Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Funko Pops
A couple of months ago my youngest son (age 11) gave me a copy of his updated wish list and it was a big departure from past years. Instead of a list of assorted items it had a dozen items in order of “what I want most” and they were all Funko Pop figures. I […]
E Japan’s Economy Has Plateaued In Terms Of Growth And Inflation
Japan’s economy grew 1.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2018. The economy is expected to expand only slightly more than 1% per year in both 2018 and 2019. In that sense, the economy seems to have plateaued. In this uncertain international economic environment, Japan’s firms are facing labor shortages, which will provide […]
E Japan’s Economy Has Plateaued In Terms Of Growth And Inflation, Real Wages Are Declining, Fiscal Problems Are Still An Issue
Japan’s economy grew 1.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2018. The economy is expected to expand only slightly more than 1% per year in both 2018 and 2019. In that sense, the economy seems to have plateaued. In this uncertain international economic environment, Japan’s firms are facing labor shortages, which will provide […]
China Increases Its Tariff Rate To 25%
The S&P 500 was down 0.75 of one point as all the major indexes were flat on Wednesday. This is a continuation of the extremely low volatility we have seen this summer as the VIX was down 0.73% to 10.85. The Nasdaq was up 0.06% which was enough to extend its winning streak to 7 […]
July 2018 Producer Price Final Demand Year-Over-Year Inflation Marginally Declined
The Producer Price Index year-over-year inflation declined from 3.4 % to 3.3 %. Analyst Opinion of Producer Prices The Producer Price Index declined year-over-year. Food and energy prices did moderate. Here is what the BLS said in part: Final demand goods: The index for final demand goods inched up 0.1 percent in July, the same […]
GBP/USD Price Analysis: British Pound Testing Downtrend Support
GBP/USD testing structural support ahead of key event risk- updated intraday trading levels The British Pound has been in free-fall for the past few days with the price down more than 2% since the start of August trade. While the immediate threat remains weighted to the downside, the decline is now approaching long-term structural support with key UK […]
Wholesale Trade Inventories Inch Up In June, May Revised Lower: What About Q3?
Wholesale trade inventories in June Rose 0.1%, but May was revised from +06% to +0.3%. It’s August but we are still discussing second-quarter data. That’s how lagging some of these Census Bureau reports are. Will there be an inventory build in the third quarter? More importantly, will consumer spending be strong enough to support a build. […]
5 Stocks To Buy As New Analysts Show Interest
Coverage initiation by an analyst(s) on a stock inevitably leads to increased investor enthusiasm. This is because investors assume that there is something in the stock that has attracted analyst attention. In other words, they assume that the company coming under the microscope definitely has some value. Why do analysts initiate coverage? Of course, stocks […]
Looking Under The Hood, We Find…
(Audio length 00:58:48) Smoke and mirrors? The world of finance is built on mutual agreements quantified by digitized records representing the full faith and credit of someone, whether an individual or a country. Not gold, not silver, not paper. Ellen’s guest, Dr. Robert Hockett, says its time to create a 21st-century banking architecture capable of […]
How We’re Allocating To Japan Today
Since WisdomTree’s inception in 2006, Japan has been one of our areas of focus. Two of our original 20 fund launches were Japan exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and we were the first company to offer currency hedging in Japan in an ETF wrapper. Japan continues to be an area we’re passionate about—particularly as it pertains to currency […]
