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What Bears Want To See Friday
If someone gave us Friday’s labor figures during Thursday’s trading session, they may not be that helpful. Even if we had the numbers, it would be very difficult to predict how the market would react to them during Friday’s session.
Stocks: Little Change So Far
After Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s trading sessions, the S&P 500 has dropped less than 3 points this week. Support levels we noted last week remain relevant on the S&P 500’s weekly chart below
Is A Big Pop Coming In Tech Stocks?
Regular readers know we are not big fans of forecasting outcomes in the financial markets. However, assessing investment probabilities based on evidence we have in hand is a value-add exercise.
The Importance Of Investment Risk Management
How much could risk management be worth to you?
Economy Vs. Fed Rate Hikes
The bad news is markets tend to get jittery when the Fed is preparing for a new interest rate cycle. The good news is the primary reason the Fed is contemplating raising interest rates is a strengthening U.S. economy.
QE Ending Or Just Getting Started?
While the Federal Reserve has laid out specific plans to end their quantitative easing (QE) program, a new season of QE may be getting ready to kick-off across the pond
Anatomy Of A Stock Market Turn
The good news is the economy appears to be moving away from a tepid state. The bad news is today’s report will spark chatter about the Fed possibly pulling their first rate hike forward.
Rate Hike By June Still Only A 50-50 Bet
If the economy continues to improve, it is not a question of if, but when the Federal Reserve will begin to raise interest rates.
Are U.S. Stocks More Attractive Than Emerging Markets?
Once you invest outside the United States, the impact of currency fluctuations becomes more pronounced.
Have The Charts Been Helpful?
While it is next to impossible to discern what made stocks rally after the Fed minutes were released, we can offer a few plausible explanations
What Can We Expect From The Fed This Week?
With the Fed hinting at an interest rate increase sometime in 2015, the financial markets have tended to be jittery before any new Fed-related information comes to light.
Jackson Hole: Covering Excuses To Keep Rates Low?
While the important thing will be the market’s reaction to what will be said in Jackson Hole this week, we may be able to garner some insight by examining the title for this year’s gathering of “prominent central bankers”, which is “Re-Evaluating Labor Market Dynamics.”
Why Are The Bulls Regaining Momentum?
What A Difference A Week Makes
Are We Back To Bad News Is Good News?
A retail sales report released Wednesday was the weakest since January, when bad weather was cited as the reason for anything that was disappointing on Wall Street.
Investing: Gloom And Doom Or A Technological Boom?
The debate concerning the prosperity of future generations is never ending, especially in the context of investing. In the real world, prosperous periods have often taken an unexpected turn for the worse.
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