Hedge Fund CIO: “We’ve Realized Roughly 3 Years Of Gains In The First 6 Months Of 2017”
As part of the local Sunday ritual, here is Eric Peters with his latest Weekend Notes, providing some context on recent, and not so recent market moves. Weekend Notes “US stocks rise roughly 7% per year,” he said. “Same holds true for Australia; basically, for all economies uninterrupted by catastrophic war at home.” The 7% […]
‘The Impulses Turn Negative’: Goldman Warns On Emerging Markets
We’ve written a ton here lately about the exceedingly long-in-the-tooth rally in all things emerging markets. The space’s YTD outperformance makes sense on some levels but flies in the face of reason on others. Yes, the carry trader’s paradise created by DM central banks and the attendant global hunt for yield is in many respects […]
E Looking Behind The CPI Headlines To Spot Inflation Trends
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that US consumer price index increased by 1.6 percent from June 2016 to June 2017. The core inflation rate, which excludes food and energy, reached a 2-year low of 1.7 percent. What does this mean for the economy, looking forward? The CPI-U and the core CPI […]
Forex Forecast: Pairs In Focus – Sunday, July 16
The difference between success and failure in Forex trading is very likely to depend upon which currency pairs you choose to trade each week, and not on the exact trading methods you might use to determine trade entries and exits. Each week I am going to analyze fundamentals, sentiment and technical positions in order to […]
Oil And Natural Gas Demand Set Records While Coal Slumps
Last month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017 was released. This report gives us the opportunity to review the big picture when it comes to global energy supply and demand. I consider the BP Statistical Review to be the bible of energy statistics. The report provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for all the […]
Bi-Weekly Economic Review: Attention Shoppers
The majority of the economic reports over the last two weeks have been disappointing, less than the consensus expectations. The minor rebound in activity we’ve been tracking since last summer appears to have stalled. Retail sales continue to disappoint and inventory/sales ratios are once again rising – from already elevated levels. Even the positive reports […]
Global Stocks Soared $1.5 Trillion This Week – Now 102% Of World GDP
Thanks, it seems, to a few short words from Janet Yellen, the world’s stock markets added over $1.5 trillion to wealthy people’s net worth this week, sending global market cap to record highs. The value of global equity markets reached a record high $76.28 trillion yesterday, up a shocking 18.6% since President Trump was elected. This is the […]
UnitedHealth (UNH) To Report Q2 Earnings: What To Expect
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH – Free Report) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results on Jul 18, before the opening bell. Last quarter, UnitedHealth surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.72%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. Q2 Flashback We expect the quarter’s results to show broad-based growth across the enterprise. Its segment, UnitedHealth […]
Biggest Fed Flip Flop In History
Analyst/trader Gregory Mannarino says the Federal Reserve just did an about-face on raising interest rates in a matter of weeks. Mannarino contends, “This is incredible and hard to get my head around. This has got to be the flip-flop of all flip-flops. At the last FOMC meeting, Janet Yellen was practically pounding the table talking […]
5 Water ETFs To Invest In
By John Szramiak of Vintage Value Investing cocoparisienne / Pixabay Water is one of the most plentiful compounds on Earth and it is essential for life.However, fresh water isn’t nearly as common as salt water and it is under pressure. As climate change rapidly shifts the weather pattern, fresh water is drying up. At the same time, pollution, […]
