Yes or no. Will Facebook (FB) face permanent fundamental damage based on its current Cambridge Analytica news? My verdict? No. Like most things, the media is blowing this out of proportion for the sake of clicks and views. The sole purpose of a media outlet is to attract eyeballs, and as they do so often,…
Having sold $96BN in 3 and 6-Month bills earlier today, the Treasury also sold another $30BN in 2Y Notes, bringing the total sold for the day to $126BN, and almost hitting the midpoint of this week’s record $294BN in Treasury issuance. And, contrary to speculation by various commentators that there may not be enough demand…
Too many market participants believe rising stock market volatility can only occur in down markets. It might be true that rising volatility is considerably more likely to occur in times of market stress, but it’s nowhere near as certain as most pundits believe. While there can be no denying that stock markets often take the escalator up…
The pound enjoyed the weakness of the US dollar to stage a recovery. Can it continue? Here is the view from Barclays: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Barclays Research discusses GBP outlook, and adopts a neutral bias around current levels, seeing the pair prone to a consolidation phase in the near-term. “Our expectations for…
In this article, we’re going to look at the three main causes of the stock market correction that occurred in March which came close to matching the lows set in February. When you understand the reasons the market fell, it helps you figure out where stocks will likely go for the rest of the year….
This week it’s US crude oil flows. Specifically, what we’ve got here is an interesting juxtaposition of crude oil imports and crude oil production for America. The chart is interesting due to the perspective it provides on US oil supplies: for much of recorded history the US got the majority of its oil domestically, and…
A lot has been happening at the Facebook Inc. (FB – Free Report) headquarters over the last week. The social media giant is leaving no stone unturned to salvage its fast-eroding image, the latest being a public apology issued by the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg via a full-page newspaper ad in major U.S. and U.K. papers on…
There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following four: Cardinal Health, Realty Income, State Street and Ventas. Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock ranked by our team as…
A discussion on how China’s launch of the Petroyuan is just another sign that major global power’s such as Russia and China are working against the US dollar. Video Length: 00:10:27 Here is the article used in today’s video: The Petroyuan Will SHOCK Investors Who Are Not Paying Attention
“Canada, the US and UK are close to full employment, and wages are accelerating. Only in the UK, where there has been a currency-driven uptick in inflation, has this failed to translate into real wage gains. “(RBC Economic and Financial Market Outlook, March 2018). According to recent IMF estimates, the global economy advanced at a…
