EUR/USD Consolidates Ahead Of Holiday-Shortened Week As Fed Supports Shallow Rate-Cut Cycle
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
EUR/USD trades in a tight range as volumes thin out due to fewer trading days this week amid holidays on account of Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. The Fed sees fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 as the disinflation process stalls and amid increasing uncertainty over Trump’s policies. ECB Lagarde said she believes that a […]
EUR/USD Forex Signal: Brief Rebound Possible As Double-Bottom Forms
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Bullish View Buy the EUR/USD pair and set a take-profit at 1.0500. Add a stop-loss at 1.0345. Timeline: 1-2 days. Bearish View Set a sell-stop at 1.0420 and a take-profit at 1.0350. Add a stop-loss at 1.0500. The EUR/USD pair formed a double-bottom chart pattern at 1.0341 after the encouraging US consumer inflation data. It […]
Sensex Today Jumps 450 Points; Banking Stocks Rally
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Asian share markets climbed today after the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge came in below expectations, reigniting rate cut bets.The Hang Seng futures surged 1% while Japan’s Topix rose 0.4%.In US stock markets, stocks on Wall Street rallied on Friday last week to close out on a strong note after two lackluster sessions as […]
EUR/JPY Edges Lower To Near 163.00 Following ECB Lagarde Interview
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance, No picture
Image Source: Unsplash EUR/JPY depreciated after ECB President Christine Lagarde’s interview published by the Financial Times on Monday. ECB Lagarde stated that the central bank is nearing its goal of bringing inflation down to the 2% medium-term target. The recent Japan inflation report has increased the odds of a potential rate hike by the BoJ […]
The Most Bullish Seasonal Set Up In Years – Santa Claus To Call Broad & Wall
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
For the past few weeks, I have discussed that seasonal studies suggested a stock market low by December 20th which coincided with the weekly, monthly, and quarterly options expiration. That also happened to be the single largest expiration of all-time. As I also mentioned, while I have been in the mild to modest stock market […]
Trading Conditions Thin Out For Holiday Season
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: Pixabay Trading conditions are going to be super thin between now and the second week in January on account of the holiday season. Most of what we’re seeing right now is some profit taking and position adjusting following the latest wave of central bank decisions.Video Length: 00:00:52More By This Author:End Of Week Macro Reflections […]
Coursera Stock Price Analysis: Will This Edtech Giant Rebound?
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Image Source: Invezz Coursera share price is hovering near its all-time low. Other edtech stocks like Chegg and Udemy have also plunged. The company has a strong balance sheet, and its business is on a path to profitability. Coursera stock price has crashed to a near-record low as the company’s business growth decelerates amid an […]
Book Review – Kaput: The End Of The German Miracle
Germany’s golden age – from 2005 to 2015
The unraveling of Germany’s golden age
Germany is humbled
Technophobia catches up with Germany
Conclusion
Dec 23, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
“Speicherstadt” District in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Claudio Testa on UnsplashAccording to former Financial Times’ journalist, former Financial Times’ journalist, , Germany’s economy would be Kaput.How could that be? After all, Germany has long been a world champion in manufacturing, especially for motor vehicles, chemicals, and machine equipment, and Europe’s leading economy.However, geopolitics have undermined Germany’s model of economic dependence on […]
Market Briefing For Monday, Dec. 23rd
Dec 22, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
‘The Market’ dodged a bullet Friday – as we got the early-morning washout and rebound hoped for, and then Expiration did not impede the comeback. As the day evolved, Congress moved toward a thinner-trimmer CR, and then we got (after the Close) the House and later the Senate; both signing off on that.All of this ‘in theory’ left algorithms conflicted […]
Current Report: Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC)
Dec 22, 2024
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance, No picture
Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is a U.S.-based investment company that specializes in providing customized financing to middle market companies across various industries.As a business development company, CSWC’s investment objective is to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity and equity related investments.It focuses on providing flexible financing […]