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European markets are trading higher this morning as traders are willing to continue the momentum of making the record highs. It appears that the focus has somewhat shifted from all the obstacles which...
For decades, financial professionals have made a living by selling retirement plans to clients. These professionals claim that if you use their services that they will assess your risk tolerance,...
The Australian dollar is trading lower today as expectations mount that the RBA will cut interest rates again tomorrow for a 2nd consecutive time bringing the cash rate to a historical low of 2%.At...
Asian equities open the week higher after the surprised rate cut by China's central bank over the weekend. Nonetheless, impact on the currency markets was muted. The People's Bank of China lowered the...
China cuts rates again The People’s Bank of China surprised the markets and cut the benchmark one-year lending rate by 25 bps to 5.35% on Saturday night, as well as the one-year benchmark...
The stock market may not have done much last week in terms of week-to-week price movement, but it was an interesting time nonetheless. Fed chair Janet Yellen’s testimony before Congress was...
Last week I wrote an article for the Illinois Policy Institute on the hugely unfunded and deteriorating nature of numerous Illinois' pension systems. I will post the article on Monday. My article was...
This entire notion that you can take bad assets from a bank and put them in a "bad bank" to make everything well, is ridiculous. Today we see yet another failure of the construct. Reuters reports...
Stocks rallied during Janet Yellen’s testimony on February 24. Yet two of the three major indices gave up some of their gains the next day. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV (NYSE:CBI)) kept...
The Hoot Actionable ideas for the busy trader delivered daily right up front Monday higher only if ES remains above its pivot, else lower. ES pivot 2104.83. Holding above is bullish. Next week bias...
OvernightUS stocks posted gains of 5% or more in February, despite closing modestly lower on the last trading day of the month on Friday amid lacklustre data and oil gains. US Stocks performed much...
Live from the Asia-Pacific! As we kick of the last month of the first quarter, the beginning of the end.A positive, insightful, profitable and growth-filled week to you all. The epic piece in last...
China's central bank followed up with a second rate cut this year. While many believe this is a step in the right direction, the move alone will do little to reduce high real rates and tight effective...
Traditional stock pickers live in a world that is analogous to Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). The average mutual fund manager spends their days buying stocks they “like”. For most, however, there...
Five of the eight indexes on my world market watch list posted weekly gains, with Germany's DAX as the top performer, up 3.18%. Japan's Nikkei and France's CAC 40 were in a near dead heat for second...