Financial markets have been defined by fading Fed rate hike bets in recent weeks. An FOMC rate decision and second-quarter US GDP data now threaten that narrative. Euro Forecast: Can the Euro Conti...
In life, if you really want to achieve something — set a goal. Most people start out the New Year by resolving to lose weight or get in shape and fail miserably at those tasks. If on the other h...
The broader indices ended mixed while small cap stocks tried to breakout last week as earnings season officially began. Just to recap the first full week of earnings, the data is mixed. So far, nearly...
In this week’s column by Mike Burk, he mentions that the trend in new 52-week highs is not confirming the new highs in the major stock market indexes. Reading between the lines, I think he is su...
I think we need to focus on what is happening to the dollar. The intermediate cycle is now 63 weeks long. Clearly that isn’t normal. I’ve maintained for several years that the end game was going t...
Let’s take a closer look at recent activity in US Treasuries. The yield on the 10-year note ended the day at 2.24% and the 30-year bond closed at 2.81%. Here is a table showing the yields highs ...
Yes, it’s true… the United States smashed another fuel production record this year. According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), the country produced over one million barrels per day of ...
Government data published Tuesday revealed that the country’s labor shortage has reached its most extreme level in more than 40 years. Japan now has 1.48 jobs for every applicant. That’s t...
(Video length 00:03:40) In this week’s edition of Market Week in Review, Consulting Director Sophie Gilbert discussed with Kara Ng, senior quantitative investment strategy analyst, the key takeaways...
The following is a guest blog post: Penny stocks are stocks that are traded for less than $5, and they are known as ‘Penny stocks’ because they can cost as little as a few cents, or a few pennies....