Fed-Speak Back In Focus As US Dollar Digests Drop To 2-Week Low
The US Dollar traded broadly higher against its major counterparts in overnight trade as prices corrected after dropping to a two-week low in yesterday’s session. That move followed comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen that traders (rightly or wrongly) perceived as diminishing the scope for interest rate hikes in 2016. The Japanese Yen diverged from its G10 FX counterparts, managing to narrowly gain against […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – March 31, 2016
WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market initially tried to rally during the course of the day on Wednesday, but we found enough resistance near the $40 level to turn things back around and form a shooting star. The shooting star of course is a negative sign, so it’s very likely that we could […]
European Peripheral Corporate Bond Yields Tumble To Record Lows Ahead Of Draghi’s Monetization
On the day Mario Draghi announced that the ECB would launch a historic corporate bond monetization program, the first of its kind, we said that we expect bond yields to tumble imminently as the market frontruns the ECB’s open-market purchases of corporate bonds and soaks up all available supply in the market. Not even we expected […]
Running With The Bulls Or The Bears With The CAC 40 Index?
The CAC 40 index is currently trading at 4,444.42, for a gain of 1.78% for the day, or 77.75 points. The index has a 52-week trading range of 3,892.46 on the low end and 5,283.71 on the high-end. The 1-year return is -9.69% and the year-to-date return is -4.15%. A big part of the reason […]
USD/JPY Forex Signal – March 31, 2016
USD/JPY Signal Update Yesterday’s signals were not triggered. Today’s USD/JPY Signals Risk 0.75% Trades must be entered between 8am New York time and 5pm Tokyo time only. Short Trade 1 Short entry following a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 112.91. Place the stop loss 1 pip […]
The Smell Of Dryer Powder In The Morning
It takes a certain, shall we say a more stalwart, kind of a person to willingly endure a second showing of certain movies some find unsettling. Deliverance, The Silence of the Lambs and Taxi Driver all come to mind. So too does Apocalypse Now, one of the most stunning cinematographic accomplishments of the 20th Century […]
Millennial Consumers Love These 3 Food Stocks
Millennials, or Generation Y, are simply defined as persons born in the 1980s and 1990s. Their economic impact, however, is not so simple. Millennials are turning out to be the core demographic for many different companies across many different industries. They are the ultimate trendsetter, and companies are frequently tweaking business ventures and advertising campaigns to appeal […]
Country Profile: Australia
Australia or the “Land Down Under” is the world’s biggest island and is one of the major economies. It is a highly services-oriented economy, with 70% of its GDP coming from industries such as finance, education and tourism. It is also heavily dependent on its raw material exports, which explains why its economic growth is […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – March 31, 2016
S&P 500 The S&P 500 rose during the course of the session on Wednesday, breaking above the 2060 handle. That being the case, it looks as if the market is ready to go higher. If we pullback from current levels, there should be plenty of buyers below, and with a supportive candle it’s more than […]
Higher Minimum Wages Could Crater Your Portfolio – Unless You Own Companies Like This One
California legislators made headlines Monday when they passed a $15 per hour minimum wage that marks the largest deal to date in the national fight for higher working wages. The thinking is that legions of poorly paid workers will be able to suddenly afford a higher standard of living and pay their way through life. […]
