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Fed Minutes of January 27-28 Meeting Lets dive into the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 27-28 2015, released today. Participants discussed the communications challenges...
The Hoot Actionable ideas for the busy trader delivered daily right up front Thursday higher only if ES stays above its pivot, else lower... ES pivot 2094.17. Breaking above is bullish, below is...
With the bankruptcy of Greece now undeniable, we've finally reached the endgame of the Neocolonial-Financialization Model We all know how old-fashioned colonialism worked: the imperial power takes...
I'm getting dozens of questions about Greece right now and what it means for your money. That's fantastic for two reasons.First, it means you're totally on point and thinking clearly in the pursuit...
All eyes are on Greek debt crisis this week, and rightfully so. The country lied to get into the European Union, managed its finances terribly during its membership, and now wants to renege on its...
Two and a half years ago, back when $90 a barrel was the bottom of the trading range for crude oil, John W. Bagby, a professor at Pennsylvania State, wrote a fascinating paper on “energy...
Note from dshort: This commentary has been updated to include the January data for Industrial Production. Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee,...
Are central banks a good thing, or a bad thing? The truth is both! Let’s go back in history to see the truth about this matter. The Industrial Revolution was clearly led by Great Britain from...
The minutes from the January FOMC meeting strongly suggest that the FOMC's fed funds rate projections will be lowered at the upcoming 18 March meeting and the minutes were in general more dovish than...
This week, SEK500m in each of the two bonds SGBi3110 (1 June 2019) and SGBi3108 (1 June 2022) will be offered in a tap auction. The SGBi3110 bond and slightly longer SGBi3102 (1 December 2020) have...
Investors Intelligence reports that the current bullish level now stands at 56% (upper left chart). This is the highest reading since September of 2014. The lower right chart looks at the S&P 500...
Another relatively dull trading day. Perhaps the market was hoping for a catalyst from the FOMC. Clearly it provoked an initial sharp reaction in the Dollar but in the U.S. indices the reaction was...
The release of the latest FOMC minutes generated much reaction. I had been watching for their discussion of non-US risks and found their views rather disappointing. The Fed was primarily focused on...
What a shock! The Federal Reserve as currently constituted is dovish! It has really amazed me in recent months to see the great confidence exuded by Wall Street economists who were predicting the Fed...
Most people believe that Tom Cruise became an international superstar with the release of the action drama, “Top Gun” back in 1986. However, I remember the actor from an earlier film,...