Market Overview

Last August, the US Fed stopped creating new currency out of thin air and dumping it into the banking system. Which is another way of saying the US money supply stopped growing. Here’s the...

In 2012 we thought we had identified a 13 year cycle in the shipping industry. Then in mid-2012 we published this report detailing the cycle and anticipating a rally in rates. The rally in rates did...

What I am about to tell you could reshape labor markets and, in the process, create an entirely new group of millionaires savvy enough to cash in. Here's the scoop. Last year I told you about one...

In today’s global monetary system, money is created out of thin air — like magic — but it can disappear even faster.As I explained in a webinar for our Boom & Bust Elite...

Covered call writers know that early exercise is extremely rare. Call buyers are generally better off selling the option rather than exercising early. In this article we will evaluate why a call buyer...

Central Banks About To Get Harsh Lesson - The Summer Stock Markets are Expected to be “Interesting”Credit Spreads Have Been NarrowingSnippet from Pivotal Events May 14, 2015 Note 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 data...

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...

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...

The University of Michigan preliminary Consumer Sentiment for May came in at 88.6, down from the 95.9 April final reading and well below the interim high of 98.1 in January. Investing.com had forecast...

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...

This Great Graphic comes from the Wall Street Journal. It shows the evolution of market expectations for the first Fed rate hike from the monthly survey it conducts. At the start of the year, many...