We evaluated 23 different companies this week to determine whether they are suitable for Defensive Investors, those unwilling to do substantial research, or Enterprising Investors, those who are w...
Fundamental Forecast for the Australian Dollar: Neutral Thin economic calendar leaves Aussie at the mercy of risk trends US activity data, Powell comments to inform Fed rate hike views “Brexit”...
On Friday, the Conference Board released the latest leading and coincident indicators. The LEIs increased .6% while the CEIs rose .3%. The report’s internals were strong: 9/10 LEIs were higher...
The major averages ended the week mixed, with the Nasdaq posting a gain, the Dow slipping and the S&P finishing not far from where it started after the minutes of the last Federal Reserve policy m...
Another week of volatility, but with no real resolution to the burning question of “where do we go next?” This past week, the release of the FOMC meeting minutes from April did little to solve ...
The second quarter of 2016 is now more than half over, but we won’t receive the first reading on 2016:Q2 GDP from the BEA until the end of July. A forecast of something that is happening right now i...
For analyzing the best pairs to trade looking from a longer term perspective the last 3 months Currency Classification can be used in support: Strong: JPY, CAD, CHF. The preferred range is from 6 to ...
On Wednesday, the Fed released the minutes from their latest meeting. The commentary was generally upbeat. Participants viewed the labor market favorably, citing low unemployment, improving labor forc...
The US dollar’s weakness in recent months, despite negative interest rates in Europe and Japan likely had many contributing factors. These factors include shifting views of Fed policy, weaker US gr...
Markets moved lower for the fourth straight week after the Fed kept open the possibility that it will raise rates again in June. My money is still on a single rate hike later in the year and not next ...