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EC The Hawk Not In Housing (Nor Capex)
Jay Powell is on the warpath, he thinks. Some aren’t so sure, though. At his last press conference, the one held on September 26 after the last “rate hike”, someone in the media actually asked him about the impact of rising interest rates. And not in a good way. His answer would apply to a […]
Costco Shares Fall On Fourth Quarter Earnings
CNBC’s Eric Chemi reports on Costco fourth quarter earnings, which were in line with analyst estimates.
Europe: The Week Ahead
By Steven Levine Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the European region in the week beginning October 8.
Buy These 4 Efficient Stocks For Stellar Returns
Astute investors always opt for plans that are likely to yield high returns irrespective of market conditions. Efficiency level, which measures a company’s capability to transform available input into output, is often considered an important parameter used to gauge a company’s potential to rake in handsome returns. A company with a favorable efficiency level is […]
Euro Vulnerable As Slowing Growth Reveals Underlying Issues
Economic indicators point to a worsening slowdown in the Eurozone As growth slows, cracks are beginning to appear, starting with Italian financial markets After engineering a massive trade surplus, Eurozone now reliant on its trading partners In our last commentary on the euro in late August, we wrote that the common currency was set to […]
U.S. Yields Rise To Multi-Year High: ETFs To Gain & Lose
Treasury yields are once again surging buoyed by rounds of upbeat economic data and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve policymakers. Notably, the 10-year Treasury yields hit its highest level since July 2011 at 3.162% while the 30-year yield touched 3.318% – its highest level since October 2014. Private-sector employment jumped with 230,000 job additions in […]
The Latest Look At The Total Return Roller Coaster – Thursday, Oct. 4
Note: We’ve updated the charts below based on monthly data through September. Here’s an interesting set of charts that will especially resonate with those of us who follow economic and market cycles. Imagine that five years ago you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500. How much would it be worth today, with dividends reinvested but adjusted […]
Rising Yields – It’s Just Getting Going
(Audio length 00:11:45) Richard Postma joins me today to comment on the breakout in yields. The 10 year is now about the 3.11 resistance level and there are a number of factors that will continue to drive it higher. If you listen closely you can even hear my 5-month-old Gigi agreeing with what we are […]
S&P 500 ETFs – Thursday. Oct. 4
The S&P 500 index is arguably the most well-known worldwide. It is based on the market cap of the 500 largest companies in the U.S. The first-ever ETF, introduced in 1989, hoped to mimic the index, but was short-lived due to a lawsuit. Several S&P 500 ETFs have been brought to market since, and we […]
5 GARP Stocks For A Winning Portfolio
Investors on the lookout for stocks with the potential for maximum growth and value investing may consider the growth at a reasonable price or GARP strategy. This popular strategy helps investors gain exposure to stocks with impressive growth prospects that are trading at a discount. GARP investing employs popular value metrics — price-to-earnings (P/E) and […]
