Another three months, another refresh of the Smart Alpha Equity Income portfolio. There were plenty of trades, 19 out of 20 positions turned over. That’s par for the course and to be expected: The...
When it comes to predicting the future, there has traditionally been a stealthy contest between economists and weathermen as to who is the worst predictor of coming events. Lately, there was some conf...
Add the Dallas Fed to the list of organizations arguing for weaker global growth.Their latest International Economic Update reported: Global growth is slowing (Chart 1). Fourth-quarter real gross dome...
Photo Credit: Liz West A friend I haven’t heard from in many years since he left the USA wrote me. He closed the letter in an unusual way, saying: PS — USA has gone completely bonkers these days?...
It might surprise many that governments have routinely spent more than they take in from taxes. In ancient times, governments simply minted more coins to fund their operations, they did not generally...
Not much financial news came in over the weekend with major holidays worldwide but economists look forward to the coming week for the release of several interesting economic reports which could help U...
My recent buying trend has been insurance and banking stocks. Oops, I did it again. The trend continues because I bought Royal Bank of Canada (RY) stock. This purchase marks the 3rd Canadian bank st...
This is the article “Forex Ranking and Rating list” for the coming week, the article “Forex Strength and Comparison” has also been published this weekend. When looking at the T...
See how retail traders are positioning in the majors using the FXCM SSI readings on DailyFX’s sentiment page. The diverging paths for monetary policy fosters a long-term bullish outlook for US...
by Rodger Malcolm Mitchell, www.nofica.com Because economics is a social “science,” it contains more bulls**t than a rodeo chute. The latest example is called “secular stagnation,...