Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Global Debt Rises To $233 Trillion In Q3, 2017
Global debt jumped by $16 trillion to $233 trillion in the third quarter of 2017, Institute of International Finance reported. According to the report, private non-financial sector debt in countries like Canada, France, Hong Kong, South Korea, Switzerland, and Turkey hit an all-time high during the period under review. But global debt to gross domestic […]
Sensex Trades Strong; Airtel Up 3%
After opening the day in green, share markets in India have continued the momentum and are presently trading above the dotted line. Sectoral indices are trading mixed with stocks in the energy sector and stocks in the PSU sector trading in red. While stocks in the realty sector are trading in green. The BSE Sensex is up by 130 points (up 0.4%) and the NSE Nifty is […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Friday, January 5
WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market initially pulled back during the trading session on Thursday, but turned around to form a hammer at the $62 handle. It looks likely that we are going to continue to go higher, but I recognize that there could be a bit of volatility today, due to the […]
Organize Your Trading Like A Pro
Surfing the web during the New York Snowpocalypse yesterday I stumbled across a Business Insider video on how to tackle your debts. I am what’s known as a “deadbeat” in the credit card business because I pay my bill in full every month, but the video had some great points to make about how to […]
Global Commodities Surge To Longest Win Streak In History
The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks returns on 22 raw materials, posted an unprecedented 14 days of gains to Wednesday, closing at the highest since February. In fact, the global commodity index has not had a down day since The Fed hikes rates in December… (So, commodities are soaring and the USD plunges as The […]
Fed Torn On The Effects Of The Tax Cut; Altcoins Pick Up Crypto Slack
Bitcoin Stops Rallying But Altcoins Pick Up The Slack Bitcoin hasn’t made a new high since the peak at $19,600 3 weeks ago. The latest price is $15,000. However, the altcoins have been exploding in the past few days. This has led the total market cap of all the cryptocurrencies to reach $763 billion. Bitcoin’s […]
Wages Might Finally Be Beginning To Rise
The Wall Street Journal has a piece out about wage rates in the tightest urban markets like Minneapolis. And what they found is that wages rates in these markets is beginning to rise. That doesn’t mean inflation will rise. However, it does put more pressure on the Fed. We’re talking about regions with unemployment levels well below […]
Of Pressure On Margins Of Cement Players, Extension Of Jute Packaging Norms And Key Stocks In Action Today
Cement Companies to Face the Heat from Rising Raw Material Prices Power & fuel cost which comprise of around 17-19% of the overall net revenues of cement companies are on the rise. This could possibly dent the operating margins of cement companies. Fuel costs would increase mainly on the back of rise in import duties […]
Weekly Heating Oil Prices – Thursday, Jan. 4
We’ve used data based on the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which publishes price data weekly on home heating oil in 38 states by dollar-per-gallon before taxes. Unlike natural gas and electricity, home heating oil is provided by independent retailers. The latest price of home heating oil nationwide is $3.08, up sixteen cents from last week and up […]
Top Hedge Fund Industry Trends For 2018
Written by Don Steinbrugge Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends stemming from our contact with more than two thousand institutional investors and hundreds of hedge fund organizations. The hedge fund industry is dynamic, and participants are best served by anticipating, rather than reacting to, change. Below are Agecroft’s 9th annual predictions for the biggest […]
