Gold prices sank as firming risk appetite sapped haven demand for Treasury bonds and drove yields higher. Investors’ chipper mood also echoed into US monetary policy expectations, with the 2017 rat...
As noted in our previous report last week, we warned that Gold and Silver are very close to sparking a correction to the downside, after few weeks of significant gains. Gold and Silver posted a new hi...
After opening the day on a positive note, share markets in India have continued the momentum and are trading near their record high levels. Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note, with stocks ...
To quote Bill Clinton, “It’s the economy, stupid…”. There has been much speculation about Theresa May’s motivation for calling a general election three years early, when she has an absolute ...
We all know that Amazon Inc. (AMZN) has completely disrupted the retail space. With more consumers doing much of their shopping online — many retail companies are living on borrowed time. Especially...
Until the system implodes–you’re a genius. So you’ve ridden the markets higher–stocks, housing, commercial real estate, bat guano, quatloos, you name it–everything you to...
Economics writer Robert Samuelson is worried. Specifically, he’s worried about why stock prices have risen so much in response to Donald Trump’s election as U.S. President on 8 Novembe...
With CAT and MCD accounting for over 100 of the 250+ Dow points yesterday, one would think that, as CNBC has repeatedly stated yesterday, these two companies are posting “tremendous earnings gro...
Australia releases its inflation figures only once per quarter, making every publication a big market-mover. Volatility did not disappoint this time either. The headline q/q figures came out at with ...
One of the defining characteristics of the 2011 crisis was dollar swaps. Almost all attention was paid to PIIGS and focus on the European banks holding their debt, as well as the very real possibility...