Category Archive: Finance
Biotech Rally Clipped By Trump Tweet; ACA Makeover Creates Uncertainty
Trump Tweet Clips Biotech Rally-Drug Pricing Rhetoric Clouds Prospects Again “Trumpcare” Introduction Creates Uncertainty for Healthcare Stocks Just as investors were becoming more enthusiastic with biotechnology investing, a barrage of tweets and news stories regarding the ACA overhaul by Republicans cooled the market. We have been through this before and despite many analysts saying that drug pricing […]
Big EUR/USD Events Ahead – Live Market Open From 8:00 GMT
Monetary policy is giving a fight against the growing influence of politics and now we face two key events for EUR/USD. Apart from previewing these events, we will bring you up to speed with recent movements, technical levels and also dive into the diving pound. Join me for a live market open, hosted by FXStreet: […]
OECD Cautions That “The Financial Market Response To Any Increase In Rates May Not Be Smooth”
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, in its latest economic outlook released Tuesday, is warning that “the positive assessment reflected in market valuations appears disconnected from real economy prospects,” going on to caution: “the financial market response to the increase in rates … may not be smooth.” BNN.ca According to OECD estimates, Canada’s economy is projected […]
Vector Group: How Safe Is The Sky-High Dividend Yield?
Tobacco stocks such as Altria (MO) and Philip Morris International (PM) have long been favorites for dividend investors seeking generous, secure, and steadily growing yields. However, with massive consolidation in the tobacco industry, courtesy of the secular decline in world smoking rates, the number of quality tobacco blue chips continues to decline. Vector Group (VGR) is now the highest-yielding […]
Fed Hike In March May Not Be Bad News For Gold
After a challenging Q4 in 2016 in a context of rising bond yields and a stronger US dollar, gold seems to be getting its shine back in Q1. The technical picture is beginning to look a little more constructive and the “reflation trade”, spurred on further by expectations of higher infrastructure spending and tax cuts in […]
The Next Big Catalyst For Gold
We discuss what could finally get precious metals going. Video Length – 00:13:04
No – The Oil Market Is Not Fixed!
We discuss the API Report, and what it means for the Oil Market on Wednesday in this video. We blow through the previous Record High Oil Storage Levels Tomorrow! Video Length – 00:04:10
Diving Into The IMF’s Global Housing Update: Bubbles And Busts
The IMF’s Global House Price Index, an average of real house prices across 57 monitored countries, continues to climb. The index shows sixteenth consecutive quarters of positive year-on-year growth. However, house prices are not rising everywhere around the world. Three Different Paths Since 2000 National Index vs. Major Cities Price Divergences On Australia, IMF assessment points […]
When Will Stock Market Volatility Return?
In this month’s video, I look at key trends developing in global stock and bond markets. Chart review includes analysis of large-cap, small cap, emerging market, high yield, interest rates, and gold prices. Observations of risk and reward are noted throughout with an emphasis on caution for new money at this phase of the rally […]
China And Reserves, A Straightforward Process Unnecessarily Made Into A Riddle
The fact that China reported a small increase in official “reserves” for February 2017 is one of the least surprising results in all of finance. The gamma of those reserves is as predictable as the ticking clock of CNY, in no small part because what is behind the changes in those balances are the gears […]
