For many decades, critics of economic development argued that rising incomes and greater material abundance did not lead to higher levels of happiness. In 1974, Richard Easterlin from the University of Southern California noted that people in richer countries were not happier than people in poor countries. Subsequent research found that the so-called Easterlin Paradox did not…
AUDUSD remains in the downtrend from 0.7916, the bounce from 0.7642 could be treated as consolidation for the downtrend. Another fall could be expected after the consolidation and next target would be at 0.7600 area. Resistance is at 0.7710, only a break of this level could bring price back to 0.7760 zone.
The US dollar drifted a little lower in Asia to start the week while equities had a slightly heavier bias. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.1%. European bourses are mostly closed for the extended Easter holiday, while the S&P is set to start the new quarter about 0.3% lower. Although the subdued price action…
The S&P 500 ended a tumultuously volatile 2018-Q1 with a small loss for the quarter, even though the index finished up for the holiday-shorted fourth week of March 2018. Exiting Week 4 of March 2018, we find that investors would appear to be focusing on the distant future defined by the expectations associated with 2019-Q1. We also…
NYSE Margin debt is one of those old stock market indicators that has been around for a long time with history back to 1950, and many analysts making use of it through the ages as another data piece to understand the lay of the market land, investor leverage, and investor capacity for buying. But something…
After opening the day on a positive note, stock markets in India have continued their momentum and are presently trading marginally higher. Sectoral indices are trading on a positive note with stocks in the healthcare sector and auto sector witnessing maximum buying interest. The BSE Sensex is trading up 123 points (up 0.4%) and the NSE Nifty is trading up 42 points (up 0.4%). The BSE…
John Cochrane has to remind us that he co-authored a really bizarre oped: Unless Congress acts to reduce federal budget deficits, the outstanding public debt will reach $20 trillion a scant five years from now, up from its current level of $15 trillion. That amounts to almost a quarter of million dollars for a family of four,…
The Australian dollar continued struggling and lost further ground leading into Easter. Will its fate turn around in the second quarter? Here are the highlights of the week and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD. Fears of a trade war actually waned ahead of the holiday, but the Aussie continued its downside slide. The RBA may like…
S&P 500 The S&P 500 tried to rally during the day on Thursday but rolled around a bit as we got near the 2655 level. Obviously, Friday was Good Friday, so there’s not much to say about that other than it has been a market that tried to rally but failed a bit. I think…
