Markets

Apr 17, 2015 at 07:45

As it becomes public knowledge that the IMF has followed the BIS with a warning to brace for a global "liquidity shock", it has become apparent that banks are already…

Apr 17, 2015 at 07:43

Although sometimes we doubt whether the Fed is going to increase interest rates soon, it is worth analyzing the consequences of such a game-changing move. The hike would be the…

Apr 17, 2015 at 06:30

Precious metal prices were broadly unchanged this week, confined to a tight trading range of $1210 to $1185 for gold and $16.60 to $16.00 for silver. There were several attempts…

Apr 17, 2015 at 06:29

There are two connected reasons usually cited for the current dollar strength: the US economy is performing better than all the others, leading towards relatively higher US dollar interest rates,…

Apr 17, 2015 at 06:05

Let's face it; the strong US Dollar and weakness in the price of oil are hurting corporate earnings in the US and it is conceivable that both sales and profits…

Apr 17, 2015 at 05:34

USD/JPY has weakened and is now challenging the support at 118.72. Hourly resistances can be found at 199.75 and 120.12 (intraday high). A key support stands at 118.18.

Apr 16, 2015 at 18:03

The NASDAQ is showing the same type bearish divergence from the SP500 last seen from Nov 28 to Dec 5, 2014. The Lindsay top has a variance of 222/225 trading…

Apr 16, 2015 at 17:10

Today the 16th April 2015 may very well go down as the high of the bull market that began in 2009. Let's take a look at the recent action using…

Apr 16, 2015 at 15:40

New York artist Stephen Green's latest painting, DemandedDislocation, combines current affairs irony with a deeply sad vision of the future. Note the workers protesting for higher wages in front of…

Apr 16, 2015 at 15:19

Add home building to the list of disappointing economic reports. The Bloomberg Consensus for seasonally adjusted starts was for 1.04 million. Instead we saw .926 million.