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A Chinese Frankenstein, Fallen Angels, And A Pitch To Buy T-Note
Articles I’m reading — Hayden Capital’s latest investor letter is out and as always, it’s a great read. Fred Liu, Hayden’s managing partner, has quickly become one of my favorite investors to follow. Each of his letters offer a master class in fundamental value investing. In his latest, he talks about the global competitive landscape, […]
August 19th Week In Review: How Trump’s Policies Moved Stocks
Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Trump and his administration with this weekly recap compiled by The Fly: 1. HARLEY-DAVIDSON: Shares of Harley-Davidson (HOG) were under pressure on Monday after President Donald Trump renewed his criticism […]
Facebook Mistakenly Censors Conservative Education Company For “Hate Speech Violations”
Facebook says it “mistakenly” removed several videos and censored the reach of conservative educational organization PragerU, short for Prager University. On Friday, Prager tweeted evidence that they were being “heavily censored” by Facebook – writing “Our last 9 posts are reaching 0 of our 3 million followers. At least two videos were deleted last night […]
In Praise Of A Genuine Gold (Not Gold-Backed) Bond
Buffet dismissed gold because it pays no interest. But what if there was a genuine gold bond that paid interest in gold? Keith Weiner at Monetary Metals asks Who Would Invest in a Gold Bond? Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet famously dismissed gold. “Gold has two significant shortcomings, being neither of much use nor […]
End Of The Day Financial Video – Saturday, August 18th
A weekend wrap up of the financial markets. Video length: 00:13:46
10-Year Treasury Short Squeeze Fuel Hits Another Record High
The commitment of traders report shows treasury bears are record short 10-yr treasury futures. The treasury bears will cover, but at what price? That’s an unknown, but we can see when the bears increased their bets. And with that we can check gains for someone who held on. 10-Year Treasury Yields That’s one […]
Forex Forecast And Cryptocurrencies Forecast For August 20 – 24, 2018
First, a review of last week’s events: EUR/USD. Most analysts (60%), supported by graphical analysis and indicators, expected the pair to fall to the 1.1120-1.1300 zone. And indeed, the pair reached the level of 1.1300 on Wednesday August 15, but did not go lower, turned around and returned to zone 1.1400 by the end of […]
Yen And Dollar Fall On US, China Trade War Breakthrough Prospects
TALKING POINTS – YEN, US DOLLAR, CHINA, AUSSIE DOLLAR, STOCKS, TURKEY Yen, Franc and US Dollar drop amid broad sentiment recovery Hopes for US, China trade war de-escalation stoking optimism Aussie and New Zealand Dollars, Euro emerge as outperformers The markets’ mood brightened in Asia Pacific trade as traders battered by turmoil in emerging market assets were offered a sliver of hope […]
Michigan Consumer Sentiment: August Preliminary Slips
The University of Michigan Preliminary Consumer Sentiment for August came in at 95.3, down 2.6 from the July Final reading. Investing.com had forecast 98.1. Surveys of Consumers chief economist, Richard Curtin, makes the following comments: Consumer sentiment slipped to its lowest level since last September, with the decline concentrated among households in the bottom third of the […]
Oil And Gas – Canadian E&P Stock Outlook: Signs Of Tailwind
While oil production is surging in Canada, the country’s exploration and production (E&P) sector has remained out of favor, primarily due to the scarcity of pipelines. In short, pipeline construction in Canada has failed to keep pace with rising domestic crude volumes – the heavier sour variety churned out of the oil sands – resulting […]
