Category Archive: Finance
Weekly Economic & Political Timeline – 11/15/2015
This week should be more newsworthy than last week, with key Central Bank events due concerning the USD, the JPY and the AUD. The most important element will be the FOMC Meeting Minutes release on Wednesday as the market will probably see these comments written after the key economic data release from the day before […]
Eight Things On My Mind At The Start Of The New Week
1. Nous Sommes Paris: The attack in Paris is tragic and reprehensible. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the people in France. There are several political and economic consequences, aside from the tighter security and elevated alertness. The attack overshadowed other issues at the G20 meeting. On one hand facing terror, investors often […]
The Forensic Accounting ETF: Where The Bodies Are Buried
Photo credit: Tony Hoffarth Forensic accountant John Del Vecchio likes to joke that he knows “where the bodies are buried” in the financial statements. In his line of work, you have to. John is a professional short seller and the author of What’s Behind the Numbers, an excellent primer on short selling I reviewed two years ago. […]
U.S. Equity And Economic Review: It’s A Revenue Recession
Last week, Fed President Rosengren offered his analysis of the US economy: Many headlines have focused on real GDP growing at only 1.5 percent in the third quarter. However, I would like to share with you a measure that focuses on domestic demand – real final sales to domestic purchasers, which is shown in Figure 1. This […]
Market In-review: Stocks Heavy As Oil Slips
■ Oil prices lowest since August on OPEC commentary ■ Global equities trade heavily on oil and other commodities’ decreases ■ U.S. stock indices decline after six consecutive weekly gain streak ■ Draghi says more Q.E. possible in Dec ■ USD weakens vs. major currencies in spite of expected Dec Fed liftoff Oil prices […]
U.S. Employment Numbers Too Strong For A Fed Hike
The question of whether the Fed will raise interest rates by the end of the year is still very much in doubt. But inflation numbers to be reported on Tuesday could provide the final clues as to whether the Fed’s first rate increase in nearly a decade will actually take place. The release of U.S. […]
Yuan Devaluation Likely
by Richard Duncan China’s economic model of export-led and investment-driven growth is in crisis. With no one left to export more to every year, China now finds itself with extraordinary excess capacity across every industry. Product prices are falling, companies are unprofitable and bank loans are going bad. Any further investment will just worsen the […]
Housing ETFs Tack On Gains On D.R. Horton Q4 Earnings
D.R. Horton (DHI), one of the biggest and well-known homebuilders of the nation, came up with strong fiscal fourth-quarter 2015 results on November 10 before the bell and also provided a strong outlook. Investors’ reacted favorably as DHI stock was about 11.3% up in the two days post earnings release. Let’s take a look inside […]
Which Countries Pay The Most For Medicinal Drugs?
USA! USA! USA! Exceptional America is #1 once again… oh wait! Why does America spend 35% to 90% more per capita than all other developed countries? There are numerous reasons, as Michael Snyder explains, if you have a health problem, even if it is just an imaginary one, some giant pharmaceutical company out there is probably making […]
Commodity Prices Plunge Further As Fed Hike Looms Large
The price of copper plunged to a 6-year low on the back of fears that an imminent rate hike is likely in the US. Commodities traders jumped on the bandwagon and shorted copper futures, and sold the metal en masse as it slid $0.054 to $2.164 per pound early in the morning on Thursday, 12 […]
