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NZD/USD Drop May Gain On Brexit, Turkish Financial Exposure Fears
New Zealand Dollar Fundamental Forecast: Bearish NZD OUTLOOK TALKING POINTS: Dovish RBNZ and concerns over European bank exposure to Turkey sent NZD/USD lower Local economic event risk for the New Zealand Dollar sparse, placing focus on sentiment Brexit and lingering Turkish fears can weaken stocks. USD may also act as a safe haven AUD/NZD may act as “risk neutral”, rising on better-than-expected […]
Papa John’s Announces Assistance Program For North America Franchisees
Papa John’s International, Inc. announced a new assistance program for its franchisees in the United States and Canada. This program has the full support of the company’s Franchise Advisory Council and the Papa John’s Franchise Association, and follows conversations with representatives from the FAC and PJFA to help address the sales and operating challenges following […]
Week In Review: Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Files For $500 Million Hong Kong IPO
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has filed for a Hong Kong IPO that is expected to raise up to $500 million (see story). Junshi is developing a pipeline of 13 biologic drugs, including immuno-oncology treatments. Its most advanced candidate, toripalimab, is a PD-1 mAb whose NDA is currently being reviewed in China as a second-line treatment for melanoma. Earlier this […]
Trump Praises Mexico, Threatens Canada With Tariffs On Cars
President Trump says deal with Mexico moving nicely but Canada must wait, barriers too high. Deal with Mexico is coming along nicely. Autoworkers and farmers must be taken care of or there will be no deal. New President of Mexico has been an absolute gentleman. Canada must wait. Their Tariffs and Trade Barriers are far […]
Profit From Retail Disruption With These ETFs
(1:00) – What Has Caused The Disruption in the Retail Industry? (3:15) – What Are The New Growth Trends In Retail? (5:00) – ProShares Online Retail ETF: ONLN (9:50) – Weakened Brick and Mortar Retail (12:55) – Pro Shares Long Online/Short Stores ETF: CLIX (14:05) – How Can Investors Benefit From These Products? (17:00) – Episode Roundup: [email protected] […]
US Dollar Gains On Market Turmoil, Eyes Bond Sales And TIC Data
FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST FOR THE US DOLLAR: BULLISH US Dollar soars as emerging market turmoil stokes haven demand Bond auction results and TIC data may cap yields, cooling the rally Sentiment boost from US/Japan autos deal may not prove lasting The US Dollar would not let a lull in local data flow slow upward progress last […]
Weekly Market Digest: Musk Considers Taking Tesla Private
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines on Tuesday for tweeting that he was considering taking Tesla private. A sell-off on Friday wiped out gains for the week and left US stocks modestly lower for the week. In part due to a strengthening dollar, international stocks fared worse and are now down 4.2% for the year, […]
A Middle-Class Squeeze Recipe: Flat Real Wage Growth With Prices Poised To Move Higher
We’ve been witnessing inflationary pressures in the monthly economic data over the last several months. Some of this has been higher raw materials due in part to trade tariffs and other input costs, such as climbing freight costs, as well as the impact of increased minimum wages in certain states. Habit Restaurant (HABT) noticeably called out […]
The Balance: On Private Activity Bonds
For about two months, I wondered when I would write this. Now I know… I’m writing it now. To all my readers, I am letting you know that Aleph Blog is not ending, but it is changing. I accepted a writing assignment with The Balance. I am going to write 4-5 articles for them per month, […]
