Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
A Long-Term Look At Inflation
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released this morning puts the October year-over-year inflation rate at 1.66%, off the May 19-month high of 2.13%. It is well below the 3.86% average since the end of the Second World War and 29 percent below its 10-year moving average. For a comparison of headline inflation […]
Stocks Up, Bonds Up, Gold Up, Oil Up, USD Up… Give Up
For the 25th day in a row (one short of an all-time record), the S&P closed above its 5-day moving-average. Despite dismal Asian, European, and US PMIs, US equity markets sreaked higher at the US Open, tagging yesterday’s highs, then stalling when Europe closed. Small Caps led the day as shorts were squeezed once again but Trannies […]
Autodesk Reports Strong Third Quarter Results
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015. “Strong billings and revenue growth was driven by strength in several areas including suites, our Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) and Manufacturing business segments, large deal activity, and double-digit growth in all three of our major geographies on […]
Gold-Silver Ratio May Be Setting Up Favorably
For some downtrodden items, that is. A downturn in the GSR and its fellow horseman the USD could provide some relief for the markets that have done the most poorly since Uncle Buck’s up turn over the summer. In other words, the deflation story may need to take a rest for a while if GSR […]
Marin Katusa: Winter Is Coming—How Investors Can Win In The ‘Colder War’
Are you ready for the next Cold War? Casey Research energy strategist Marin Katusa cautions that Russia and China have forged an alliance with the goal of world supremacy through control of the energy market and Vladimir Putin is winning. Katusa recently penned the book “The Colder War,” and in this interview with The Energy Report, he […]
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Reports Third Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Results
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), a global leader in integrated silicon solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, ended November 1, 2014. Key Third Quarter of Fiscal 2015 Financial Highlights Revenue: Q3 FY 2015, $930 Million GAAP Net Income: Q3 FY […]
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts – Saving Private Equity
There was an astonishingly high Philly Fed number this morning. It certainly helped to bring stocks out of their early slump. I suspect that there was some misapplied seasonality in there somewhere, since the unemployment number and the rest of the bigger picture certainly does not support it. I decided to say positive things to […]
Kamikaze Finance
Source: Wikimedia Dear Diary, Not much market action yesterday. So, let us turn to what is bound to be the funniest… and scariest… story in the financial world. Once again, our hat is off to the stalwart, intrepid and half-mad Japanese. They are going where no respectable economist would go… no responsible public policy should go… […]
2 Vanguard ETFs For Steady Retirement Income
When most investors begin planning for a steady income stream in retirement, they tend to gravitate towards fixed-income as a predominant asset class. The low volatility and reliable dividends from bonds offer an attractive combination for replacing career earnings. However, it’s important to remember that these assets can be susceptible to swings in price due […]
The Global Economy’s Slowdown Weighs On US Manufacturing
The first hint that the global economy’s recent weakness is creeping into the US arrived in today’s preliminary November update of the Markit US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). This survey of business conditions in the manufacturing sector reflected slower growth for this month’s flash estimate. Dipping to 54.7, the PMI’s slide — the third […]
