Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) investors have enjoyed seeing the stock price increase by 16.9% over the last month. As a large-cap stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. However, could the stock still be trading at a relatively cheap price? Let’s…
The choppy conditions spread across all three sectors today with volatility from Australia to America. The only common theme today appeared to be volatility, resulting in the rejection of both large gains and losses! The ASX recovered from a very weak open, whilst the Shanghai index lost all gains to close down on the day….
Almost 800 points off the lows on the heels of Larry Kudlow’s comments after China escalates the global trade war? The stench of The PPT was rife today… Video length: 00:00:06 Chinese stocks went out weak after the trade tariff headlines… And US equity futures were monkeyhammered overnight and through the open. But some sickly-sweet…
ADP reported non-farm private jobs growth at 241,000. Analyst Opinion of ADP Employment Situation This month the rate of ADPs private employment year-over-year growth remained in the tight range seen over the last year. ADP employment has not been a good predictor of BLS non-farm private job growth. The market expected from Bloomberg / Econoday…
I have some issues that are taking me away from watching the market. Plus, I need a break from it. So I am posting this mid-day. The Semiconductors are holding up reasonably well so far, and as long as this index is pointing higher, then I remain optimistic about stocks in general. However, lately it…
GBP/USD will be on the move with U.K. composite and service sector PMI numbers scheduled for release on Thursday. So far we know that manufacturing activity remained stable but construction activity contracted in the month of March. Higher highs and higher lows over the past 4 trading days suggests that GBP/USD wants to rally…
What a reversal today, eh? Jeeeeeeeeez. Anyway, just a glance at a couple of big commodity-focused funds, showing how the world of commodities (which everyone seems bullish about, since it’s an “inflation trade”, straight from the early 1970s) is going south.
The most prevalent view regarding future oil supply, as well as total energy supply, seems to be fairly closely related to that expressed by Peak Oilers. Future fossil fuel supply is assumed to be determined by the resources in the ground and the technology available for extraction. Prices are assumed to rise as fossil fuels…
It’s highly unlikely China would dump US treasuries in a trade war. Yet, the talk surfaces all the time. Earlier today, China’s vice finance minister dismisses talk of selling US Treasuries in response to tariffs. China is the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, which is rapidly mounting amid massive government stimulus programs. Beijing holds $1.17…
Our monthly market valuation updates have long had the same conclusion: US stock indexes are significantly overvalued, which suggests cautious expectations on investment returns. In a “normal” market environment — one with conventional business cycles, Federal Reserve policy, interest rates and inflation — current valuation levels would be a serious concern. But these are different times. The…
