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...
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 Fede...
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 ...
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 h...
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...
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, ...
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 ...
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 th...
Since January 20th the precious metal stocks have been in an upward impulse. I have classified this impulse as phase I of a new bull market. My essay “The three phases of a bull ...
Will the USD Rebound Against the CAD?…. The USD/CAD currency pair is currently trading at 1.3111, down 0.03% for the day or C$0.0003. The pair started 2016 at C$1.3900 to the gre...