EUR: Pillars For EUR/USD Bull Case Have A ‘Shaky Foundation’ – Barclays
EUR/USD made a move to the upside thanks to the terrible Non-Farm Payrolls. Can it continue higher? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Barclays Capital FX Strategy Research argues that the EUR bull case relies too heavily on three pillars that have ‘shaky foundations’. “Expectations for EURUSD to break out of its range to the […]
Global Markets End The Week Higher Tracking US Jobs Data
Global financial markets ended the week on a positive note with a boost from Asian share markets. Asian share markets rose to their best levels in more than two years as positive data on US manufacturing and employment and buoyant European factory growth boosted investor optimism. The Japanese Nikkei 225 ended the week up by 2.5% while Hong Kong’s Hang […]
Dollar Dogged By Disappointing Data
The technical indicators warn that the US dollar is stretched, but the combination of disappointing auto sales and jobs report may deny it the interest rate support needed to facilitate a resumption of the bull market. While there are many observers talking about the abdication of the US from its global leadership role given the decision […]
Camtek – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to Camtek (CAMT). I found the optical inspection equipment stock by using Barchart to sort today’s Top Stocks to Own list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then again for technical buy signals of 80% or more. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 5/4 the stock gained 80.24%. Camtek Ltd., designs, develops, manufactures, […]
May 2017 Cash Deficit: $107B
The May 2017 Cash Deficit came in at $107B. That may not look great YOY, but the big expense spike was timing related, and expected. On the revenue side, we got a $20B bump from the FCC…I’m assuming spectrum auction revenues, and otherwise solid revenues with an additional business day as well… Put it together […]
Gold Miners Weak But Not Oversold
If looking at Gold only in a vacuum, it looks good. Its uptrend since the start of the year remains intact and it has pushed above its 50 and 200-day moving averages. It closed the week at $1280/oz and could test $1300 next week. But looks can be deceiving. Considering the US Dollar index closed […]
Aussie Hit By China PMI
The Aussie Dollar was put under some pressure after the release of China’s PMI results show an unexpected shrinkage in manufacturing activity last month. The Caixin survey showed a reading of 49.6 in May, down from 50.3 in April and off the analysts’ forecasts of a decline to 50.1. For reference, any reading below the […]
Helmerich & Payne: 5%+ Dividend Yield From A High-Quality Oil Stock
The oil and gas industry has long been associated as a ‘boom-and-bust’ business. Big Oil was riding high from 2010-2014, as oil prices jumped above $100 per barrel in the U.S. But the good times abruptly ended, as new drilling technologies enabled robust production growth. This has dragged oil prices down since then, which has […]
Stocks Finish Week Higher Despite Paris Accord Flap, Job Growth Slowdown
Stocks advanced this week and the major averages closed at record high levels despite data that showed wage growth and hiring missed forecasts in May. Additionally, a number of U.S. CEOs expressed their dissatisfaction with President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, with two high-profile ones citing the withdrawal as […]
E Trump And The Big Renewable Energy Effort
With Donald Trump in the news for pulling out of the Paris Accord, we should look at this global move to renewable energy, and be concerned. Awhile back I wrote about the uselessness of self driving auto. It was pretty easy to prove the wasted efforts there. But the Renewable Energy effort is more complex to decipher. […]
