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These Two China-Based Stocks Are Outperforming U.S. Counterparts

These Two China-Based Stocks Are Outperforming U.S. Counterparts

Image courtesy of 123rf.com The World Bank cut China’s GDP growth forecast from 4.8% to 4.4% for 2024. The main culprit is the underperforming property market, as infrastructure building caused housing oversupply. Gavekal Research estimates that China’s property developers owe $390 billion to suppliers.At the same time, China’s property sales are down 19.8% year-over-year. The impact of further […]
Reflections On Investing : Real Interest Rates

Reflections On Investing : Real Interest Rates

Real Interest Rates have an immense impact on the stock market as well as the bond market. Nonetheless, they are widely misunderstood. Video Length: 00:07:11More By This Author:Reflections On Investing : The Crash Of The Bond Market Investor Memo Q3 2023: Risk Premiums, Where Art Though?Reflections On Investing : The Apple Stock Bond Paradox
The Bank Of Canada’s Anti-Growth Policies Are Coming To Fruition

The Bank Of Canada’s Anti-Growth Policies Are Coming To Fruition

Photo by Michelle Spollen on Unsplash When the Bank of Canada embarked on its relentless upward march in setting the bank rate, it took the stance that economic growth was excessive, beyond what the economy could tolerate. The economy had to be slowed down to wrestle inflation to the ground. The Bank focussed on the relatively low unemployment […]
Walmart Inc Chart Analysis

Walmart Inc Chart Analysis

Image Source: Mike Mozart, Flickr Bob Lang gives a technical analysis of the stock chart for WMT.Video Length: 00:03:26More By This Author:Trading Is A Mental Game: How To Win It Netflix Inc. Chart AnalysisDo Not Ignore The Federal Reserve’s Warnings
AgMaster Report – Tuesday, Oct. 31

AgMaster Report – Tuesday, Oct. 31

DEC CORN For the past 10 weeks, Dec Corn has found an ideal equilibrium where headwinds & tailwinds have offset one another – keeping the mkt in a tight range (470-505)! Bullish factors have included harvest more than half-way over, the producer storing – not selling, strong domestic demand & delayed planting in South America! […]
Gold Vs Silver – What’s The Better Option

Gold Vs Silver – What’s The Better Option

Image Source: Unsplash As the US (and foreign) deficits and debt loads continue to surge to levels that were once unimaginable, the recognition of the value of precious metals as an asset class is increasing at an accelerating rate.Although when people finally accept the argument that gold and silver are important assets to be considering, especially […]
Realty Income: America’s Best REIT On Sale For High-Yield And High Return

Realty Income: America’s Best REIT On Sale For High-Yield And High Return

Image Source: Unsplash Realty Income (O) In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation will discuss the current investment opportunity in Realty Income (O), a popular real estate investment trust (REIT). He will explain the importance of buying low and selling high in investing and highlight why now is a great time […]
A Reminder: Other Stocks Matter

A Reminder: Other Stocks Matter

It’s all too easy to focus on a limited set of outperforming stocks and lose sight of a whole raft of other key names. Sure, the “Magnificent Seven” stocks dominate market capitalization-weighted indices along with traders’ mindshare, but the economy and markets are more like a jigsaw puzzle, with a wide range of pieces that […]
Communications And Tech Are Leading Equity Sectors In 2023

Communications And Tech Are Leading Equity Sectors In 2023

The US stock market continues to post a moderate gain year to date, in large part due to strong sector performances in the communications services and technology sectors. Both slices of the market are still enjoying red-hot gains in 2023 through yesterday’s close (Oct. 30), based on a set of ETFs.Communication Services Select Sector SPDR […]
U.S. Recession Probability Continues Receding On All Hallow’s Eve

U.S. Recession Probability Continues Receding On All Hallow’s Eve

The probability the U.S. economy will experience an official period of recession continued to recede during the past six weeks.The probability peaked at 80.8% on 25 July 2023, just before the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would hike the Federal Funds Rate by another quarter point, bringing its target range up to 5.25-5.50%. The Fed has since held […]