Top 4 Assets To Watch This Week – Monday, March 13
Yellen is Likely to Raise Interest Rates on Wednesday This Week.. Two important benchmarks are now within reach – the inflation target of 2%, and maximum employment. For the Federal Reserve Bank, these joint targets act as the barometer of the health of the US economy. Currently, the US unemployment rate for February 2017 is […]
Stock Symbols On Watch For A Breakout
After the big surge higher that we had just two Wednesdays ago, the stock market really hasn’t gone anywhere, in fact, the tendency has been to sell any and all rallies that come our way. That may persist into the week ahead. Stocks symbols and their respective charts are decaying underneath the surface but indices […]
Oil Prices Sink To Three-Month Lows
Oil prices hit their lowest in three months during Monday’s Asian session despite OPECs’s commitment to cut production. The price drop resulted predominantly from the continued addition of U.S. oil rigs for the eighth consecutive week. U.S. crude inventories rose last week by 8.2 million barrels, reported the Energy Information Association. Brent crude fell 35 […]
FX Week Ahead: Fed Rate Hikes, Dutch Elections, BoE And BoJ
The markets are heading into a crucial week which promises a mix of politics and monetary policies. This week will be marked by central bank meetings from the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Swiss National Bank, the BoJ and Bank of England. From these meetings, the FOMC is widely expected to hike interest rates by 25 […]
GBP: BoE On Hold This Week; Scope For Further EUR/GBP Gains – Danske
The pound got a beating on Brexit worries and the implications of a weak pound on consumption. Will the BOE respond? What does it mean for EUR/GBP? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Danske Bank does not expect Bank of England (BoE) to make any policy changes at its March meeting this week. “We expect BoE […]
Macro Mondays: Bond Duration
Bonds are (unfortunately) one of the least interesting investment categories, mostly because the just don’t warrant any sort of “sexy” risk like equities. However, duration is one of those terms that anyone holding a bond should understand. It isn’t necessarily a measurement of time, but rather a sensitivity measurement to economic changes (as time would naturally do). […]
Rate Hikes: Why You Shouldn’t Fear Inflation
Over the past several years, markets have responded to low interest rates by pushing asset prices higher. Ostensibly, the purpose was to spark some inkling of inflation. Despite these efforts, rampant inflation has not materialized, but a growing chorus of forecasters see inflation pressures emerging. Even if that’s true, it should be welcomed – not […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Monday, March 13
S&P 500 The S&P 500 rallied on Friday, as it looks very likely to continue to go higher. I believe that the 20-day exponential moving average underneath, pictured in green, should continue to be dynamically supportive, and a break above the top of the candle should send this market much higher. We should then reach […]
The S&P 500 In Week 2 Of March 2017
The S&P 500 in Week 2 of March 2017 ended just ever-so-slightly below where it opened the week. After generally trending downward on the week, the S&P 500 recovered much of what the index had lost on Friday, 10 March 2017. Our alternative futures chart updates the trajectory that the S&P 500’s closing prices took in the […]
E Daily Markets Forecast Outlook – Monday, Mar 13
Monday Market Commentary – March 13, 2017 Stocks Sell Near-Term – Update: Friday showed a light uptick but the near-term trend remains down. There could be a bit more upward grind or consolidation this week possibly, but the market internals have greatly deteriorated showing the very possibility that any cash sitting on the sidelines is already […]
