Monthly Archives: July 2015

Back From The Brink?

On the 5th of July, the Greek people voted 5 to 3 in favor of rejecting an EU bailout agreement linked to further economic reforms. They were promised that their Eurozone partners would relent and that within 24 hours, the banks would reopen and within 48 hours, the Eurozone would offer them a deal on…

Becalmed Markets

The relatively light news stream continues to facilitate corrective action in the capital markets. The advancing streak in global equities has broken while Chinese shares continue to stabilize after their recent dramatic slide. Peripheral bond markets are giving back some of their recent gains.  The US dollar has been pushed from its recent highs but is…

And The Biggest Gainer Is…

In case you were too busy watching House of Cards to notice, Netflix (NFLX) is on a bit of a tear right now. The company recently underwent a 7-for-1 stock split, beat earnings estimates, and surged almost 18% the day after announcing second-quarter results. It was already the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year by a wide margin,…

More Job Losses Coming To U.S. Shale

With the recently concluded nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries, oil prices have already started heading downward on sentiments that Iran’s crude oil supply would further contribute to the already rising global supply glut. The economic crisis in Greece, OPEC’s high production levels and China’s market turmoil have created more pressure on oil…