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Remember! Home Sales Lead; House Prices Follow
Remember: home *sales* peak first; house *prices* peak later! That’s because it is reduced sales themselves that give sellers the signal to reconsider their asking prices, and buyers to consider becoming more aggressive. This morning two important measures of house prices were released, both for September. First, the Case Shiller indexes all rose: Before seasonal adjustment, the […]
Removing The Cloak From Gold
The new Alchemist is out. What can we learn from the latest publication of the LBMA? We invite you to read our today’s article and find out! Banque de France and Gold The latest edition of LBMA’s Alchemist focuses on the role of central banks in the gold market. Sylvie Goulard, Deputy Governor of Banque de France, […]
Five Dividend Stocks Boosting Shareholder Distributions
There were several companies over the past week which announced their intent to raise dividends to shareholders. It is always great to see companies that are able to extend their long streaks of annual dividend increases. I find dividend increases to be a good indicator of how company executives feel about the near-term business environment. […]
Consider These 3 TIAA Mutual Funds For Striking Gains
Previously known as TIAA-CREF, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America Fund (TIAA) was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918. TIAA had $1 trillion in assets under management as of Dec 31, 2017. A major portion of its assets is allocated to stocks and fixed income securities. Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, seeks […]
Morning Call For Tuesday, Nov. 27
Overnight Markets And News Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ18 -0.36%) this morning are down -0.21% and European stocks are down -0.19% after President Trump late yesterday said that additional tariffs on China are still likely. Trump told the WSJ he expects to move ahead with an increase on tariffs to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods […]
Pump And Dump
Oil did a pump and dump after it was announced that Saudi Arabia raised oil production to an all-time high in November, pumping 11.1 million to 11.3 million barrels per day (bpd). Yet, oil rebounded because it is just not about production but also oil exports that the Saudis are signaling will be falling sharply. […]
USD/CAD Daily Analysis – Tuesday, Nov. 27
USD/CAD stays in a bullish price channel on the 4-hour chart and remains in the uptrend from 1.2782 (Oct 1 low). As long as the price is in the channel, the fall from 1.3317 could be treated as consolidation for the uptrend and another rise to 1.3400 area is possible after the consolidation. Only a […]
Disney Upgraded To Outperform From In-Line At Imperial Capital
Imperial Capital analyst David Miller upgraded Disney (DIS) to Outperform from In-Line and raised his price target for the shares to $129 from $113. The stock closed yesterday up 47c to $112.55. While fiscal 2019 should be a “transitional year,” fiscal 2020 brings an “abundance of catalysts,” Miller tells investors in a research note. The […]
Sensex Ends 159 Points Higher; IT And Bank Stocks Witness Buying
Indian share markets traded on a positive note during closing hours and ended the day higher. Gains were largely seen in the IT sector and oil & gas sector, while metal stocks and healthcare stocks witnessed selling pressure. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood higher by 159 points (up 0.5%) and the NSE Nifty closed higher by 57 points (up 0.5%). The BSE Mid Cap index […]
Trump Says Consumers Can “Very Easily” Take A 10% Tariff Hit On Goods From China
Farm bankruptcies are on the rise and Apple is struggling with falling sales but more tariffs are coming says, Trump. Family Farm Bankruptcies On the Rise Thanks to falling grain prices partially due to trump tariff policies, Family Farm Bankruptcies On the Rise in Upper Midwest States. The number of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing […]
