Crowdfunding exploded in 2014, with $16B in funds raised across hundreds of platforms. But according to Richard Swart,one of the top thought leaders in crowdfunding and alternative finance, 2014 was merely the tip of a massive crowdfunding iceberg that’s forecasted to swell to $300B in funds raised by 2020. While crowdfunding picks up momentum in…
Econintersect’s Economic Index was statistically unchanged – and remains in the low range of index values seen since the end of the Great Recession. The tracked sectors of the economy generally showed growth. Our economic index remains in a long term decline since late 2014. Our employment six month forecast discussed below continues to forecast relatively…
EUR/USD Signal Update Yesterday’s signals were not triggered as there was no bullish price action at 1.1200. Today’s EUR/USD Signals Risk 0.75% Trades must be entered before 5pm London time. Long Trade 1 Go long following a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 1.1108. Place the stop…
During the session on Thursday, the Unemployment Claims announcement comes out of the United States along with the ISM Manufacturing PMI announcement. This is of course going to make this a very US centric day, but at the end of the day Friday features the Nonfarm Payroll numbers, and that of course will keep any reaction during the Thursday session somewhat muted. 1…
Wow, another quarter of 2015 is in the books. Can you believe how fast time flies? Here we are entering the home stretch of the year when our annual dividend income pictures begin to look a lot clearer as we begin to assess our income goals for the current year and see how close we…
Was the March 2009 low the end of a secular bear market and the beginning of a secular bull? At this point, six years later, the S&P 500 has set an inflation-adjusted record high based on monthly averages of daily closes. Let’s examine the past to broaden our understanding of the range of historical trends…
With third-quarter earnings about to take the center stage, a rosy second half of 2015 as well as continued momentum in 2016 seem to be far-fetched notions. Stock market volatility continues unabated and the overall picture is gloomy under the collective effect of the strong U.S. dollar, weakness in the energy sector and the bleak…
Zacarias Pereira da Mata/Shutterstock The global economic slump is accelerating. The signs of deflation are now flashing all over the globe. In our estimation, the possibility of an associated financial crisis is now dangerously high over the next few months. As we’ve been saying for a while, our preferred model for how things are going…
Last year, president Obama visited GE’s 106-year-old Waukesha, Wisconsin plant. At the plant, GE builds large piston engines for power and oilfield use that run on natural gas or methane from landfills. President Obama called the plant “a model for the country.” This week, GE announced that it will move production to Canada. The move…
USDCAD: USDCAD sold off strongly on Wednesday leaving risk of further decline on the cards. With that said, we look for more weakness to occur in the days ahead. On the downside, support lies at the 1.3250 level followed by the 1.3200 level. Further down, support resides at the 1.3150 level and then the 1.3100…
