Michael Hausam | On 12, Feb 2014Take a moment to compare this eerie chart of the 1929 stock market crash that launched the Great Depression and the current one:Is the market primed for a massive drop? Are the recent gains subject to a similar catastrophic change? We can’t know, but maybe.However, concern over the massive bond-buying by the Federal Reserve […]
Investors overlooked weaker-than-expected nonfarm payroll additions to focus on economic strength in the report; helping benchmarks finish in the green on Friday. Unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low and construction sector showed strong gains. Encouraging earnings from Expedia also helped improve the mood. The two days of gains helped benchmarks rebound from losses to end with weekly gains; the […]
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By: DailyForex.comGold prices rose %1.9 over the course of the week as dull economic numbers out of the United States and skepticism about the sustainability of the stock market rally increased desire for the relative safety of gold. The XAU/USD pair advanced to as high as 1271.59 after data released by the Labor Department showed that the […]
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackny/Short-term pessimism among individual investors rose to levels not seen last since last August, according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Meanwhile, bullish sentiment fell for the fifth time in six weeks. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, fell 4.3 percentage points to 27.9 percent. This is the lowest level of optimism registered […]
As Sochi Starts, 1929 Stock Market Crash Warnings AccelerateStock-Markets / Financial CrashFeb 08, 2014 – 06:24 PM GMTBy: Doug_Wakefield
“Good evening. This is an extraordinary period for America’s economy. Over the past few weeks, many Americans have felt anxiety about their finances and their future. I understand their worry and their frustration. We’ve seen triple-digit […]
Bond Market Signals Worse Than Orderly Stock Market Sell-Off
By Jon C. Ogg February 3, 2014 4:38 pm EST
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Goldman Sachs and other investment firms warned that the market was getting more and more at risk of a 10% stock market correction, with the caveat that stocks would resume the bull market thereafter. Now we have the bond market signaling that things […]
Stock Market More Weakness Ahead!Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Feb 03, 2014 – 11:28 AM GMTBy: Andre_Gratian
SPX: Very Long-term trend – The very-long-term cycles are in their down phases, and if they make their lows when expected (after this bull market is over), there will be another steep decline into late 2014. However, the Fed […]
Dismal earnings results and weak forecasts weighed heavily on the benchmarks once again, dragging them down on Friday. Markets finished in the red to post their worst monthly performance in over a year. It was also the benchmarks’ first monthly decline since last August. Energy and consumer discretionary sectors were among the biggest losers on Friday.For a look at the […]
Stocks closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with Wall Street pausing after a two-session rise, as data showing the services industry expanded more-than-expected in October offset softer economic headlines from Europe. “When the market gets to these levels, near all-time highs, it’s almost like the whole market is saying, ‘when is the next shoe going to drop?’ so I just think […]
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