The recent divergence between equity prices and treasury yields has spooked investors who think lower rates are a sign of softer economic growth.Yet periods of decoupling are more common than you may think.Since 2000, the correlation between the S&P 500 and the U.S. 10-year treasury yield has sharply swung into negative territory eight times, said Brian Belski, chief investment strategist […]
Stock Market Dow Trend Forecast Summer 2014 By Nadeem WalayatStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jun 05, 2014 – 12:02 PM GMTBy: Nadeem_Walayat
No ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ this year for Either Bulls or BearsWatching the disconnect between stock prices and what passes for stock market commentary since my last detailed look at the stock market of early […]
by Raul de FrutosThe relationship between the stock market and metal prices changes from time to time. However, when the stock market plunges, history repeats itself and as fears of an economic downturn increase, consumer spending decreases and metal prices fall with the stock market.It’s in these situations when buying forward can become riskier than not hedging at all. Companies […]
Greece Stock Market Boosted By Euro Vote
economyby Sotiria Nikolouli – May 26, 2014
Athens Stock Exchange made gains Monday as investors discounted any short-term prospects of an early general election after Greece’s European election results.
On the board, the ASE General Index ended 2.27% higher at […]
SummaryStocks are now well into the fifth year of what has been one of the longest bull markets in history.
Stocks are an image of beauty, and it seems as though the fun is never going to end.
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Stock Market Sour Surprise Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014May 22, 2014 – 01:05 PM GMTBy: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: On Monday, I explained why, when you’re considering investment ideas, you should always keep the bond market in mind. That’s because stocks and bonds are inextricably interconnected.They’re inextricably interconnected because interest […]
My colleague Ryan Cooper argues that one key factor in millennials missing out on the current stock market boom is distrust in the financial system. Like very many millennials, he is apprehensive about becoming an investor, and cites numerous financial scandals from the past five years as events that have influenced this view:I hear “we’ll help you design the investment […]
The always popular and controversial Martin Armstrong, creator of the widely cited Economic Confidence Model, gave some interesting predictions for the market along with his thoughts on Putin and Russia in a recent Financial Sense Newshour interview. Here are some excerpts:FSN: Martin, you have a wide following with investors and host large conferences around the globe. What are you telling […]
Stock Market Bifurcation….Boredom….Froth Slaughtered….Sentiment Worsening Again… Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014May 08, 2014 – 11:53 AM GMTBy: Jack_Steiman
When will the bifurcation end is the big question. The bigger question beyond that is when will the bifurcation cause a massive down move because bifurcation shows an unhealthy environment that usually […]
Google FinanceThe stock markets opened and traded in the red earlier today, but have climbed all the way back into the green.
At its low of the day, the Dow was down by 132 points.Earlier, we learned that the ISM non-manufacturing index climbed to a six-month high of 55.2 in April.”In our mind, any reading above 55 is a good one […]
