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In 1602, the Dutch East India Co. established the Amsterdam Bourse, now recognized as the world’s oldest stock exchange. However, it wasn’t until 1720 that the first recorded stock market crash occurred. Since then, every investor hoping to time the market has been trying to predict when the next crash will arrive.Ask a dozen people what causes […]
With continued chaos around the world and uncertainty in global markets, today KWN is publishing an incredibly powerful piece that was written by a 60-year market veteran. The Godfather of newsletter writers, Richard Russell, has issued a a major warning that the stock market is now on the “edge of a crash.”Russell: “As I write, fiat currencies around the world are […]
Its that the time of the week again for the Swiss team’s technical analysis of the major asset markets.To summarize. They believe a near term low is close though likely later this week or early next. They have been surprised by the extent of EM weakness but insist this is likely to be a buying point for a bear market […]
Fears over a growing emerging market crisis have hit stocks hard in the past month, but BMO Capital Markets is telling investors to relax.“To be sure, U.S. markets are likely to behave much better with emerging market strength, but we strongly disagree with the notion that higher U.S. stock prices require emerging market participation,” said Brian Belski, BMO’s chief investment […]
U.S. stocks are sliding and yields are plummeting as Treasuries surge following the release of much worse than expected manufacturing survey data from the Institute of Supply Management.The headline index from the ISM report tumbled to 51.3 from December’s 56.5 reading, indicative of a sharp slowdown in American manufacturing in January. The consensus Wall Street estimate called for a much […]
Richard Drew / APTrader Frank O’Connell works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.The stock market is getting a little bumpy as the government shutdown wears on, but if Congress pushes a deadline on the federal debt limit in two weeks, you can buckle up for something much scarier — maybe even a replay of the […]
Stock Market Thursday ReboundStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 31, 2014 – 10:43 AM GMTBy: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short: Before the market opened, the weekly initial jobless claims missed the mark, but the Advance Estimate for Q4 GDP was a solid 3.2% — in line with expectations. The S&P 500 surged at the open, consolidated for an hour […]
Weekly Technical Analysis – “Near-Term Weakness Towards Worst Case SP500 1730″
by prestonni on Jan 28, 2014 • 7:42 pmThe Swiss team have released their latest technical analysis for the major asset markets.They are sticking to their cyclical road map and therefore forecasting a shallow correction of between 5 to 7%. They reference 1730 as the ‘worst case’ scenario.I’m personally a […]
Forecast 2014 – The Second Most Expensive Stock Market in the WorldStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 26, 2014 – 12:14 PM GMTBy: John_Mauldin
South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope is one of the most dangerous stretches of coastline anywhere in the world, where the warm Agulhas Current (also called the Mozambique Current), rushing […]
