Household spending in February 2016 in Japan rose year-over-year for the first time in six months. That was the sum total of any good economic news for the monetary-stricken economy, and it doesn’t really survive closer inspection. The rise in spending was due largely to “other” activities you don’t associate with strong economic rebounds. The…
Asia followed the bullish tone provided by the Federal Reserve with a gap higher opening of around 1%. Mainland China and Hang Seng managed to build upon this enthusiasm eventually closing up almost 2.5% each. The same could not be said of Japan when the Nikkei had problems holding the 17k psychological level. Tomorrow being…
Smells like the end of quarter is drawing closer. Let us spare no effort to mark up those fees and bonuses, as fleeting as the moment may prove to be. Lets see how stocks do tomorrow ahead of the Payrolls report, and the dawn of the second quarter and April Fool’s Day. Have a pleasant…
TAMPA, Fla., March 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMFA) (NASDAQ:LMFAW), a specialty finance company offering unique funding solutions to community associations, reported results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2015. Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights Revenue totaled $1.77 million versus $1.82 million in Q4 2014 Cash flow from operations was…
The happening but highly volatile biotech sector has been under immense pressure since the end of last year. Stressed balance sheets, growing political pressure on drug prices, and other broad-based factors had an impact on this sector, cutting short its phenomenal run. But if we are to believe Alex Berenson who said “If only the human…
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”Mark Twain A bit of a quiet day for some but the breakouts are holding and markets are acting great with some stocks set to further push us higher with new breakouts coming. We look great for a strong…
Over the past few years I’ve written a fair amount about the record-high levels of corporate profit margins. I’ve been focused on this topic because corporate earnings are one of the most popular ways to value equities thus the sustainability of record-high profit margins should be an issue of great concern to investors. If profit margins revert to…
EUR/USD 2 Hour Chart (Created using Marketscope 2.0 Charts) The EUR/USD is testing resistance this morning, but has failed to breakout despite a series of high importance news events. This morning EUR German CPI (YoY) figures were released at .3%. This was better than the expected value of .1%. Even with this news, the…
Fed Playing A Dangerous Game Yellow flags are waving in numerous corners of the market regarding global central banks. As illustrated recently with the three legs of the stool story, monetary policy is not immune to the law of diminishing returns. From The Wall Street Journal: Central bankers are playing a dangerous game, and they are running out…
Following two disappointing auctions earlier this week when first the 2Y and then the 5Y auctions either demonstrated a substantial drop off in bid-side interest or priced wildly through the when issued, we said to await today’s 7Y auction for the true picture of demand for primary paper, as the first auction took place when…
