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And if everyone is doing it, shouldn’t you too! Well, of course we’re being sarcastic, but the fact is, as investors, we tend to focus on those assets and/or strategies that had the...
Follow the money. It’s investment advice you’ve probably heard before. But very few investors seem to follow it. It seems many don’t know what to look for... or which pieces of...
Markets: The indexes eked out a small gain this week, with the S&P 500 hitting a new intraday all-time high, of 2123.89, and an all-time closing high of 2,122.73. Tepid economic data served to...
This past week has been much the same as the last couple of months - boring. It has been more interesting trying to count carpet fibers in my office than watching the markets. However, there has been...
The winning market timer is the disciplined market timer. That very simply means he or she chooses a specific, dependable, market timing strategy and follows it. How Easily Discipline Can Fail The...
Last week Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) simplified their structure by acquiring the assets of their Master Limited Partnership (MLP), Williams Partners (WPZ). As was the case with Kinder...
Five of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains over the past week, with China's Hang Seng roaring back into its top-performer slot with a 2.44% advance following its -5.31% rout the...
Friday morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions at 3.1 (3.09 to two decimals) shows an increase from last month's -1.2, which...
The action in the shaded area (from Dec. 2014 through Friday) includes the powerful upmove in the US Dollar Index from 85.00 to its March high at 100.39 (+18%) and thereafter, down to the 93.20 level...
Market Drivers May 15, 2015Dollar gets is groove backComm dollars weakest on the nightNikkei 0.83% Europe 0.55%Oil $60/bblGold $1217/oz.Europe and Asia:No dataNorth America:USD Empire 08:30USD IP...
US growth ground to nearly a halt in the first quarter, but jobless claims continue to anticipate a solid pace of growth going forward. New filings for unemployment ticked lower by 1,000 last week to...
The US dollar is enjoying firmer tone as the week winds down. It is up against all the major currencies but the Norwegian krone today. This trims the loss for the week. In fact, the roughly 0.7%...
We begin with the United States where the latest PPI report surprised to the downside. Below is PPI and Core PPI change from previous year -- both materially below consensus. Does this look like an...
Market Brief It was a quiet FX session in Asia. The US dollar extended gains against G10. The Aussie and the Kiwi were the biggest losers, down 0.47% and 0.51% respectively. In the stock market,...
European markets are trading higher this morning on the back of the European Central Bank’s comment. Mr Draghi, who is the president of the bank, has confirmed yesterday at the IMF conference...