Category Archive: Finance
Are Central Banks Nationalizing The Economy?
The FT recently ran an article that states that “leading central banks now own a fifth of their governments’ total debt.” The figures are staggering. Without any recession or crisis, major central banks are purchasing more than $200 billion a month in government and private debt, led by the ECB and the Bank of Japan. […]
These Five U.S. Small Cap Stocks Have The Best 5-Year EPS Growth Rate
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. Written by SmallCapPower.com The U.S. small cap stocks on our list have been growing earnings per share at more than 75% compounded over the past five years making for a potentially attractive investment […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Friday, August 25
WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market fell during the session on Thursday, reaching down towards the $47 level. However, there is a tropical storm that is changing over into a hurricane heading towards the Gulf Coast refineries, so will be interesting to see what happens next. If we get some type of massive […]
Inside The “Wildest Commodity Trade” Ever… Just Don’t Blink
Besides the hilariously fabricated economic data and the whole central planning bit – both of which are now everywhere these days – the one most notable feature about China’s economy and capital markets are the constantly rolling, bursting and resurrecting asset bubbles: from housing, to stocks, to bonds, to commodities, to cryptocurrencies, to pretty much […]
GBP/JPY: Targeting 38.2% Fibo En-Route To 50% Fibo: Levels & Targets
Pound/yen continues producing lots of pips for traders. What’s next for the “dragon”? Here is the technical view from Credit Suisse. Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Credit Suisse FX Technical Strategy Research notes that GBP/JPY’s rejection of its downtrend from December 2016 has seen a sharp fall to complete a small top below […]
GBP/USD Challenges Resistance Of Downtrend Channel After 1.2775 Bounce
GBP/USD 4 hour The GBP/USD is testing the resistance line of the downtrend channel (red) after indeed bouncing near the round quarter support level of 1.2750. A bullish breakout could start wave A (purple) of a larger wave 2 (red) correction. A bearish break below support (blue) and the 1.2750 support could restart the downtrend […]
What Does A Bond Collapse Mean For The Stock Market?
Hindsight is 20/20 and for years, investors have been following the advice of major names in finance who anticipated market collapse…or rather, were very vocal about it after the fact. While I doubt we are anywhere near a market collapse (at least not one caused by a major event which can happen any time), former […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Friday, August 25
S&P 500 The S&P 500 went back and forth during the Thursday session, testing the 2450 level, and then pulling back. I think that the neutral candle suggests that we are waiting for words out of Janet Yellen to decide where to go next. After all, Federal Reserve policy will be important involving the dollar […]
Eurozone Flash PMI’s Signal Robust Growth In August
IHS Markit’s flash estimates of the purchase manager index across the manufacturing and the services sector showed that business activity continued to expand in August. The strong numbers came with both Germany and France registering strong output growth during August. Germany’s output showed a faster pace of expansion compared to the month before. Bundesbank’s report […]
Jackson Hole Question: How Fast Will The Fed Unwind Its Balance Sheet?
Financial media, Fed watchers, and the punditry pay special attention to the Kansas City’s Fed’s annual conference at Jackson Hole. It is a forum that draws top speakers, innovative ideas, and a sense of the possible policy changes. I expect that a key question will be the reduction of the Fed’s $4.5 trillion balance sheet […]
