Category Archive: Finance
The Market Giveth And The Market Taketh Away
After a strong start to the last week of November on Monday, it’s looking like we’ll give back half of those gains this morning. The culprit today? Trade. What else is new? There’s a lot of Fedspeak on the calendar, though, so we’ll be watching for any signs of a change in tone. Two sectors of […]
Removing The Cloak From Gold
The new Alchemist is out. What can we learn from the latest publication of the LBMA? We invite you to read our today’s article and find out! Banque de France and Gold The latest edition of LBMA’s Alchemist focuses on the role of central banks in the gold market. Sylvie Goulard, Deputy Governor of Banque de France, […]
GM And GE Were Both Victimized By The Same Ponzi Scheme, And They Are Both Telling Us The U.S. Economy Is In Huge Trouble
America’s twin economic “generals” are both in very deep trouble. General Electric was founded in 1892, and it was once one of the most powerful corporations on the entire planet. But now it is drowning in so much debt that it may be forced into bankruptcy. General Motors was founded in 1908, and at […]
Five Dividend Stocks Boosting Shareholder Distributions
There were several companies over the past week which announced their intent to raise dividends to shareholders. It is always great to see companies that are able to extend their long streaks of annual dividend increases. I find dividend increases to be a good indicator of how company executives feel about the near-term business environment. […]
Sorry Bulls, The Fed Isn’t Going To Save You This Time
Investors are once again pinning their forecasts on hope. The hope is that the Powell Fed will slow the pace of its rate hikes based on the recent market carnage in stocks and bonds. And once again the Fed is going to destroy these hopes. As I explained to clients in August, the Powell Fed […]
Consider These 3 TIAA Mutual Funds For Striking Gains
Previously known as TIAA-CREF, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America Fund (TIAA) was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918. TIAA had $1 trillion in assets under management as of Dec 31, 2017. A major portion of its assets is allocated to stocks and fixed income securities. Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, seeks […]
Another Downshift Expected For US GDP Growth In Q4
Economic activity for the US appears headed for a second quarterly slowdown in the final three months of this year. The projection is based on a set of nowcasts compiled by The Capital Spectator. The current median estimate: a 2.7% increase in real growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate), which is slightly below the previous outlook published in […]
E Tie-Breaker
Another day, another set of political headlines dominating trading with the surprise result that ongoing US/China trade tensions hasn’t fully derailed yesterday’s gains. Oil consolidates, USD bid, but Copper leads commodity pain trade and adds to global slowdown fears. There is no doubt that its politics first, economics second so far. The key will be the […]
Market Shrugs Off Latest US Tariff Provocation
Overview: The global capital markets have taken the US latest tariff threats in stride. Most of the Asian equity markets advanced, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, and Australia. China and Hong Kong were exceptions with marginal losses. European markets are trying to extend their recovery for a third session, but the industry performance is mixed with […]
Morning Call For Tuesday, Nov. 27
Overnight Markets And News Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ18 -0.36%) this morning are down -0.21% and European stocks are down -0.19% after President Trump late yesterday said that additional tariffs on China are still likely. Trump told the WSJ he expects to move ahead with an increase on tariffs to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods […]
