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Despite Declining Ratings, Big Corn & Bean Crops Stun Markets
Market Analysis The USDA’s August corn & soybean forecasts revealed surprisingly high yields vs. trade’s averages causing an-other sharp price break across the markets this year. With recent crop ratings declining from very high initial levels, many trade estimates had slipped recently. However, the USDA’s initial crop projections are for a record US corn yield […]
Anatomy Of Hyperinflation
Two drones filled with explosives were recently deployed in a failed assassination attempt to take out Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Chaos filled the streets as the military ran for their lives. But this sort of pandemonium is commonplace in Venezuela today: Where citizens have run out of basic necessities such as toilet paper and have begun […]
3 Strong Buy Semiconductor Stocks To Consider Now – August 2018
Semiconductor stocks were battered by market volatility earlier this year, but tech has made a strong recovery, and with several interesting trends like the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence on the rise, it is still an exciting time to be investing in chip-making corner of the technology sector. While tech behemoths like Microsoft (MSFT – Free […]
AUD/USD Forecast: Bearish Behavior To Persist As Summer Range Snaps
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR TALKING POINTS AUD/USD slips to a fresh yearly-low even as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) starts to change its tune, and the exchange rate now stands at risk of exhibiting a more bearish behavior over the days ahead as it snaps the range-bound price action from the start of the summer months. AUD/USD […]
5 Vital Factors That Drive The Real Estate Market
You know the old saying that real estate prices are local. What is happening in one area of the country has no impact on another area and so forth. While overall this idea rings true, there are some exceptions to the saying. In fact, there are some common factors that drive the real estate market, […]
Netflix Slips As CFO Steps Down, Analyst Cuts Target
Shares of Netflix (NFLX) are under pressure after the streaming service company announced that its CFO David Wells is stepping down. Commenting on Wells’ departure, KeyBanc analyst Andy Hargreaves told investors he expects “minimal disruption” since Netflix’s financial strategy is now well established. Meanwhile, Imperial Capital analyst David Miller cut his price target on the […]
6 ETFs In Focus As Turkey Crisis Worsens
As it is global stocks are feeling the pinch of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China, and now the collapse in Turkish lira has amplified the concerns. This is especially true as Turkish lira is in a free-fall territory, nosediving as much as 11% against the dollar in early trading today after […]
Household Income And Spending Projections Vs Current And Projected CPI
Every month the Fed does a survey of consumer expectations. Let’s compare the CPI to what consumers say they will do. Inquiring minds are diving into the New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations report for August. Median inflation expectations at both the one- and three-year horizons were unchanged at 3.0 percent for the third straight month. […]
Turkish Crisis Causes A Modest Decline In U.S. Stocks
Stocks Fall As Expected The stock market fell as expected. Personally, I had been bearish on stocks in the near term because they were overbought according to the CNN Fear and Greed index. The S&P 500 fell 0.71% and the Nasdaq fell 0.67%. The VIX increased 16.77% to 13.16. If I was a bull, I […]
Weekly Technical Perspective OnThe US Dollar (DXY)
Updated weekly technicals for US Dollar (DXY) – Breakout testing first major resistance hurdle. In this series, we scale-back and take a look at the broader technical picture to gain a bit more perspective on where we are in trend. The US Dollar Index is up more than 9.3% off the yearly lows with the advance now approaching initial topside objectives. Here […]
