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Asia’s Growth Outlook Outperformed The Eurozone

Asia’s Growth Outlook Outperformed The Eurozone

Image source: Pixabay  At Friday’s stock market close, the Dow Jones (US30) index decreased by 0.06% (for the week +0.91%, for the year +13.74%), while the S&P500 (US500) index was down 0.28% (for the week +0.33%, for the year +24.73%) on Friday. The Nasdaq Technology Index (US100) closed negative by 0.56% on Friday (for the week +0.03%, for the year +44.52%).Hawkish comments from former US Treasury Secretary L. Summers on […]
China Continues Its Losing Streak With Lower Manufacturing PMI Figures 
                    
 
 
 

China Continues Its Losing Streak With Lower Manufacturing PMI Figures      

The December numbers for the Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) were released today. They remained largely flat – a far better fate than the recent NBS PMI readings for China. The NBS China PMI December figures showed the third consecutive monthly slowdown for the country. FreepikThe December numbers for the Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ […]
Seeking Clues To Constellation Brands Q3 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections For Key Metrics

Seeking Clues To Constellation Brands Q3 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections For Key Metrics

Image Source: Unsplash  The upcoming report from Constellation Brands (STZ – Free Report) is expected to reveal quarterly earnings of $3.04 per share, indicating an increase of 7.4% compared to the year-ago period. Analysts forecast revenues of $2.55 billion, representing an increase of 4.7% year over year.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has undergone an upward revision […]
The End Of Money As We Know It. What To Expect In 2024

The End Of Money As We Know It. What To Expect In 2024

Image Source: DepositPhotosMarkets closed 2023 with the strongest rally for equities, bonds, gold, and cryptocurrencies in years. The level of complacency was obvious, registering an “extreme greed” level in the Greed and Fear Index.2023 was also an unbelievably bad year for commodities, particularly oil and natural gas, something that very few would have predicted in the […]
Taiwan Was The Best Performer In Asia In 2023

Taiwan Was The Best Performer In Asia In 2023

Taiwan Was the Best Performer in Asia in 9M23 Taiwan, Korea, India,  Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines were the only markets with a positive return in 2023 Taiwan was the strongest performer in USD and local terms More By This Author:European Stock: Mercedes-Benz Group AG Asian Stock: Kia Corporation Asian Stock: Nissan Motor
Bitcoin Crosses $45,000 To Kick Off Its 4th Halving Year

Bitcoin Crosses $45,000 To Kick Off Its 4th Halving Year

Bitcoin kicked off the new year on a high, crossing the $45,000 mark for the first time since April 2022.For the first time in 21 months, Bitcoin’s price surpassed the $45,000 mark, riding on the optimism surrounding two pivotal catalysts anticipated in 2024 – the approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and the next BTC […]
January Stats & New Year Investing Resolutions For 2024

January Stats & New Year Investing Resolutions For 2024

Image Source: Unsplash  With 2023 behind us, what does a stellar “Santa Claus” rally tell us about what to expect? What about this year being a Presidential election year? These questions make it an excellent time to review our “investor resolutions.” However, before we commit to our resolutions, let’s check what January may have in store.  So Goes JanuaryThere is […]
The Weekend Effect In The Market Indices

The Weekend Effect In The Market Indices

The weekend (or Monday) effect in the stock market refers to the phenomenon where stock returns exhibit different patterns on Mondays compared to the rest of the week. Historically, there has been a tendency for stock prices to be lower on Mondays. Various theories attempt to explain the weekend effect, including investor behaviour, news over […]
Korea Data Brief: What You Might Have Missed Over The Year-End Holiday

Korea Data Brief: What You Might Have Missed Over The Year-End Holiday

Data clearly suggested the upturn of the semiconductor cycle to be Korea’s main growth driver. But domestic growth deteriorated further due to tight credit conditions and risky real estate sector, weighing on overall growth. With inflation cooling to the 2% level, the Bank of Korea will have to consider the stability of the financial markets as […]
EUR/USD Nearing End Of Consolidation

EUR/USD Nearing End Of Consolidation

We’re looking at the Euro on the monthly chart and what we’re seeing is a market that has been well bid in recent months.Video Length: 00:01:08More By This Author:A Round Of Profit Taking As New Year Gets Going US Dollar Closes 2023 On The Back Foot Former Fed Member Encourages The Trend