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New York (July 24) Fewer claims signal employers are reluctant to let go of staff as the talent pool... Read MoreThe number of... Read More
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Los Angeles (July 24) Gold hit a one-month low on Thursday after robust economic data from the United States, China and the euro zone... Read More
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Washington (July 24) The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee releases its monetary policy statement as a pickup in the world’s biggest... Read More
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There is not one correct or proper answer to the question of why do we invest? However, if we answer the question honestly, we can possibly improve our investment outcomes. Having worked on Wall Street for over twenty years and witnessed two massive bubbles and...
Once upon a time, there were safe havens in this world, places where investors could hide when the going got rough. If you believe this fairy tale world will persist, pinch yourself. In our assessment, not only are there no safe havens left, but instability may be...
When I was 20 years old, I sat through my first day of a business law course at Northwestern University. The professor began by writing two words on the blackboard (in the prehistoric days of blackboards and chalk): Caveat emptor. He raised his voice and said, “Let...
One of the recurring headlines adding to the “wall of worry” is the battle between U.S. hedge funds and the Argentina government over payment of the country’s bond debt stemming from the country’s 1998-2002 economic crisis. Pundits worry that a default is imminent...
So much analysis we see and hear lately is concerned with whether the stock market is in a bubble or not. A sampling of headlines in the last month or so:
Before we get into the subject of recent volatility, it is important to understand the primary market driver in the days ahead – earnings.
As we move into the second half of 2014, the Federal Reserve has continued to reduce its stimulus measures intended to boost the U.S. economy. Just last week we heard rumors from Fed officials that if the job market improves faster than expected, key interest rates...
We are pleased to announce the signing of the Treaty for the establishment of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) with an initial size of US $100 billion. This arrangement will have a positive precautionary effect, help countries forestall short-term...
How do you see the economic endgame playing out for the U.S. and the world? That’s this week’s discussion topic, and although some in this forum will undoubtedly lean toward the Armageddon scenario, we should always leave room to imagine a far sunnier outcome, such...
According to Pimco’s new Chief Economist, Paul McCulley, the Fed’s war against inflation has been won! But, before we get out our party hats and plan the tickertape parade, we have to ask ourselves – for the past 27 years have we really been at war with inflation...
An attempt by SPX to start a meaningful correction was foiled when it failed to break through the 1952 support level which coincided with a trend line from 1814. The bounce off that trend line (blue on the daily chart) has now given it a third point of contact...
Prices have been holding up remarkably well considering the deterioration in the breadth indicators. On average the blue chips have been stronger than the secondaries during this seasonal period and that pattern has been evident this year.
Silver is on major sell signal since 2011. Short term is on sell signal. Upside is limited according to COT data, caution is advised.
Current investing model favors equities and both the growth and energy sector are on major buy signals. Investors should stay invested and new money should wait for the 4 year cycle bottom in coming months.
It is normal and understandable that investor confidence grows as paper profits in a long rally or bull market pile up. It’s therefore normal and inevitable that investor sentiment will be at its most bullish for that cycle by the time a rally or bull market tops...