Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Posts Upbeat Q2 Earnings, Sales
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (SWK – Free Report) is a leading global manufacturer of branded tools and engineered solutions for professional, industrial and consumer applications. Also, the company provides integrated access and security solutions to commercial, institutional and residential customers. This New Britain, CT-based company has a $22.5 billion market capitalization. However, Stanley Black & Decker’s exposure […]
The BOJ Is Telling Us To Buy Japanese Equities. Should You Listen?
At WisdomTree, we track a very interesting weekly statistic reported by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF)—the net flows from foreign investors into Japan’s equity market.1 As of June 16, 2017, approximately $2.7 billion had gone INTO Japan’s equities for the 2017 year-to-date period. That compares to $155 billion in 2013, $22.5 billion in 2014, $3.5 […]
Hasbro, Inc. 2Q 2017, Halliburton Company 2Q 2017 Earnings Reported
Hasbro 2Q 2017 earnings and Halliburton 2Q 2017 earnings were released before opening bell this morning. Hasbro posted net earnings of 53 cents per share on $972.5 million in sales. Wall Street had been looking for 45 cents per share and $974.2 million in revenue. In last year’s second quarter, the toymaker reported 41 cents […]
FX Markets Turn To UK & US GDP Data, FOMC Rate Decision
Consumer price inflation is expected to have reached +2.2% in the second quarter of 2017, up from a prior reading of +2.1%, according to market estimates, and at the lower end of the central bank’s +2-3% target range (y/y). The RBA’s target is defined as a medium-term average to allow for any unseen circumstances and for lags in […]
Market Insights – With Nour Al-Hammoury
In this week’s market update, we take a look at the latest trends of the US Dollar Index, which tumbled below 95 and closed the week below that support for the first time this year; we explain the reasons behind such move, speculating the possible scenarios ahead. As well, we will focus on the ECB […]
Forex Week In Review – Monday, July 24
Last week was a mixed affair for the world’s major markets. In Europe over the course of the week, the FTSE was up on last week’s close by 1% at 7452.9; the Dax ended at 12240, down by 3.1% on last week’s close; the CAC was down by 2.3% to end the session at 5117.7. […]
Oil Bounces Off Lows, Spikes On Saudi ‘Deep Cut’ Headline
Ok, so the headlines are coming in from the OPEC, non-OPEC monitoring committee meeting in St. Petersburg, where ministers are convening to chat about market conditions. And although not a whole lot is expected, crude is of course prone to sharp moves on headlines. Sure enough, this (out moments ago) seems to be having an […]
Another Week Of Across-The-Board Gains For Global Markets
For a second week in a row, all the broad categories of global markets posted gains. Led by a sharp advance in foreign government bonds in developed markets, the major asset classes dispensed a clean sweep of price increases, based on a set of exchange-traded products. The top performer for the five trading days through July 21: […]
Top 5 Things Happening In The Market Today – Monday, July 24
Top 5 Things to Know Before You Start Trading This Monday we are awaiting a few data releases and central bank speeches. We also see the EUR and AUD higher while the USD suffers from ongoing White House Controversy. 1 – Stocks Lower as EUR Rises Stocks were hit hard on Friday as the EUR/USD continued to climb to […]
KKR To Acquire Majority Control Of The Nature’s Bounty Co From Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group (CG) announced that it is selling majority control of Nature’s Bounty Co., a global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of health and wellness products, to KKR (KKR). Following the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of 2017 and is subject to the receipt of customary regulatory approvals and the satisfaction […]
