Category Archive: Finance
Market Talk – Thursday, Jan 16.
Image Source: Pixabay ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 128.02 points or 0.33% to 38,572.60• Shanghai increased 8.92 points or 0.28% to 3,236.03• Hang Seng increased 236.82 points or 1.23% to 19,522.89• ASX 200 increased 113.70 points or 1.38% to 8,327.00• SENSEX increased 318.74 points or 0.42% to 77,042.82• […]
Will GSK’s Seasonal Strength And Oncology Focus Drive Gains?
Image Source: Unsplash Is GSK Entering a Seasonal Sweet Spot? GSK has recently garnered attention due to GSK agreeing to buy US Cancer Biotech firm IDRx. GSK Plc will acquire US biotech IDRx for up to $1.15 billion, with $1 billion upfront and $150 million tied to milestones. IDRx’s experimental drug targets gastrointestinal stromal tumors, potentially […]
United States: Huge Debt Refinancing Remains 2025’s Biggest Challenge
US Producer Price Index (PPI) figures are worse than expected.On a monthly basis, the overall PPI rose by 0.2%, below the forecast of 0.4%. Core PPI (excluding volatile items) remained unchanged at 0.0%, whereas an increase of 0.3% had been anticipated.On a yearly basis, overall PPI grew by 3.3%, slightly below expectations of 3.5%. As […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Lower Highs And Lower Lows
As a reminder, tomorrow is a stock option expiration.Stocks attempted to continue their rallied, but failed. And the major indices went out on the lows.Gold and silver were rallying, but lost ground into the late afternoon trade.But gold has held on to its breakout from the big symmetrical triangle. It needs to punch up through the overhead […]
Rates Spark: Rates Having A Peek To The Downside
Image Source: Pixabay We’re still structurally bearish for 2025, but as noted post the CPI release, this market wants to have a bit of a dip lower in yield to see how the water feels there, and will keep dipping until it feels wrong. US Treasuries continue to find excuses to at least test how lower […]
Gold Chartbook – Gathering Strength For The Breakout
Image Source: Pixabay Since the last US interest rate decision on December 18th, 2024, gold has experienced a remarkable recovery as anticipated. From its low point of USD 2,585, it climbed to a recent high of USD 2,697 within three weeks, representing an increase of approximately 4%. This recovery, however, has taken its toll as it […]
Struggling Apple Stock Drags Tech-Heavy Nasdaq
Despite a widely upbeat start to earnings season, the S&P 500 and Dow were unable to extend their three days of wins to four, as all major indexes struggled for direction. The Nasdaq slipped back into red territory as well, as investors zeroed in on Apple’s (AAPL) worst day since August, which came after research firm Canalys said […]
Broken Capitalism
Image Source: Pexels Too Big To Fail, Corporate Gigantism, the Military Industrial Complex pose a risk to a capitalist market economy.Video Length: 00:24:46More By This Author:Rising Rates Will Impact StocksCase For Mid-Cap Stocks Hard Or Soft Landing?
Gold, Silver Rallying Despite West Not Getting Involved
Image Source: Unsplash The precious metals are rallying again today, with gold in particular have a big session and currently up $36.Yet what remains stunning is how the rally over the past year has occurred with western investors largely ignoring the action.And in today’s show we go inside the retail silver and gold market with Stefan […]
Homebuilder Sentiment Improves And A Death Cross Nears
One of the later data releases this morning was homebuilder sentiment from the NAHB. The NAHB’s Housing Market Index was expected to come in slightly weaker versus last month, falling to 45 versus 46 in December. Instead, it rose one point, which marks the highest reading since April. At current levels, homebuilder sentiment is basically […]
