Markets ended in the green as Russian president’s comments eased concerns related to geopolitical tensions. This, along with positive earnings results, offset jitters over downbeat European growth numbers. Moreover, dismal initial claims data turned out to be positive for the market as it eased sooner-than-expected rate hike fears. Trading volume was very low, making it the second-lowest full trading session […]
Growth is good.This week, we’re seeing growth in some unusual places.Gross Domestic Product screamed higher during the second quarter after slumping during the unusually cold winter months. Of course, no one really saw that coming. GDP rose 4%, smashing analyst estimates as Americans bought cars and appliances at the fastest pace in almost five years, Bloomberg reports.Oh, and we’re starting […]
Webster’s defines neutral as “not supporting either side of an argument.” And, with the “chance of a temporary selloff” looming, then I guess Goldman is really just covering its bases.Read More Heads or tails? You still might be a stock pickerTo confuse investors even more, they said that “the near-term risk/reward profile for stocks was less attractive, even as they […]
Why the Stock Market Is Heading For A Fall – This Time Is Not DifferentStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 25, 2014 – 02:22 AM GMTBy: LewRockwellDavid Stockman writes: The 2008 Wall Street meltdown is long forgotten, having been washed away by a tsunami of central bank liquidity. Indeed, the S&P closed yesterday at 1,983—or up by nearly 200% from its […]
The Stock Market is Overvalued, Caution is Warranted Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 01, 2014 – 10:44 AM GMTBy: Christopher_Quigley
Back in 2001 Buffett said in an interview with Fortune Magazine that “the single best measure” of stock market valuation is by taking the total market cap (TMC) and dividing it by the total […]
Down for most of the trading day, stocks pulled out a win for Friday on late-day trading by institutions and indexed portfolios to reflect the annual rebalancing of the Russell Index constituents. The Dow Jones Industrials, thanks to an 80-point swing in the last two hours of trading, finished up 6 points for Friday, trimming the week’s loss to 95 […]
Editor’s note: Article originally published on May 19, 2014Today I want to examine the relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and stock market returns. The purpose will be to determine if periods of strong economic growth correlate to strong stock market returns. Does looking at the macro economic data help or hinder you as an investor?Let’s look at the data […]
Merger and acquisition activity in the food industry and better-than-expected initial claims helped benchmarks close in the green on Thursday. Investors chose to focus on the positives rather than on GDP data that showed the economy contracted in the first quarter. Thursday’s gains helped the S&P 500 hit an intraday high and close on a record high for the […]
Technical Analysis:The USD has been strong for the most part in May. The USD Index (DXY) has been sideways to bearish for most of 2014, falling to a low on the year at 78.90 in early May. It has since rebounded, and closed the previous week at 80.35.DXY DailyThe daily chart of the DXY shows a revival of USD-strength. It […]
First Quarter Doldrums Amp Up Stock Market Fear FactorStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014May 18, 2014 – 08:41 PM GMTBy: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Based on preliminary first-quarter data, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth is 0.1%.That’s not much.But then again, what do you expect for $3.4 trillion of Federal Reserve spending to boost the economy.First of all, the […]
