UK Wages Slide To 2.2% – GBP Follows
Britain reported a drop of 11.3K in the number of the unemployed, but the wage data is worrying and has the upper hand. Average earnings have slowed to an annual rate of 2.2%. Excluding bonuses, salaries are down to 2.3% y/y. Both are disappointments. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.7% in January, but markets focus on […]
Technical Analysis Of Stock Trends: Is The Stock Market Reversing
Technical Analysis of the S&P 500’s current stock trend remains in tact That doesn’t necessarily mean that all the stocks out there are holding it together because most of them are not. But the large caps, the ones that really drive the market’s direction, like Apple (AAPL) for instance, is still holding it together and that is […]
Balance Of Student Loans In Default Soars To Over $137 Billion
Last week we noted a survey from LendEDU which found that 31% of college co-eds spend at least some portion of their student loan debt proceeds to fund week-long hedonistic, binge drinking trips to Cancun and Daytona Beach for spring break. And, just to add insult to injury, 24% said they spend those taxpayer-subsidized loan dollars […]
A Strong Seasonal Trade On Home Builders Stares Down Fed Rate Hikes
The core of the seasonal trade on home builders is closing out with a likely rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, March 15th the market expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike its interest rate by a quarter of a basis point (.25%). Up until now, the rate sensitive housing sector has performed […]
US Dollar May Fall As Fed Offers Little Beyond Expected Rate Hike
The sentiment-linked Australian and New Zealand Dollars traded modestly higher while the anti-risk Japanese Yen edged downward in otherwise quiet Asian trade. Regional bourses played catch-up to losses on Wall Street but benchmark US (S&P 500) and European (FTSE 100) index futures traded higher, pointing to a rebalancing of risk trends back toward neutral ahead of the upcoming Fed policy announcement. […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Wednesday, March 15
WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market broke down during the day on Tuesday, slicing through the hammer that formed on Monday. This is a very negative sign, and with the Crude Oil Inventories announcement coming out today it’s likely that there could be significant bearish news yet again. We are oversold, though, so […]
EUR/USD: Asymmetric Risk But Short Preferable Into French Elections
The euro has many forces moving it. The big political risk is the French Presidential Election. What can we expect for EUR/USD? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: EUR/USD downside risks remains ahead of the French Elections, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch FX Strategy. In that regard, BofAML’s baseline does not include a Le Pen […]
With Rising Rates Ahead, Stick With High Quality Dividend Growers
Rising interest rates are supposed to draw investors away from equities and into the bond market but so far that hasn’t really happened. Despite the interest rate on the 10 year Treasury note increasing from 1.9% to 2.6% since the election, the S&P 500 has still managed to post an 11% gain during that time. […]
The Substantial Opportunity Cost Of Retained Earnings For Investors
When a company creates profits, it has a decision to make. It’s all between how much of the earnings they should pay back to shareholders as a dividend, and how much they should reinvest in the business. Keeping the earnings is known as retained earnings. Many investors can be led astray by the deceitfulness of […]
Is Recent Stock Market Rally Real Or A Blow-Off Top?
The U.S. stock market remains in a full-blown bull market with President Trump re-energizing the base.The U.S. stock market has temporarily become overbought and is likely due for a pause before the next new impulse wave up resumes. My research indicates… This Bull Market is not over. After this, it will move much higher! Courtesy […]
