Monday: Q3’s Bank of Japan Tankan survey will see light. Final estimates for October’s Industrial Production Index will also see light, as well as the Tertiary Industrial Index. In Italy, the final estimate for November’s Consumer Price Index will see light. Tuesday: The final estimate for November’s Consumer Price Index will be released in Spain and…
The consensus is the Fed will raise rates at its next meeting. The latest employment report all but baked this into the cake. However, I’m not so sure this is a good idea. First, there are three economic indicators – industrial production, corporate profits and bond yields – that signal we’re closer to the end…
Four months ago, China decided to devalue the Yuan sending a shudder up and down collateral chains globally and forcing carry trade unwinds and derisking everywhere. Friday August 21st saw notable weakness as that weakness washed ashore in US equities.. and then Black Monday struck. The ensuing debacle stalled The Fed and shocked markets. The last…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken an in-depth look at hedge funds. You’ve learned how to see what the billionaires are buying and how to decrypt their elusive trading strategies through their 13F filings. But, as you know, not all hedge funds are created equal. Direxion Investments tracks 16 of the nation’s top-performing funds in its iBillionaire…
Fundamental Forecast for Yen:Bullish The Japanese Yen Has Risen Against All 31 Of Its Major Peers In The Past Six Months, BoJ Meeting In View Doubt Spills On BoJ’s Ability To Meet Inflation Target And Risk Sentiment May Takeover At Year End For Up-To-Date And Real-Time Analysis On The Yen, Oil And Market Reactions To…
Ford Motor Co. (F – Analyst Report) announced that it will be investing $4.5 billion in order to achieve the electrified goals by 2020. With this investment the company will be expanding its offering of hybrids and electric vehicles. This is the largest investment by the company for electrification in the five year time span. The automaker expects…
Last week was fairly active but this week coming up is the week everyone has been waiting for: this is the week when the Federal Reserve is widely expected to make the first rate hike in about nine years. All eyes will be on Wednesday’s FOMC statement. In addition to the USD, there will be…
■ Looming Fed rate hike weighs on stocks globally ■ S&P500 loses 3.8% weekly ■ Oil prices lose nearly 11% amid elevated OPEC production ■ Losses extend to other energy commodities and commodities in general ■ Global flight to safety supports sovereign bonds, sending yields lower Stocks suffered massive losses towards the end of the…
There are a number of great companies in the market today. I’ve selected the highest dividend yields among the undervalued companies for defensive dividend stock investors reviewed by ModernGraham. Each company has been determined to be suitable for the Defensive Investor according to the ModernGraham approach.. Defensive Investors are defined as investors who are not able…
Fundamental Forecast for British Pound: Bullish The British Pound declines as the Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged We nonetheless see further technical evidence that the GBP/USD may have set an important low For Real-Time FX positioning updates, see our sentiment page and download the free indicator Another big week for the British Pound left the GBP/USD exchange rate at fresh…
