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Baby Boomer Employment Across Time – Wednesday, Sept. 12
With the release of the March employment report, let’s review the status of the 20th century Baby Boom, which was one of the most powerful demographic events in the history of the United States. The chart below illustrates the 19-year surge in births following World War II that stretched from 1946 through 1964. The boom […]
Baby Boomer Employment Across Time – Wednesday, September 12
With the release of the March employment report, let’s review the status of the 20th century Baby Boom, which was one of the most powerful demographic events in the history of the United States. The chart below illustrates the 19-year surge in births following World War II that stretched from 1946 through 1964. The boom […]
Comments On Cannabis, Oil, Natural Gas, And Gold
Sean Brodrick, Natural Resource Analysts at Weiss Group joins me today to discuss his outlook for the cannabis, oil, natural gas and gold sectors. In some (cannabis and energy) he sees opportunity but warns of some dates where he is planning on selling. In terms of metals, he is still seeing some support being held. (Audio […]
USD/JPY Eyes Monthly-Low As US Producer Price Index (PPI) Disappoints
JAPANESE YEN TALKING POINTS USD/JPY moves to the beat of its own drum in September, with the exchange rate pulling back ahead of the monthly-high (111.76), and dollar-yen may continue to consolidate ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision on September 26 amid the mixed data prints coming out of the U.S. economy. USD/JPY EYES MONTHLY-LOW […]
5 Best Bargain Peg Stocks For Value Investors
The popularity of value investing is on the rise. The success of billionaire value investors like Warren Buffett further underscores the fact. Over the past five years, his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway’s book value has grown at a compound annual rate of 11% (The Economist). Per a July Motley Fool article last year, over the past […]
EUR/USD: ECB May React To Growing Signs Of Weakness
Euro-zone growth may remain robust, but the engine is slowing down. The ECB may exercise its conditionality and prolong the exit. The EUR/USD may lose more ground on growing divergence. The euro-zone grew at a pace of 0.4% QoQ in Q1 and also in Q2 2018. Forecasts for the third quarter are positive, and the […]
Is The Corporate Bond Market Overheating? Look At The Lenders
Recently, a growing number of investors and market commentators have been advocating for caution in credit lending—rightfully so, in my opinion. However, despite the publicity this has received in the press, it appears that little has actually been done to clamp down on aggressive lending. Perhaps this should not be surprising since in practice, lending […]
August Producer Price Index: Core Final Demand Down 0.1% MoM
Today’s release of the August Producer Price Index (PPI) for Final Demand came in at -0.1% month-over-month seasonally adjusted, down from last month’s 0.0%. It is at 2.8% year-over-year, down from 3.3% last month, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis. Core Final Demand (less food and energy) came in at -0.1% MoM, down from 0.1% the […]
As If Florence Wasn’t Enough
As if Florence was not enough. Not only are we preparing for Hurricane Florence in what could turn out to be the strongest mid-Atlantic storm in recorded history, now we must deal with the risks of more storms that are heading to and developing in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as lots of news […]
DXY Index Sideways Grind Continues Ahead Of BOE, ECB Tomorrow
The US Dollar (via the DXY Index) has been treading water the past few days, essentially biding time since the start of September: the DXY Index closed at 95.10 on August 31, and at 95.10 is where it opened up today. While traders continue to discuss intense headlines regarding the US-China trade war or emerging market contagion, […]
