Emerging Markets (EEM) A Mixed Bag In 1st Quarter 2015
A stronger U.S. Dollar has weighed on the economies of many Emerging Markets, and in turn, levied some damage to EM equities as well. But...
US Dollar: Indicator Most Overbought In More Than 15 Years
The US Dollar is finally taking a breather. Back on January 27th, I mentioned that the US Dollar Index looked exhausted after a monster run...
Weighing The Global Economic Slowdown Into The Fed Meeting
Over the past several weeks I have spent a lot of time highlighting the global economic slowdown and how it will continue to drag on the...
Investors Shrug Off US Dollar, Fed Concerns: Market Recap For March 16
The financial markets got off to a good start on Monday, seeing the major US stock market indices rise in unison over 1 percent. But even...
Market Debate: Stocks or US Treasury Bonds In 2015?
Last week was a rough week for investors, especially those that were invested in US Treasury Bonds. It has been an especially volatile year...
February Jobs Report Triggers Fed Rate Hike Fears – Random Thoughts
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs in February. This beat the consensus estimate of 240,000 jobs...
ETF Charts Review: Solar (TAN), US Dollar (UUP) Overheating [VIDEO]
Several new themes have emerged within the ETF charts landscape. And if investors are patient and disciplined they may be able to take advantage.
In our...
Corn Prices Holding Steady In Face Of Higher Dollar
For the past 6 months, I've been constructive on Corn prices. And last winter, it separated itself from the other grains by rallying in...
Bonds Catch A Bid As U.S. Economic Data Remains Soft
Last week, my weekly commentary on the financial markets started with this paragraph:
“The last two weeks the markets have rallied to new all-time highs....
Why Crude Oil Production and Prices Do Not Bode Well For Stocks
As I mentioned in my weekly market commentary, the stock market’s bull case is that oil has bottomed. Never mind that the Bull’s case...
