The U.S. spent $5 billion dollars on overthrowing the Ukraine government and it succeeds. Crimea makes up about 10% of the land mass of Ukraine. So the U.S. government got 90% of Ukraine by overthrowing the elected government while Russia got just 10% of the land mass from free elections in Crimea, and the U.S. government has the audacity to […]
The Stock Market and Pessimistic Press HeadlinesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 20, 2014 – 08:52 AM GMTBy: Doug_Wakefield
Do you remember the following headline from the fall of 2011?”In the Absence of a Credible Plan We Will Have A Global Financial Meltdown in Two or Three Weeks” [states] Dr. Robert Shapiro, Advisor to the IMF, Zero Hedge, […]
Russia’s stock market is one of the cheapest in the world. As the conflict with Ukraine drags on — or escalates — it will only get cheaper.This isn’t a temporary correction or a short-term aberration. Russian shares will continue to be volatile, and nimble traders could do quite well if they take advantage of that. But to the detriment of […]
Stock Market Uncertainty Following Recent DeclineStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 17, 2014 – 12:55 PM GMTBy: Paul_Rejczak
Our intraday outlook is now neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutral
Short-term (next 1-2 weeks) outlook: neutral
Medium-term (next 1-3 months) outlook: neutral
Long-term outlook (next year): bullishThe main […]
Investors’ anxiety ahead of the referendum vote during the weekend in Crimea compelled benchmarks to end in the red on Friday. The tension between Russia and Ukraine along with concerns over a possible slowdown in China impacted the markets through this week. The S&P 500 fell below the key technical level of 1,850 for the second day in a row […]
Rising political tension between Russia and the West over Crimea dragged the benchmarks down to their worst fall in over five weeks. Lingering concerns about a possible slowdown in China also impacted the indices. The S&P 500 fell below a technical level and the year-to-date figure dropped to the red zone. The Dow suffered its fourth straight decline. Encouraging economic […]
Moscow ExchangeAll eyes continue to be on Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea.
The world awaits Sunday’s referendum in Crimea where voters will be ask whether they want to join.Meanwhile, Russia’s MICEX index continues to tumble, fall 3.5% today. Year-to-date, it’s down 20.4%.Most experts seem to agree that the referendum is illegal as it is out of line with Ukraine’s constitution.”Moreover, we note […]
Moscow ExchangeAll eyes continue to be on Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea.
The world awaits Sunday’s referendum in Crimea where voters will be ask whether they want to join.Meanwhile, Russia’s MICEX index continues its slide, fall 2% today. At it’s lowest point today, it was down 5.2%. Year-to-date, it’s down 20.4%.Most experts seem to agree that the referendum is illegal as it […]
Moscow ExchangeAll eyes continue to be on Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea.
The world awaits Sunday’s referendum in Crimea where voters will be asked whether they want to join with Russia.Meanwhile, Russia’s MICEX index continues its slide, falling 1% today. At it’s lowest point today, it was down 5.2%. Year-to-date, it’s down 20.4%.Most experts seem to agree that the referendum is illegal […]
Stock Market JitterbugsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 14, 2014 – 08:59 AM GMTBy: Jesse
Geopolitical considerations overwhelmed those peachy US economic results this morning.China is only projected to turn in about 7.4% growth this year, and of course Russia’s actions in the Ukraine, particularly in the Crimea, has everyone all twitchy. How dare they meddle with […]
