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Rolling Over
Here they come. After spending more than a year talking about nothing but good things ahead for the global economy, Economists are beginning to sound worried. In 2017, there wasn’t anything that could stand in the way of synchronized growth. In 2018, there’s no longer any synchronized growth, so now we can talk about what […]
The Best And Worst Performing Assets In September, Q3 And YTD
After a turbulent summer, September was largely a calm affair for markets according to Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid. Indeed volatility measures for most assets continued to remain subdued and concerns around the EM issues which haunted markets in August abated. Italy was always going to be the big risk however and it wasn’t until the […]
Goldman Traced The History Of S&P Divergences – Here’s What They Found…
Well, the “convergence/divergence” market debate has officially gone mainstream. On Monday, the Wall Street Journal ran a piece called “U.S. Stocks Widen Lead Over Rest of the World“, which essentially rehashes the whole “divergence” story for anyone who is inexplicably inclined to waiting around on WSJ to pick up on last month’s market narrative. The […]
Construction Spending Weakness: Private Spending Down 0.5%, Government Up 2.0%
A surge in gov’t spending kept construction spending in the green by 0.1%. Private spending is down and trending lower. Construction spending reports are volatile and heavily revised, but given the weakness in most housing reports, the Monthly Construction Report for August rings true. Total Construction Construction spending during August 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted […]
Top & Flop Zones Of Q3 & Their ETFs
The global stock market was kind to investors in the third quarter despite the escalation in U.S.-China tariff trade, emerging market meltdown especially Turkey and Argentina, tech sell-off and geopolitical tension. The MSCI All Countries World Index rose more than 4% buoyed by encouraging performance of the American market, which is showing strong complacency and extending its […]
US Fixed Income Calendar: The Week Ahead
By Steven Levine Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the week beginning October 1.
A Perspective On Secular Bull And Bear Markets – Monday, Oct. 1
Was the March 2009 low the end of a secular bear market and the beginning of a secular bull? At this point, nine plus years later, the S&P 500 has set a series of inflation-adjusted record highs based on monthly averages of daily closes. Let’s examine the past to broaden our understanding of the range […]
2017/18 Stocks Higher Than USDA & Trade, But Wheat Up Slightly
Market Analysis Friday’s September Quarterly Stocks & Small Grains reports provided some surprises in both corn and soybean final stocks while wheat’s 2018 US crop size was modestly higher than its August level. This year’s final corn and bean supplies were higher than the USDA’s previous levels & the trade’ estimates. US all-wheat production was […]
Healthcare Sector Increases 14.1% In Q3
Healthcare Sector – Without GE Dow Increases 9.3% Healthcare was the best sector in Q3 as it increased by 14.1%. That was its best quarter since Q3 2013. The next two best sectors were the industrials and tech which were up 9.7% and 8.5%. While tech has changed its makeup, Apple remains in the sector. […]
Some Trade Clarity And A Look At The Major Miner Charts
(Audio length 00:10:51) Richard Postma joins me today to provide his thoughts on the recent Canada and US trade agreement. We also discuss the market reactions and take a step back to point out that there is still a lot of uneasiness around the world and around the trade picture. Finally we look at some […]
