The ISM non-manufacturing (aka ISM Services) index continues its growth cycle, but declined from 55.8 to 53.5 (above 50 signals expansion). Important internals likewise declined, however, and remain i...
Out of the multitude of companies, which ones would legendary value investor Benjamin Graham buy today? I’ve compiled ten great companies that fit the ModernGraham criteria, based on Benjamin G...
Leaders and Laggards We have recently discussed the odd dichotomy that can be observed within the gold sector – there is a group of stocks that is doing extremely well lately (in fact, a number of...
EUR/USD is certainly already on the move, thanks to the big dollar dive. To be fair, this assessment from Danske was released before the move. Here is their reasoning: Here is their view, courtesy ...
Apparently, when Irish eyes are smiling, it’s time to call an election. And that is what Prime Minister Kenny has done. The election will be held on February 26. The polls suggest that the governin...
Writing for his firm Llewellyn-Consulting.com, a former senior economist of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development considers forecasts. He sounds somewhat like the late Yogi Berra a...
It used to be that the price of oil and the markets as a whole were disconnected. But these days, it seems like they are instead dancing in unison. When oil goes down, stocks go down right with it. Th...
Let me know if any of these narratives sound familiar to you: 2013 Analyst: “We are deeply concerned about the sharply rising 10-Year Treasury Yield as a headwind for stocks. The end of quantitative...
“We now have arrived at the point where it is not the banks, but the countries themselves that are getting in serious financial trouble. The idea that we can ‘grow our way back’ out of debt ...