Oh Noes, Not The Gilt Death Spiral
Image Source: Pixabay Ray Dalio’s musings on rates markets are once again doing the rounds on social media. As anyone who has followed popular rates commentary could guess, he was predicting doom, with the U.K. gilt market being the intended victim this time. This article is a series of my standard rants that I hopefully have […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – VIX In Complacency
Stocks managed to gain back their early losses in a gradual afternoon rally.Gold and silver were under pressure, with both regaining some ground.VIX continued to wallow in complacency.The Dollar had a slight decline.Have a pleasant evening. More By This Author:Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Moving Higher Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The U.S. […]
Market Talk – Thursday, Jan. 23
Image Source: Pixabay ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 312.62 points or 0.79% to 39,958.87• Shanghai increased 16.54 points or 0.51% to 3,230.16• Hang Seng decreased 78.21 points or -0.40% to 19,700.56• ASX 200 decreased 51.10 points or -0.61% to 8,378.70• SENSEX increased 115.39 points or 0.15% to 76,520.38• […]
S&P, Dow Extend Win Streak On Trump Interest Rate Remarks
Both the Dow and S&P 500 welcomed a fourth-straight daily win, the latter nabbing another record high, while the blue-chip benchmark enjoyed its highest close since early December. Nvidia (NVDA), Amazon.com (AMZN), and Tesla (TSLA) weighed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which spent most of the session near breakeven before settling lower. U.S. President Donald Trump today […]
Escaping Stock Market Double Hell
Painting is by my father, Naum Katsenelson. Prints available on Naum Katsenelson. Escaping Stock Market Double Hell Over the last few years, our portfolio has skewed more international, and this is the topic I want to address today.The US is a wonderful country and has many significant competitive advantages over the rest of the world. Despite all […]
Historical Test Cases Of Tariffs And Industrial Policy: U.S., Japan, And China
Image source: Pixabay In recent years, anti-market policies, such as tariffs and industrial policies, have resurged in popularity in the United States. Advocates for these measures submit they are essential to protecting domestic industries, fostering economic growth, and ensuring national security. However, historical evidence and economic analyses tell a different story—one in which these policies often […]
Ranked: Semiconductor Foundries By Revenue Share
Semiconductor Foundries by Global Revenue Share Semiconductor foundries, manufacturing facilities that produce chips designed by other companies, are crucial pieces of the global tech ecosystem.These highly specialized factories manufacture advanced chips that power modern devices and technologies like AI, 5G, and renewable energy.This visualization shows semiconductor foundries by global revenue share in 2024, and their […]
Sentiment Swing
The S&P 500 has continued to press higher in the past week including attempts to push up to new highs in the past couple of sessions. As a result, sentiment has taken a bullish turn and has done so in dramatic fashion. As shown below, the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey has seen big swings […]
Equity Factor Report – Q4 2024: Growth And Momentum Take Back Leadership
Image Source: Pixabay Overview With an end to the U.S. presidential election and increasing expectations of strong economic growth, deregulation, and lower taxes, the Russell 1000 Index finished the quarter with a robust 2.7% return. Conversely, Developed ex-U.S. Large Cap and Emerging Markets declined by -7.4% and -7.8%, respectively, amid political instability in France and Germany […]
Makeup (Stock) Market (And Sentiment Results)
Key Market Outlook(s) and Pick(s)I joined Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried on Yahoo! Finance to discuss past picks and current stock picks. Thanks to Jared, Sydnee, and Taylor (Smith) Clothier for having me on.Last week, I joined David Lin on his show “The David Lin Report” to discuss investment implications following Trump’s inauguration, market sentiment, […]
