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Market Timing Strategies: Debunking Flawless Predictions
Image Source: Pexels Can you point to one market crash or so-called end-of-the-world financial event that lead to the demise of the world or the financial markets? Nobody can, even those loud-mouthed slick snake oil salesmen can’t. Sol Palha The financial world abounds with doom and gloom predictions. Yet, history has demonstrated that no market crash […]
Fed Manipulation Of Interest Rates
Image Source: DepositPhotosRegarding Fed manipulation of interest rates, it is important to note that the Fed d0es not actually control interest rates. Interest rates are set in the bond market. Buyers and sellers (traders) bid for and offer bonds for sale. When a buyer and seller agree on a price, the trade is finalized. The […]
Employment Falls For The Third Month In Spite Of 50,000 New Government Jobs
According to a new report from the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics this week, the US economy added 275,000 jobs for the month of February while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. In what has become a predictable ritual, reporters from the legacy media were sure to declare “another strong jobs report.” Heather Long of […]
Rivian Shelves New Georgia Factory In Latest Cost-Cutting Measures
Image Source: UnsplashTwo weeks after Rivian Automotive Inc. (RIVN) announced a disappointing production forecast and another round of job cuts, the company’s CEO revealed that the construction of a $5 billion factory in Georgia would be put on hold to reduce costs. CEO RJ Scaringe unveiled a crossover EV called the R3. The new model will be […]
Weekly Market Outlook – Friday’s Pullback Was Scripted, And Not Yet A Cause For Concern
Image Source: PixabayFriday’s jobs report eventually tipped the stock market back into the red for the week. Or, maybe that wasn’t the reason, but rather, just the trigger. Perhaps stocks were going to peak and pull back on Friday either way. All it took was a kiss of a couple of well-established technical ceilings to get […]
Keep An Eye On This Historically Hot Retail Stock As Earnings Approach
With its fiscal third quarter results approaching on Monday, March 11, investors will certainly want to watch Casey’s General Stores (CASY – Free Report) stock. Casey’s General Stores’ locations have continued to pop up throughout the Midwestern United States which has correlated with its stock outperforming the broader market for much of the last decade.Highly profitable in its convenience […]
Key Events In EMEA Next Week Of March 11
Next week will be relatively quiet in the EMEA region. Following strong global deflationary trends, a high reference base and a price war between large retailers, we expect Poland’s CPI to fall to 3.3% YoY in February. In the Czech Republic, we see a further fall in CPI inflation to 2.3% – well below the central bank’s 2.8% […]
Understanding The Financial Services Sector
Image Source: PexelsFinancial Services sector is both exciting and scary for dividend investors. On one hand, you have solid banks that are the heart of our capitalist system; a sign of trust, stability, and growth. On the other hand, think about all the exotic financial strategies like mortgage-backed securities, options, and swaps. Even those who manufacture […]
Healthy Rotation, Surging Earnings Make This Market Different Than 2000
We have gone back into the pattern of seeing corrections last only one or two days, as sharp as they may be, with investors rotating into the broad market as the tech sector gets extended, despite remaining very strong, with no sign of abating. Image Source: UnsplashNotice the top line (below), representing the S&P 500 (SPX) Index, atop the […]
Metals Report For Friday, March 8
Image Source: UnsplashIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day’s trading in the gold and other relevant metal markets.Video Length: 00:06:07More By This Author:Financial Markets Report For Friday, March 8SPDR ETF Report For Thursday, March 7Metals Report For Thursday, March 7
