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Europe’s Recession Is Rapidly Getting Worse
Image Source: Pixabay The European situation is getting to be truly serious. And that means growing problems for…the dollar. Not the exchange value against other currencies, rather why that exchange value is rising and how trouble in Europe means trouble in global money. European banks have been back in a big way at the black hole’s […]
Learning The Wrong Lesson?
Image source: Pixabay On August 2020, Fed officials announced a new approach to monetary policy, which they called “Flexible Average Inflation Targeting”. The idea was to allow some variation in inflation in the short run, but aim for an average inflation rate of 2% in the mid- to longer run. What they actually did was something […]
Trump’s Conflicting Economic Agenda And Goals Are Impossible
Tariff Increase Tendencies Add to inflation Increase interest rates Strengthen the dollar Reduce real consumer spending Reduce employment Reduce real growth Spur retaliation Reduce the Fiscal Deficit Tendencies Strengthen the dollar Reduce growth Weak Dollar Tendencies Increase exports Reduce imports Increase inflation Strong Dollar Tendencies Reduce inflation Increase imports Reduce exports Amusing Misfit AgendaTrump’s promises […]
Meta Stock Price Analysis
Image Source: Pixabay Meta (META) has solidified its position as a leader in social media, boasting nearly 4 billion monthly active users across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.The company’s strategy is built around enhancing user engagement and leveraging its advanced advertising solutions.By introducing innovative features such as Stories, Reels, and AI-driven tools, Meta continues to deepen user engagement. […]
Gold’s Contra-Trend Rally; S&P’s Earnings(less) Tally
Let’s begin with Gold, courtesy of the “We Love It When We’re Wrong Dept.” given price having just recorded its best week (by net points gained) in nearly 45 years!For following last week’s piece (“ ‘Tis No Surprise, Gold’s Current Demise “) replete with our “…suggesting Gold revisiting the upper 2400s on this run…”, Gold instead posted five […]
Is Your Stock Manipulating Its Earnings?
Image Source: Unsplash The Beneish M-Score is a financial metric designed to identify the likelihood that a company has engaged in earnings manipulation. Developed by Professor Messod Beneish of Indiana University, the M-Score uses a combination of financial ratios and variables to flag irregularities in accounting practices. Since its introduction in the late 1990s, it has […]
Elections, Inflation, And The Bond Market
Image Source: Pexels The Federal Reserve believes inflation is no longer a concern for consumers and the time has come to ensure the rate of change of prices does not decline any further. To this point, Susan Collins, the Boston Federal Reserve President, said recently that if you take out food, energy, and shelter, inflation is […]
A New Lost Decade
Image Source: Pexels Gold closed this week at $2,715 (up $153 since last week) and silver at $31.33 (up $1.10). Joel and JD discuss recent price action, 100k Bitcoin and why Goldman Sachs predict just 1% annual returns to the S&P 500 over the next decade.OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED- Initial jobless claims came out at 213,000, beneath […]
Workday Stock Price: Could WDAY Hit $300 After Earnings?
Image Source: Pexels Workday’s (WDAY) stock price has crawled back after tumbling to $200 in August as the unwinding of the Japanese yen carry trade occurred. It has bounced back to $270 and is hovering near its highest level since April 8 ahead of its upcoming earnings. Workday had been a top performer Workday is one […]
Major Sector ETFs – Retail Rallies
How long have we talked about the massive nearly 11-month price consolidation in our dear Granny Retail XRT? What we waited for was a weekly close over 79.20, a level we have not seen since February 2022. The Family, catching dollars as they fall from the trees, is now hoping that this trend continues. Note – Bitcoin is […]
