Market Overview

DOW + 168 = 17,888SPX + 22 = 2102NAS + 47 = 515610 YR YLD – .07 = 2.15%OIL = 41.65GOLD + 4.30 = 1069.80SILV + .10 = 14.27More than 180 nations are gathered in Paris to discuss a far-reaching...

The economic mover and shaker this week is Friday's employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This monthly report contains a wealth of data for economists, the most publicized being the...

Here is a summary of the four market valuation indicators we update on a monthly basis.The Crestmont Research P/E Ratio (more) The cyclical P/E ratio using the trailing 10-year earnings as the divisor...

'Twas the night before Draghi, when all through the market Not a trader was trading; they were waiting for their targetsThe trading plans were hung by the monitors with care, In hopes that a tradable...

Defying the expectations of a few months ago, Greece remained in the Economic and Monetary Union. It recently succeeded in implementing sufficient reforms to earn another tranche of aid. However, the...

Despite a slowdown in China, a prolific trade partner with Australia, GDP from the latter country grew by at a significant 2.50% annualized pace according to third-quarter results. The surprising...

No inflation in EuropeNot surprisingly, we learned a little earlier this morning that eurozone inflation for November was virtually non-existent, with prices growing only 0.1% on an annualized basis....

We are now approaching the business end of the week in the markets and today we have some important economic data and Fed speeches that will be of interest to market participants.Ahead of the open,...

Up! Buy the dips! What could possibly go wrong? A hell of a lot, actually, so investors might want to take precautions before, rather after, bad things happen to one’s portfolio. We take a stab...

On Friday, I gave an overview of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deals and how the proposed changes will affect the United States.I also revealed one American company poised to benefit from those...

Euroarea HICP inflation is expected to rise from 0.1% y/y to 0.2% y/y in November with core inflation flat at 1.1% y/y, in line with consensus, markets are still very much expecting that Draghi will...

The anticipation is nearly over. The softer than expected preliminary EMU inflation figures encourages expectations for the more aggressive range of actions by the ECB tomorrow. Draghi has claimed...

While the bulk of this week’s key economic events will happen in its final 48 hours – ECB decision, U.S. jobs report and OPEC meeting – there are a number of important economic...

U.S. stocks regained some ground on Tuesday after the previous session’s declines, shrugging off weak manufacturing data. According to the most recent reports, U.S. manufacturing has contracted...