11,000 Kg Gold For A Painting – Will Cost 110 Kg In 2025
What is absolutely certain is that global wealth will be totally decimated in the next 4-8 years. It doesn’t matter if you are very rich or “just own a house” with some equity left. Most of it will come down in value by 75-95% in the next few years as the debt and asset bubbles […]
Aurora Cannabis Acquires Leading Global Greenhouse Design Firm Larssen Ltd
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) (OTCQX: ACBFF) announced today that the Company has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares (the “Acquisition”) of Larssen Ltd (“Larssen”). The terms of the transaction are undisclosed but include performance-based milestone payments, such as those related to profitability metrics, as well […]
Gold Extends Gains After Fed Minutes
Gold prices ended Wednesday’s session up $11.41 an ounce as the dollar weakened after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed some officials were concerned over the inflation outlook. “Many participants observed that there was some likelihood that inflation might remain below 2 percent for longer than they currently expected,” the Fed said in […]
Alibaba Is Better Than Amazon And More Affordable
Investors know that Amazon is hot. They continue to expand into new markets and consistently grow earnings for shareholders. But one thing that holds back some investors, especially small-time investors is the stock price. At over $1,000 per share, it just isn’t possible for some investors to get a nice stake in the company. But […]
Brexit Budget – Grim Outlook As UK Economy Downgraded
– Brexit budget – Grim outlook as UK economic forecasts downgrade – UK Chancellor uses housing market policy as smoke-screen for deteriorating economy – UK budget matters more than ever due to BREXIT risks – Policy on stamp duty will fail to aid worsening housing market – Real GDP expected to grow by just 1.5%, 40% […]
Bloodbath In China: Overnight Stock Collapse Blamed On Bond Fears, Liquor
Ok, well it wouldn’t be entirely inaccurate to say that things fell apart in China overnight. Just two days after surging nearly the most in three months, the CSI 300 fell the most since June of last year and the ChiNext plummeted 3% as well: That’s the lowest close since August 25 from the ChiNext: […]
Deere Price Target Raised To $170 From $150 At Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo analyst Andrew Casey raised his price target for Deere (DE) shares to $170 citing yesterday’s “strong” Q4 performance and above consensus fiscal 2018 outlook. Deere is poised to benefit from an improving farm equipment demand cycle, acquisition accretion and secular growth, Casey told investors last night in a post-earnings research note. He […]
European Fixed Income Trading Experiencing Calm Before The (Mifid 2) Storm
It was a little note in a Greenwich study that raised a fascinating topic for those interested in market structure. When evaluating causation of dwindling volume in European fixed-income electronic trading, the report mused out loud about the potential for the market to have reached its “natural limit.” Understanding this level, and recognizing how and […]
Europe Rebounds From Chinese Rout After Stellar PMIs; US Closed For Holiday
Nothing can keep the BTFD spirit at bay in Europe this Thanksgiving morning. Having started the session on the back-foot after the biggest Chinese stock market tumble in 17 months (the SHCOMP dropped -2.3%, most since June 2016) amid tighter liquidity conditions as a result of today’s Thanksgiving holiday in the US and attempts by regulators to […]
Asia Pacific Currencies Still Stymied By Their Own Central Banks
Asia Pacific currency majors spent much of 2017 overwhelmingly driven by the “USD” side of their respective currency pairs. 2018 will probably offer more of the same, at least in its early months. Part of this is due to the shifts in America’s political landscape engendered by Donald Trump’s 2016 ascent to the Oval Office. […]
