Japan’s Abe Wins ‘Bigly’, Consolidates Power In Election Victory
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
Ok, so Shinzo Abe looks like he’s set to consolidate power in Japan. Sunday’s election wasn’t expected to produce a surprise result and indeed, there’s an argument to be made that no real surprises are even possible anymore in Japan. So there wasn’t really much in the way of risk for markets and certainly not for Kuroda […]
AUD/USD Weekly Analysis – Sunday, October 22
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
AUD/USD remains in a downtrend from 0.8124. The bounce from 0.7732 is likely a correction of the downtrend. A further rally is likely be seen in the coming days with a target of 0.7986. However, the downtrend could be expected to resume after the correction. Another fall to test the support of the resistance-turned-support trend line on […]
S&P 500 Is Up Some 15% In 2017, But Most Investors Have Lagged That Performance
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
Don’t look now, but last week the major indices hit repetitive all-time highs; yes again i.e. repetitive. “Oh it’s going to be one of those types of articles is it Seth”? No! In this article I’m going to do a little bit of recapping the week that was, projecting for the week at hand and […]
Blackstone Shines Again In 3Q
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
By Kevin Dowd, PitchBook Blackstone has recorded substantial YoY growth for the third quarter running, logging attributable net income of $384.6 million (a 19% improvement compared to 3Q 2016) and economic net income of $834 million (up 21% YoY). That ENI equates to about 69 cents per share, easily exceeding the reported 54-cent estimate of industry […]
RBC Capital: 5 Tech Giants To Buy/Sell Ahead Of Earnings
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
As we approach earnings season for some of the big tech giants, we take a look at RBC’s cheat sheet to gain a better understanding of how these stocks are set to perform. Here we include words of wisdom from RBC Capital’s Mark Mahaney as well as the bigger picture from the Street. Which ‘Strong Buy’ stocks […]
Ripple: From Super Bullish To Neutral In Less Than A Week
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
TM editors‘ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. The price of Ripple lost 30 percent in just one week. Although that is impressive for a regular investor, it is ‘more of the same’ in crypto land. Cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile in nature. […]
Market Outlook: S&P 500 Repeats Record Pattern Exactly 19 Years Later
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
I know this is getting boring, but equities hit new highs yet again with Big Cap Value stocks leading the charge up +1.9% for the week. Thank you, IBM. However, just when you may be thinking it’s just another strong week, the S&P 500 took record breaking to a level not seen since October 16, […]
Three On A Match: US Tax Reform, ECB And Bank Of Canada Meetings
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
There are many economic reports that will vie for investors’ attention. The flash PMI readings for the eurozone may be the most contemporaneous data, while the UK and US are the first G7 countries to report Q3 GDP. Japan will provide September CPI figures, and the both Sweden’s Riksbank and Norway’s Norges Bank hold policy […]
Exit Polls Project Sweeping Victory, Super Majority For Japan’s Abe
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
As widely expected, Japan Prime Minister Abe’s ruling coalition is set for a sweeping victory in Sunday’s general election, and may retain the two-thirds parliamentary majority needed to revise Japan’s constitution, according to an NHK exit poll. Shinzo Abe during an election campaign rally in Tokyo, on Oct. 21 Shortly after polls closed at 8pm, […]
GBP/USD Weekly Analysis – Sunday, October 22
Oct 22, 2017Jeremy Parkinson0
GBP/USD trades above a bullish trend line on the daily chart, suggesting that the pair remains in the uptrend from 1.1946 (Oct 2016 low). As long as the price is above the trend line, the upside movement could be expected to resume and a break of 1.3350 resistance could trigger another rise towards the bearish trend […]