Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Will “Invest In Europe” Be DOA?
European Commission (EC) President Juncker is set to unveil a new investment program. It sounds good: a fiscal complement to the monetary policy stance of the ECB. Expectations are running high that the ECB will move to more aggressively expand its balance sheet, record low bond yields in many euro area countries, negative 2-year yields in […]
Market Commentary: SP500 Opens To New High, Then Falls Dramatically
Written by Gary Premarkets were up +0.2% after the US GDP came in at 3.9% and the SP500 gaped up at the opening to set another new historic high while the DOW remained 40 points below its high mark. Opening volume was also a dichotomy with very high red volume holding back the BTFDers. By 10 […]
Yingli Green Energy Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results
BAODING, China, Nov. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), the world’s largest vertically integrated solar panel manufacturer, known as “Yingli Solar,” today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Logo Third Quarter 2014 Consolidated Financial and Operating Summary Total net revenues were RMB 3,385.2 […]
Apple Could Be Worth $175 Billion More, If It Hits $150 Target
Click on picture to enlarge Apple breaks through the $700 Billion in market cap value today, a level not too many stocks have ever reached in history! Apple could add another $175 in market cap if this is hit! Two weeks ago today the Power of the Pattern shared at See It Markets, that 30-year […]
E Model Portfolios Updated
Thanks in part to my special report on Benitec the BTEBY share is now showing a gain. The Down Under management is a bit overwhelmed by the trigger-happy US market but they are quick learners. They set up three investor days, in San Francisco, Boston, and New York in order to get their message to shareholders. I […]
Peter Schiff To Krugman: It’s Too Early To Declare A Fed Victory
You might have noticed that Paul Krugman came out swinging at Peter Schiff and Austrian economics in his New York Times column this weekend. Peter responded to the hit-piece, explaining to Krugman why he’s declaring a Keynesian victory far too early. Highlights from Peter’s response to Paul Krugman: “Krugman really hasn’t studied the Austrian School at […]
Personal Consumption Expenditures: October 2014 Preview
US personal consumption spending for October is projected to rise 0.3% vs. the previous month in tomorrow’s update (Nov. 26), based on The Capital Spectator’s median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The prediction reflects a moderate rebound in growth relative to September’s 0.2% decline. Compared with a trio of consensus estimates based on recent […]
October 2014 Coincident Indicator Review: Economy’s Rate Of Growth Remains Nearly Constant
The above graph shows the index value for the US Coincident Index. A comparison of US Coincident Index, Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti business conditions index, Conference Board’s Coincident Index, ECRI’s USCI (U.S. Coincident Index), and Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) coincident indicators follows. Economic indicators that coincide with economic movements are coincident indicators. Coincident indicators by definition do […]
Black Friday 2014: What Are Retailers Expecting
The holiday shopping season seems to start a little earlier every year. Given that several national chains–among them heavyweights like Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT)–are opening their doors while the sun is still up on Thanksgiving Day, I’m beginning to wonder if Black Friday sales will be much of a meaningful indicator in the years ahead. At any rate, while […]
