Category Archive: Finance
Crude Oil – Wednesday, August 30
Only a close above $48 will make us optimistic on crude. Source: INVESTING.com
See You In September
With the calendar turning to September on Friday, we’re all sitting back and lamenting the end of another summer. Well, for fixed income investors, any possible summer doldrums could quickly change, as a number of potentially headline-making events are looming directly ahead, specifically on the central bank front. While the markets do not appear to […]
Jefferies Cuts Amazon’s FY18 EPS Estimate Nearly $3 On Whole Foods Deal
Whole Foods Market (WFM) is “only growing single digits” and “also puts a dent” into Amazon.com’s (AMZN) near-term profitability, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill tells investors in a research note. To reflect the acquisition close, the analyst lowered his FY17 earnings per share estimate for Amazon to $2.48 from $3.68 and FY18 estimate to $7.38 from […]
Get Totally Out Of Stocks – Deflation Coming
Charles Nenner, renowned financial and geopolitical analyst, has been saying for a few years that “there would be no market crash until the end of 2017,” and “if people were not positioned correctly, they could lose everything.” It’s nearing the end of 2017, and Nenner says, “I think we are there already. . . . […]
Volatility Rears Its Ugly Head In August
Volatility made a roaring comeback in August, as political risks emanating from North Korea and the Trump White House weighed on the bull market. CBOE Volatility Index Spikes The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index spiked to nine-month highs on 10 August, as stocks sold off following President Trump’s confrontation with North Korea. The […]
Dollar Heads Up As North Korean Tensions Wane
The dollar reversed from 2 ½ year lows as Asian stocks headed higher on Wednesday morning and European markets looked for a positive open as well. The dollar index was up 0.15 percent to 92.47 .DXY as of 7:30 a.m. GMT. The euro was lower against the dollar, trading at $1.1952. The dollar was also up […]
Big Bank Bosses Are Dumping Their Stocks As “Credit Risk Ricochets Back”
“Credit risk is ricocheting back as a legitimate concern after years of hibernation…” warns David Hendler, founder, and principal at Viola Risk Advisors, who considers recent share sales by executives at the big retail banks, in particular, to be smart, as consumer portfolios are showing signs of strain. Wall Street analysts have been urging investors all year to buy stocks […]
Sensex Trades In The Green; Indian Oil Up By 4%
After opening the day on a positive note, share markets in India have continued the momentum and are trading in green. Sectoral indices are trading on a positive note with stocks in the oil and gas sector and stocks in the metal sector leading the gains. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 300 points (up 1%), and the NSE Nifty is trading up by […]
3 Strong Buy Stocks That Have Been Soaring For Months
Here at Zacks, we utilize a system that emphasizes earnings estimates and earnings estimate revisions to find high-quality stocks that are poised to outperform the market over the next one to three months. From 1988 through 2016, our proven Zacks Rank system more than doubled the S&P 500 with an average gain of +25% per […]
Is A QT-Tantrum On The Way For Bond Yields?
In this video, we look at the prospects for a QT (Quantitative Tightening) tantrum for the bond market. The video walks through a couple of slides of a recent edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. In the video, we look at a couple of key preconditions for a yield spike such as increasingly crowded long […]
