Benchmarks finished its choppy session on a mixed note yesterday after Fed minutes showed officials debated about the timing of rate hike. S&P 500 and Dow finished in the green for the third straight day after they were able to pare losses following jitters from the Fed minutes. However, Nasdaq snapped its five-session rally.For a look at the issues currently […]
SummaryWe take a closer look into the policy to unveil what is really going on.
We argue the Fed has not increased money supply that much even though the monetary base has expanded.
One must monitor how banking excess reserves change to forecast how Fed policy impacts future stock market prices.
The Federal Reserve’s QE3 is targeted to end in October. Many wonder […]
New deals, upbeat homebuilder confidence data and easing tensions between Russia and Ukraine handed markets strong gains on Monday. Meanwhile, investors waited for what Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi have to say at Jackson Hole, Wyo on Friday. The S&P 500 is now 1% away from its record high and Nasdaq closed above 4,500 points for the first time in […]
Stock Market Ukraine-Triggered Volatility, But a Flat FinishStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 16, 2014 – 04:13 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorldCourtesy of Doug Short: Today was a busy one for economic updates: the Producer Price Index, Industrial Production and Consumer Sentiment. But the market was primarily focused on the international scene — most notably the conflict in Ukraine. The S&P 500 rose […]
Markets snapped its two-day winning rally on Tuesday as concerns over Russia-Ukraine tension dented investor sentiment. Discouraging Germany’s investor confidence data, declining energy stocks and tensions in Iraq also affected yesterday’s session marked by low-volumes. The day’s loss dragged the blue-chip index into the red zone for the year.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures fell for a second session on Monday as investors shifted their attention to stocks. December gold /quotes/zigman/635641/delayed GCZ4 +0.25% shed 50 cents to settle at $1,310.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The stock market extended gains as geopolitical risks eased and on dovish remarks from the Federal […]
Stock Market Risk is On the RunStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 09, 2014 – 03:30 PM GMTBy: EWI Weak Secondary Stocks and Declining Junk-to-Treasury Bond Ratio Indicate the Stock Market is Ripe for ReversalThe following article is adapted from the August 2014 Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, published Aug. 1. For the latest from the Financial Forecast Service, click here.The Dow […]
By: Wim GrommenEvery production phase or civilization or other human invention goes through a so called transformation process. Transitions are social transformation processes that cover at least one generation. In this article I will use one such transition to demonstrate the position of our present civilization and its possible effect on stock exchange rates.When we consider the characteristics of the […]
In last week’s Benzinga article on InterMune (NASDAQ: ITMN), some of the warning signs for the overall stock market were highlighted.Those warnings became more than just warnings last week, as the market took some significant hits. Last Thursday’s 300-plus drop on the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the main headline.Since then the market has continued to decline, but some stocks […]
Benchmarks settled in the red zone following reports that Russia has increased forces along its border with Ukraine. Investors’ apprehensions about a rate hike following strong economic data also weighed on markets. Dow’s three-digit decline eroded all of Monday’s gains, while fellow benchmarks also lost heavily.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s […]
