Category Archive: Finance
Hess Corporation (HES) Q2 Loss Wider Than Expected
Hess Corporation (HES – Free Report) is an integrated energy company engaged in oil and gas Exploration & Production (“E&P”) and refining as well as marketing. The company’s E&P activities are concentrated in Algeria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, Russia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Currently, Hess […]
When ‘Trillions Of Dollars’ Goes ‘Blind’: Howard Marks Is Worried About ETFs & Passive Investing
As a product of the last several years, ETFs’ promise of liquidity has yet to be tested in a major bear market, particularly in less-liquid fields like high yield bonds. That’s from Howard Marks and it echoes something he’s been saying for years. Namely that an ETF promises intraday liquidity even as in many cases […]
Dollar Remains On The Defensive
The US dollar is narrowly mixed after selling off following the FOMC statement. Sometimes the narrative explains the price action, and sometimes the price action explains the narrative. This seems to be the case of the latter. The dollar and interest rates fell, and so the Fed was dovish. First, let’s turn to the fall interest rates. At the end of last week, the […]
Strong Fundamental Outlook & High Dividend Yield Are Attractive Reasons To Invest In Vermilion Energy Inc.
Written by SmallCapPower.com Vermilion Energy Inc. (VET), based in Calgary, Alberta, is an international oil and gas producer with superior operational and financial metrics. At the current (July 26) market price of $33.39 (US), the stock has an attractive dividend yield of ~6.0% and if oil prices move up, there should also be decent capital […]
Pairing Dividend Aristocrats With Bank ETFs
Income seeking investors know all about the dividend aristocrats. Those are the companies that have been raising their dividends for at least 25 straight years. They’re ideal for retirees and just about anybody else looking for dividend income in their portfolio because of their predictability. They’re not necessarily the highest yielding stocks but their steadiness […]
Gold Rises To Six-Week High After Fed Statement
Gold prices rose $10.65 an ounce on Wednesday, hitting the highest level since July 15, as the dollar slipped after the Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates unchanged. The U.S. central bank also signaled that it could launch its plan to start winding down its massive holdings of bonds. “The Committee expects to begin […]
The US Dollar – Looking For A Bounce
Recent Price Action The US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to move lower this week having lost another 1.4% from the previous weeks close. This continued move lower came after the DXY had already lost over 8% from the highs that were struck in January. While the Dollar is still getting hammered on both the charts […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Thursday, July 27
S&P 500 The S&P 500 initially was slightly negative during the day on Wednesday, but as the Federal Reserve FOMC statement was coming due, buyers started pushing the S&P 500 higher. Later in the day, we pulled back, as traders would have taken risk off ahead of the volatile announcement. However, when I look at […]
India Stock Bull Market Very Bullish As Nifty 50 Crosses 10,000 Points
The Nitfy 50 index representing the stock market in India crosses 10,000 points. It now trades at all-time highs, and is poised to go much higher in the 24 months ahead. No surprise, InvestingHaven‘s research team forecasted this strong bull market last year in several articles, one of which India Stock Market Outlook For 2017, and, last […]
Liquidity, The NFCI, And Leverage
If you want to trade macro, you need to understand liquidity. PTJ, Druck, Soros, Dalio — all these legends have expressed this fact multiple times. Liquidity is what moves markets. This is even more true now than in the macro heydays of the 70s and 80s. With the rise of “blind investing” in the form of passively buying and […]
