Oil and product prices pulled back Friday as it became clear that Hurricane Nate would only cause a short-term impact on U.S. oil production and that there was no damage to off shore oil rigs. The fast storm means that production will come back on line quickly as the U.S. energy industry will rise to […]

A few years ago, WisdomTree coined the phrase “Forgotten Dividend Payers” to refer to mid-cap and small-cap companies that pay dividends. In a yield-starved environment, within the United States one could dip down the market capitalization-size spectrum to find higher dividend yields. The Share Buyback Phenomenon Share buybacks have generated a lot of attention within the low-yield environment that we’ve seen since the global financial […]

The rise in the market has seemed unstoppable. Despite the Federal Reserve continuing to hike interest rates and tightening monetary policy, geopolitical risks from North Korea to Iran, mass shootings, failure of legislative agenda and weak economic growth – the market’s rise has continued unabated. Much of the recent rise, as discussed last week, has […]

from the San Francisco Fed — this post authored by Thomas M. Mertens and Patrick Shultz Exchange rate stabilization or currency “pegs” are among the most prevalent interventions in international financial markets. Removing a peg to a safer currency can make the home currency more risky and less attractive to investors. When a country with […]

With no North Korean nuclear test over the weekend contrary to a Friday morning rumor, S&P futures rebounded and edged higher as European stocks gain, led by Spanish shares after mass demonstrations in favor of Spanish unity and speculation Catalonia may back down on unilateral independence demands, while Chinese mainland stocks reopened catching up to […]