly Video Model and a suite of new AI features at Adobe MAX, one of the world’s largest creativity conferences, on Monday. The announcement comes as the company’s stock shows mixed performance amid a broader market rally. Adobe Expands AI Capabilities with New Firefly Video Model The […]
Happy Columbus Day – The Corn And Ethanol Report

Happy Columbus Day – The Corn And Ethanol Report

We kicked off the week with just Fed Governors speaking as we celebrate the federal holiday in certain states. Starting with Fed Kashkari Speech at 8:00 A.M., Fed Waller Speech at 2:00 P.M., and Fed Kashkari Speech at 4:00 P.M.Following a slightly higher CPI print on Thursday, the Producer Price Index for September came in […]
When Will The Stock Market Hit Its Secular Peak?

When Will The Stock Market Hit Its Secular Peak?

Image Source: Unsplash The secular bull market in stocks is ongoing but in its 16th year. Gold & Silver have a lot more upside potential when it ends.It looks to continue into 2025 but could make a major peak if it melts up or if inflation returns forcing the 10-year yield to and above 5%.Video Length: […]
Weekly Market Pulse: Questions

Weekly Market Pulse: Questions

Image Source: Unsplash As we enter the final quarter of 2024, there are a lot of questions facing investors. There are, of course, always a lot of questions because investors are always dealing with the future, but today’s environment does seems to have more than usual. Some of these questions concern short-term considerations and while they […]
Small And Mid Cap Stocks Leading

Small And Mid Cap Stocks Leading

On Friday the “other” stocks rallied and in a big way. Last week I wrote about the strong opportunity in mid and small caps. Both indices were large and in charge on Friday. That continues the quiet trend I have written about since the end of Q2.Let’s take a look at the Nasdaq 100 relative to the […]
FTSE Turns Green Into The Close AS US Risk Sentiment Surges

FTSE Turns Green Into The Close AS US Risk Sentiment Surges

Image Source: Pexels As investors anticipate a batch of important economic data this week, the UK’s major stock indexes began mostly unchanged on Monday. Meanwhile, gaming companies saw a decline following allegations that the government was preparing tax raids. Risk on mood in the US helped the blue-chip index, the FTSE 100, trade +0.28% heading into […]
SP500 Weekly Action Areas & Price Objectives

SP500 Weekly Action Areas & Price Objectives

In this update we review the recent price action in the EMINI SP500 futures contract and identify potential action areas and price objectives to target for the trading week ahead.Video Length: 00:05:39More By This Author:FTSE Flat Again, Mirroring UK GDPFTSE Flat In An Uninspiring Session, Despite A Pop In House PricesThe FTSE Finish Line – […]