Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Commodity Cycle Upturn To Lift Precious Metals Prices
Safe-haven demand for physical precious metals came in soft through the first half of the year as a rising stock market reinforced investor optimism toward the economy. U.S. stocks are expensive by just about every valuation measure you can think of – price/earnings, price/sales, dividend yield, total market capitalization as a percentage of GDP, etc. […]
The Shift To Passive Investing And The Coming “Perfect Storm”
I just read an interview with retired fund manager Bob Rodriguez who managed award winning FPA mutual funds in stocks and bonds. Like us, Rodriguez believes in owning cash when there is a storm on the horizon and he held significant amounts of cash (30-40%) in 2000 and 2008 in his actively managed stock mutual fund. He […]
E A Very Tepid Move By The Bank Of Canada
As widely expected the Bank of Canada (BoC) increased the overnight bank rate by 25bps, however the accompanying statement reveals a central bank that is far from overly optimistic that the economy is on a sustained growth path. The BoC has only one mandate: to maintain price stability. So far, it has not been successful […]
Brazilian Real Surges After Ex-President Lula Found Guilty Of Corruption, Faces 9 Years In Prison
Just hours after current President Temer garnered enough votes necessary to block congressional motion that would put him on trial over corruption charges, Reuters reports that former President Lula has been found guilty of on corruption charges and faces 9 years in prison. Earlier today, Bloomberg reported that Brazil President Michel Temer has more than the 172 […]
Millennials And The Labor Force: A Look At The Trends
Millennials make up the largest percentage of our population today, yet have seen some of the lowest labor force participation growth and highest unemployment out of all age groups since the turn of the century. This has larger implications when coupled with slow wage growth, high home prices, and mounting student debt. The general consensus […]
Painted Into A Corner
The loonie is bid today on the Bank of Canada’s first rate hike in 7 years. Not a surprise, this hike was forecast by 90% of market participants surveyed in advance. Less anticipated by the consensus was US Fed Chair Yellen’s more dovish testimony today that the federal funds rate may “not have to rise all […]
Will Corporate Bonds Cross Over?
It started out kinda ‘Crazy,’ in 1961 to be exact. A 20-something-year-old bass player by the name of Willie Nelson had written a song which he generously offered up to country singer Billy Walker. Walker, however, perceived the lilting lyrics to be a bit too feminine, so he passed. The late Patsy Cline would be forever grateful to Willie for […]
Zillow Latest To Slip In Response To Amazon Expanding Services
As Amazon (AMZN) seeks to move into several different market sectors, companies including Zillow (Z, ZG), Best Buy (BBY) and Core-Mark (CORE) have been brought into focus on the risk of increased competition. REAL ESTATE: Amazon seems to be preparing to offer consumers the option to hire real estate agents through its professional services marketplace, […]
OPEC Output Increases, Saudi Arabia Seeks Solution
Increased oil production by Libya and Nigeria combined with increased production by Saudi Arabia lead the group’s total production to increase by 32.6 million barrels per day in June. The group’s production increase, roughly 393,500 barrels per day, comes despite OPEC’s commitment to production cuts that it confirmed in May and recently sought to extend […]
A List Of Short Trade Setups Just In Case The Market Ever Does Roll Over
The bears are simply trying to show us now, how quickly it can blow golden opportunities. Yesterday’s 20 minute sell-off was impressive. For moment there, it looked like it could really, really get ugly, but it didn’t. Instead a change to the Senate schedule (favorable towards getting health care and tax reform done) was released […]
