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Nonfarm Jobs Increased By 245K Last Month, Far Surpassing Estimates

Nonfarm Jobs Increased By 245K Last Month, Far Surpassing Estimates

DepositPhotos Something seems off about the latest numbers so let’s take a deeper look.   Video Length: 00:04:37More By This Author:Labor Market Loosening Is In Its Infancy Futures Market Sees -96% Change Of Rate Cut In September Deflationary Signposts Manifest In Hard & Soft Data
Golden Flack Jacket

Golden Flack Jacket

World War II era bomber Source: DepositPhotos  CBS asks:    Does gold investing make sense with the price high? Here’s what experts say.  In recent years, gold has caught investors’ eyes, especially since the start of 2024. The price of gold has been on a steady climb and even hit a new all-time high of $2,672 per ounce in September. This […]
Credit Hedging Done Right: CDX Outperforms With Defense

Credit Hedging Done Right: CDX Outperforms With Defense

Guest Post By Jason England, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager at Simplify ETFs.  iStockPhoto IntroductionHigh yield bonds are corporate bonds issued by non-investment grade issuers. Typically, these companies’ bonds will offer a meaningful additional return in exchange for the additional risk. While these bonds often have a higher risk of default or impairment, the higher yield has […]
SEC’s appeal in Ripple case strengthens Coinbase’s argument, says legal expert

SEC’s appeal in Ripple case strengthens Coinbase’s argument, says legal expert

Key Takeaways SEC’s appeal in Ripple case demonstrates ambiguity in Howey Test application, Coinbase’s legal team said. Coinbase uses SEC’s legal stance to push for clarity in digital asset classification. Share this article The SEC’s appeal in the Ripple case only reinforced Coinbase’s position in its ongoing legal battle with the regulator, said James Murphy, […]
NAS100 | Nasdaq Analysis & Forecast – Sunday, October 6

NAS100 | Nasdaq Analysis & Forecast – Sunday, October 6

Image Source: Unsplash In this video I cover my   technical analysis for the Nasdaq and for the week ahead. What is the outlook and setups I am looking to trade. Video Length: 00:03:39More By This Author:Gold Trading Strategy, XAUUSD Analysis & Forecast – Friday, Oct 4 Gold Trading Strategy, XAUUSD Analysis & Forecast – Thursday, Oct 3 […]
Europe, On The Brink Again

Europe, On The Brink Again

“There is a dynamism about nineteenth-century Europe that far exceeds anything previously known.  Europe vibrated with power as never before: with technical power, economic power, cultural power, intercontinental power.”  — Norman Davis  Europe. (2024, September 24). In Wikipedia.  Rob984, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons At the beginning of the 20th century, there were very few signs that this century might become […]
Primer: Introduction To Credit Spreads 
                    

Yield Up, Price Down (and Vice-Versa)

Discount Curve

Fixed Coupon Bonds

Floating Bonds

Amortising Bonds
 
Prepayment Option
 
What Should the Spread Be?

Banking

Concluding Remarks
 
References and Further Reading

Primer: Introduction To Credit Spreads Yield Up, Price Down (and Vice-Versa) Discount Curve Fixed Coupon Bonds Floating Bonds Amortising Bonds   Prepayment Option   What Should the Spread Be? Banking Concluding Remarks   References and Further Reading

DepositPhotos After a hiatus resulting from various disturbances, I am back with another book manuscript section. I just reworked this section, and hopefully did not introduce major issues into it. However, I wanted to get this out before next week. Right now, my main concern in life is getting my kitchen sink back.This section introduces credit […]
Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 7 & 14

Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 7 & 14

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.     Prior     Forecast Observation           Week of October 7       October 7       Consumer Credit – August $12.0B 25.5           October 8       NFIB Small Business Optimism Index – September […]
Employment Overall, And At Smaller Firms

Employment Overall, And At Smaller Firms

While overall private employment has risen, firms with 1-49 employees have kept employment flat in recent months. Figure 1: Private nonfarm payroll employment from CES (light blue), incorporating preliminary benchmark (bold blue), ADP (bold red), ADP firms 1-49 employees. Source: BLS, ADP via FRED, and author’s calculations.In firms tracked by the NFIB, employment is down (per firm), […]
Novo

Novo

Here’s a new short idea: Novo Nordisk (symbol NVO). This is a rather impressive head and shoulders pattern.The longer-term chart shows the opportunity more plainly.More By This Author:Remain Calm And Buy Eggs Hot JobsImportant Triangle Failure