Dollar Lower To Start North American Session
The US dollar is mostly lower as the North American session is set to begin. The holiday in many centers, especially in Europe, has limited activity, and a few orders seemed to drive prices, which remain within the recent ranges. The Japanese yen is the main exception. The greenback’s gains have been extended into the seventh session, […]
US Dollar May Rise As PCE Data Boosts Fed Rate Hike Bets
The Japanese Yen underperformed in otherwise quiet overnight trade. The played out as Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index traded higher, undermining demand for the anti-risk currency. Shares rose to the highest level in over a week in a move the newswires attributed to expectations that Sharp Corp and Foxconn are set to finalize a takeover deal after prolonged delays. […]
20 Strong Dividend Growth Stocks – Rock Solid Ranking
Last year, I created the Rock Solid Ranking, a dynamic stock ranking list that shows a value for each dividend stock I follow. I’ve worked on calculations that consider several metrics in order to find the best companies among all those on the stock market. This list is particularly useful when the stock market is becoming […]
EUR/USD And GBP/USD Forecast – March 28, 2016
EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair did very little during the session on Friday, as Christians around the world celebrated Good Friday. This of course meant that there was almost no liquidity. With this, the market didn’t do much but it appears that we are trying to find support somewhere near the 1.1150 level. With this, the […]
Daily Market Analysis – March 28, 2016
(Video length 00:01:52) With only the Core Personal Expenditure numbers coming out during the course of the day on Monday, it’s very likely that the market will be more or less a technically driven situation. With this, we believe that some of the recent moves will continue. The one thing that we are starting to […]
23 Percent Of Americans In Their Prime Working Years Are Unemployed
Did you know that when you take the number of working age Americans that are officially unemployed (8.2 million) and add that number to the number of working age Americans that are considered to be “not in the labor force” (94.3 million), that gives us a grand total of 102.5 million working age Americans that do not […]
Five Factors To Consider Before Investing In Rental Property
It seems like everyone is jumping on the real estate investment bandwagon these days, with the rental market becoming increasingly competitive and allowing landlords to charge ever increasing prices. While becoming a landlord can be a wonderful way to supplement your income, it’s not without its fair share of challenges, contrary to what the popular shows on HGTV […]
Housing Market Review – Slowing Momentum (March, 2016)
The last Housing Market Review covered data released in February, 2016. At the time, sentiment and data ahead of the Spring selling season was not as strong as I had anticipated. The iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) has gained little since then and has even stalled out at resistance at its 200-day moving average (DMA). […]
What Does A Well-balanced Economy Look Like?
A well-balanced economy, as defined by the Business Dictionary, is the financial condition of a country where there is an equal proportion in exports and imports. This view, while practical, is also simplistic and there are several other factors that many would consider to be present in a a balanced state. Factors such as the […]
Another Reason Corporate Profits Will Plummet: The Managerial/ Professional Class Is Burning Out
What no financial analyst dares confess is the corporate profits they cheer every quarter have come at a cost that many Americans will soon be unable to bear. If you work for Corporate America in a managerial or professional capacity, you know all about burnout, because you see it all around you or are experiencing […]
