Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
The Three Big Lessons We Didn’t Learn From The Economic Crisis
Ten years ago, after making piles of money gambling with other people’s money, Wall Street nearly imploded, and the outgoing George W. Bush and incoming Obama administrations bailed out the bankers. America should have learned three big lessons from the crisis. We didn’t, to our continuing peril. First unlearned lesson: Banking is a risky business […]
COT Report: Speculators Add To Euro Long Positions
Looking at this week’s Commitments of Traders Report, there are few notable changes in speculator positioning. The only move worth highlighting can be seen in Swiss franc net positions. For the second week in a row, speculators cut back on their short franc positions. As we wrote two weeks ago, the Swiss franc entered a bullish […]
JPY Rate Forecast: Easing Trade Tension And Widening Spreads Weigh
USDJPY Analysis and Talking Points: Easing Trade Tensions and Widening Spreads Bearish JPY BoJ Rate Decision and CPI in Focus Fundamental Forecast for JPY: Bearish The Japanese Yen had been notably weak against the USD with losses of over 1%. While the economic calendar had been somewhat quiet from the Japanese point of view mid-week source reports that the […]
Subdued Inflation Helps Gains In Real Average And Aggregate Wages
With the consumer price report Tuesday morning, let’s conclude this week-long focus on jobs and wages by updating real average and aggregate wages. Through July 2018, consumer prices are up 2.7% YoY, while wages for non-managerial workers are up 2.8%. Thus real wages have finally grown, ever so slightly, YoY: In the longer view, real […]
Above The 40 – An Unenthusiastic Rebound For The Stock Market From Stretched Conditions
I flipped cautiously bullish last week. As I suspected, the prospects for a bounce were not as good as the previous time the stock market was similarly over-stretched. The S&P 500 (SPY) gained 1.1% in a week of choppy, sometimes slow-motion, trading action. On Monday, the index trickled higher into its short-term downtrend line. It […]
The Top 4 Marijuana Stocks In CBD Right Now
Are you ready? A new industry is on the cusp of significant expansion. This is according to a just-released report by the Brightfield Group. It has calculated that the hemp-CBD market alone could reach $22 billion by 2022. Even for 2018, we are looking at a $591 million industry. CBD specifically is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid […]
The Market Holds The World On Its Shoulders
The news keeps on coming, folks. Manafort, tariffs, hurricanes, and Kavanaugh are a few of the stories that sit atop the market’s strong shoulders. These headlines brought out the doomsayers. Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller said that he is not predicting a major calamity, but rather a much lower level of returns, in the 2.6 […]
Brand Bravery As A Go-to-Market Strategy
Nike’s tenet “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” is inspirational. While some are applauding Nike for standing up for what it believes, others (who disagree with Nike on this issue) find themselves torn between their love of the brand and their own beliefs. Quinnipiac University found that American voters approve of Nike’s […]
EURUSD: Outlook Remains Lower With Eyes On Key Support
The EURUSD pair may have closed higher the past week but could see a move lower following its price reversal on Friday (see daily chart). On the downside, support lies at the 1.1600 level where a violation will aim at the 1.1550 level. A break of here will aim at the 1.1500 level. Below here […]
