QE and the Stock Market – The “Taper” Is Here… This Is What You Need to Know
Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013Dec 19, 2013 – 03:17 PM GMTBy: DailyWealth
Porter Stansberry writes: We knew it would happen eventually… so now what?Yesterday, I explained how the Federal Reserve’s quantitative-easing programs have transferred enormous wealth into the […]
The banner year for stocks signaled a boom in million-dollar home sales, but what happens if the party ends?By Jeffrey McKinneyFORTUNE — With stocks a whisker from posting a record this year, some investors are latching onto homes that fetch $1 million or more.Surging stock prices and increased consumer confidence are among the factors propelling sales in the upper-end housing market, says Walter Molony, […]
Stock Market VIX Shows Biggest Drop Since Mid-August
Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013Dec 16, 2013 – 05:37 AM GMTBy: Submissions
Richard Cox writes: The benchmark index that is used to price US stock options started to show declines on Friday for the first time in eight trading sessions, as positive economic data supported equity markets in […]
We Could Easily Have A Major Stock Market Crash Much Worse Than 2008, Total Credit Market Debt (TCMD) Growth Is Not Confirming The New DJIA High At All
Nope, No Bubbles AnywherePresented with no comment (because, quite frankly, none is needed…)Chart: Der Spiegelhttp://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-13/nope-no-bubbles-anywhereAbout That “Bull Market Til 2016″ Call: Before You Buy the Dip, Check Out This Chart (December 13, 2013) If […]
Wikimedia CommonsStocks are going up.It’s time to stop reflecting on 2013 and start thinking about 2014.
We thumbed through hundreds of pages of Wall Street’s 2014 outlook notes and compiled the thoughts of 14 top stock market forecasters.The average S&P 500 call was 1,949, with a median of 1,950. For EPS, the mean was $118 and median call was $116.Here are […]
The following was written by Cory Massimino. In the years following the 2008 financial crisis the stock market, unlike the rest of the economy, has been outstanding. Last Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index reached record highs following continued confidence in the Federal Reserve’s expansionary monetary policy. Shortly after trading began, the S&P hit […]
Tunnel vision is a major risk for stock investors today. As discussed in a recent article, nearly every major asset class beyond the U.S. stock market has struggled in 2013 with many on course to post declines for the year. And the magnitude of stock outperformance this year at over +20% versus all other major investment categories is unprecedented in […]
The S&P 500 closed at another record high and fellow benchmarks ended in the green, while investors were left searching for clues about the timing of the Fed’s tapering of its stimulus plan. The S&P 500 was somewhat boosted by SYSCO Corporation’s (NYSE:SYY) announcement that it was purchasing rival U.S. Foods. The materials sector was the biggest gainer among the […]
I’ve been working on gathering my thoughts for the market in 2014. This is a very useful exercise, in that it forces us to really think about what goes into stock prices, what those assumptions should be, and how they interact.There are three key variables here: the growth rate of the economy as a whole and the level and change […]
Deutsche BankThe stock market has been rallying throughout 2013, and at current levels just a few points shy of all-time highs today, the S&P 500 index is now up more than 28% in the year to date.
Since an eventual tapering of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing became cemented as a major market theme in May, however, short bets against the […]
