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The Time’s – And Oil’s – A ’Changin’
The oil market was shaken on Thursday. Well, for some traders anyway. In case you didn’t notice it, futures on light, sweet crude oil flipped from backwardation to contango. Did that sound like mumbo-jumbo? Let me explain. Contango describes a futures price curve in which contracts for distant deliveries trade at a premium to nearby […]
Asia-Pacific Calendar: The Week Ahead – Friday, Oct. 19
By Steven Levine (Video length 00:02:31) Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the Asia-Pacific region in the week beginning October 22.
How To Use The 4% Rule To Thrive In Retirement
Look at most any magazine or news story related to your money and retirement, and you are going to see outrageously high numbers for what your nest egg should look like. I think they do this just to sell some advertising. The real number you should be focusing on is the 4% rule. What is […]
Forbes, Laffer Ask Trump For Zero Tariffs, Zero Subsidies, And Zero Barriers
In a letter to Trump, the Committee to Unleash Prosperity seeks zero tariffs. There were several notable letter signees. Steve Forbes, Arthur Laffer, Fred Smith, and Stephen Moore on the Committee to Unleash Prosperity ask Trump to seize the high ground and give U.S. firms an advantage. Please consider the WSJ Op-Ed Mr. President, It’s Time […]
Income Opportunity Of The Week
CBL and AFSI. music selection: “Take Your Whiskey Home” — Van Halen Each Friday at the raptor, I explore opportunities in income investing. It has become sort of trendy in the FIRE community to go with a 100% allocation to equities. I think this is foolhardy. All the research proves that buy and hold investors […]
British Pound Rates Rise Across The Board On Irish Border Brexit Progress
The British Pound has found relief at the end of a trying week, rallying sharply in the past hour amid a news report provided hope for a Brexit breakthrough in the coming days. Bloomberg News reported that the UK government was prepared to drop its Irish border demands as a way to help ease the […]
The Bullish And Bearish Case For US Markets
(Audio length 00:12:08) Chris Temple joins me today to weigh the possibility of the US markets to continue to selloff or garner a buy. There are signs especially internationally that could lead to a further drop in US equities but on the other side, there is still a lot of liquidity in the markets.
Gold-Stock Sentiment Shifting
The gold miners’ stocks have been largely ignored and neglected for years. Speculators and investors wanted little to do with them for various reasons. But that apathetic sentiment is finally starting to shift thanks to last week’s stock-market plunge. Capital is starting to return to this battered sector as traders begin to realize how radically […]
What Do They Know?
The Steering Committee for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned last week that tighter financial conditions globally are a risk. A bit late perhaps, but that’s how these things go. You can tell matters are serious when Economists are shaken out from their global growth slumber. The IMF wants everyone to know that this could […]
E The Global Outlook Dims, The US-China Trade Rift Makes Matters Worse
“The steady expansion under way since mid-2016 continues, with global growth for 2018–19 projected to remain at its 2017 level. At the same time, however, the expansion has become less balanced and may have peaked in some major economies. Downside risks to global growth have risen in the past six months and the potential for […]
