Continued weak recovery in major industrial economies and softer growth prospects for the People’s Republic of China combine to slow growth across much of developing Asia. This article was first published by the Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org)
Welcome to my “Forex Ranking and Rating list” article for the coming month. See also my article “Forex Strength and Comparison” for this month. When looking at the Top 10 in the Monthly Ranking and Rating list we can see that for the coming month the following stronger currencies are well represented for going long:…
Oh what a difference a month makes and March certainly did as stocks made one of their biggest advances to salvage what almost became a losing quarter. Despite the extreme volatility experienced by investors extending from late December-2015 through mid February-2016, equities, excluding the Russell 2000 (-1.92%) and technology weighted Nasdaq-100 (-2.39%), delivered positive quarterly performances. While the SP-500 (+0.77%) barely nudged past…
Lately, there has been quite a bit of conversation surrounding the Federal Reserve, and for good reason. All last year, there was conversation about the Federal Reserve’s plans to increase its interest rate. While they intended on raising the rate around June, economic conditions slowed the process, and they weren’t able to do so until…
On Friday, April 2nd right after the stock market closed the charts flashed us another set of trade signals – SPIKE ALERTS If you have been following my analysis the past month or two then you are well aware of just how accurate and profitable these simple Spike Trades can be within 12 – 48…
I sat down with Rastegar Capital’s Darren Manzari and Ari Rastegar to talk about how investments in stocks and commercial real estate complement each other.
There is truth in the old adage that many cannot see the forest for the trees. I have seen financiers and engineers faced with a problem, pull out a calculator, and puke out analysis with solutions missing the big picture. In some ways – Bosch, Audi, Porsche and VW are faced with the results…
I’ve gone round and round for years on whether I ever wanted to write this article. Nothing has destroyed more portfolios than trading options, so let me start off by saying probably the best decision you could ever make is to avoid them. That being said I understand how human nature works, and if I…
With the amazing drop in Oil Rigs just over the last two months, the pain for U.S. Oil Producers is just getting started, expect U.S. Oil Production to start dropping off a cliff. We delve into the Oil Data metrics as to why April, May and June are strong months to be invested from the…
Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA – Analyst Report) unveiled the Model 3 electric car in Hawthorne, CA on Mar 31. Customers will be able to get the vehicle by the end of 2017. Tesla’s third-generation electric car, Model 3, costs half as much as Model S. The sedan’s starting price is $35,000 before government incentives. Model 3 is very…
