Category Archive: Finance
Peso, Rand Plummet As Emerging Market Crisis Deepens
The EM contagion is slamming currencies around the globe, and while the Turkish Lira remains relatively immune for the time being, traders are now focusing their attention on the South African rand and the Argentine peso, both of which are in freefall this morning. The ZAR has plunged 3.2%, the most since Nov. 10, 2016, […]
Aussie Jumps After RBA Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
The Australian dollar jumped today after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the interest rates decision. As expected, the bank left interest rates unchanged and indicated that the current expansionary policies will continue for a considerable period. In the statement, governor Lowe said: ‘The low level of interest rates is continuing to support the […]
Gold And Silver’s Stormy September
There were only a few analyses that we started with a quote, and there were even fewer that we began by quoting a song. It may even be the first one ever. I am the storm and I am the wonder And the flashlights, nightmares And sudden explosions – Royksopp, “What Else Is There” And you […]
ISM Manufacturing Index: PMI Highest Since 2011
Today the Institute for Supply Management published its monthly Manufacturing Report for August. The latest headline Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 61.3 percent, an increase of 3.2 percent from 58.1 the previous month. Today’s headline number was below the Investing.com forecast of 57.6 percent. Here is the key analysis from the report: “The August PMI® registered 61.3 percent, an increase […]
Regional Trade Agreements: A Popularity Nosedive
The Doha round of the World Trade Organization talks started way back in 2001, and seems to have come to a standstill. Regional trade agreements became the preferred path for many nations, with 20-25 per year being negotiated most years from 2002-2016. Then the number drops off sharply in 2017, and falls almost to zero […]
5 Reasons For A USD Surge In September
Dark clouds are gathering over global markets. A mix of economic, political, and seasonal factors weigh. The perfect storm could be beneficial for the US Dollar at the expense of all the rest. While many traders were on holiday during the summer, markets were not at ease with quite a few issues emerging, so far […]
Global Growth Is Gone… What Comes Next Won’t Be Pretty
The markets are getting downright ugly. While US stocks have performed relatively well recently, globally things are looking worse and worse. Germany’s DAX never reclaimed its former high established back in January. Instead it’s been carving out a massive Head and Shoulders pattern. Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world and heavily reliant […]
Emerging Markets Continue To Sell-Off
I had the privilege of being on the Bloomberg set with Tom Keene and Francine Lacqua earlier today. Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder of ECRI also joined us for the discussion. This 6.5 min video clip captures the essence of the discussion. The US dollar was rallying against all the major and most EM currencies. The second consecutive […]
Ford Truck Sales – No Slowdown Here
Ford (F) just released its monthly auto sales numbers for August, and the results came in better than expected at +4.1% versus expectations for a decline of 0.8%. As we do each month, our focus in this report is truck sales, and more specifically, F-series pickup trucks. Trucks are often purchased by small businesses and […]
Salesforce.com Soars As It Counts On AI
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) delivered another stellar performance in the last quarter. But the company couldn’t deliver a promising outlook for the coming quarter. Despite that, the market is pleased with the company and its stock has soared to record high levels. Photo credit: Seesmic.com/Flickr.com. Salesforce’s Financials Salesforce’s second quarter revenues grew 27% over the year to […]
