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Eurozone Manufacturing Accelerates As Economic Recovery Gains Steam
Eurozone Manufacturing Accelerates As Economic Recovery Gains Steam...
Incoming Economic Data Look Robust...It's A Mirage
Slow vaccine rollouts outside the U. S. and U. K....
Stock Market Weekly Update: Bulls Cheer Dollar Weakness
The broader U.S. financial market continues to benefit from a weak US Dollar. Equity bulls hope this trend continues… The S&P 500 Index closed well over 4000 and the major U.S. stock indices are at (or nearing) all-time highs....
Fed Chair Powell says economy is about to grow much quicker due to vaccinations and fiscal support
The U.S. economy is at a turning point thanks to government support and a speedy campaign to inoculate Americans against Covid-19, Jerome Powell said....
Strong Job Growth Sends Wall Street to New Highs, but What's Next?
News of an improving labor market sent major U.S. equity indexes to new highs last week. The S&P 500 closed at 4,128.80 on Friday, up 2.7% for the week, while the Dow Jones closed at 33,800.60, up 2%....
The Stock Market: Another Week Of New Historic Highs
The stock market keeps hitting new historic highs, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock index hitting its twentieth new historic high for the year. The movement of the stock market this year has been a general movement with almost everything moving up, a trend that encourages investment in passive investment vehicles....
A Volatile First Quarter Delivers Gains
A Volatile First Quarter Delivers Gains...
Fed's Powell: U.S. economy at an 'inflection point' - CBS '60 Minutes'
The U.S. economy is at an "inflection point" with expectations that growth and hiring will pick up speed in the months ahead, but some risks remain, particularly any resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said....
Alibaba: Antitrust Conclusion Proved Naysayers Wrong
Alibaba: Antitrust Conclusion Proved Naysayers Wrong...
Investing In REITs? Avoid These 3 Red Flags
REITs are some of the only stocks trading at attractive valuations right now. But not all REITs are equally attractive. Investors have to learn to select the best ones....
US Indexes End with Gains Friday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,800.60 on Friday with a gain of 297.03 points or 0.89%. The S&P 500 closed at 4,128.80 for a gain of 31.63 points or 0.77%....
Week Ahead: Fed's Inflation Calm Is About To Get Tested
The Fed has clearly signaled they are not worried about inflation and that should worry financial markets. The US economy is about to run hot and investors should continue to expect stronger inflationary pressures with the next few months of US data....
Sentiment Speaks: Time For A Market Melt-Up
The market is set up for a melt-up in the coming weeks. I will outline the parameters for the melt-up to 4400SPX....
"No Reason to Be Bearish" -- Is Wall Street Too Confident?
Investor confidence is extremely high right now, but is your stock portfolio at risk if you ignore some warning signs?...
Consumer Credit Jumped In February
Total consumer credit outstanding rose $330.9 billion at an annual rate to $4,205.8 billion in February, a 7.9 percent increase from the prior month. Within the total, revolving credit, primarily credit cards, totaled $974.4 billion, an 11.2 percent decline over the past year, while nonrevolving credit was $3,231.4 billion, a 4 percent gain from a year ago....
Here's What's Being Bailed Out Next
Normalizing interest rates to the 5% level will slash corporate profits by 1/3 and lead to an insolvent corporate bond market. Capping rates through yield curve control will ensure that pension systems do not meet their 7.5% return requirement....
Counter-Factual: The Markets Are Done For The Year (Technically Speaking For The Week Of 4/5-4/9)
The macroeconomic backdrop is positive. The indexes have had a very strong one-year run....
Confidence In A Robust Eurozone Recovery Grows Despite Rising COVID Infections And Deaths
Investors in European stocks are looking beyond the present COVID outbreaks, vaccination shortfalls, and some recently imposed shutdowns to the expected strong recovery in the coming months. The European Commission's Economic and Sentiment Indicator (ESI), produced by the Business and Consumer Survey, advanced sharply above its long-term average in March....
MacroView: Debt Fueled Spending Won't Create Growth
While the U.S. economy will indeed exit the recession in 2021, it may be a statistical result rather than an economic recovery leading to broader prosperity. The most significant risk of the latest stimulus package is a surge in inflationary pressures, which undermines the stimulus's benefit. That concern will manifest itself as a stagflationary environment where wages remain suppressed while costs of living rise....
State And Local Governments Get Shot Of Stimulus
State And Local Governments Get Shot Of Stimulus...
Should you be buying up real assets? Precious metals, real estate, art 'appear cheap'
(Kitco News) - The second quarter is already looking better for gold. The precious metal was up almost $50 dollars during the first week of April as it moved past its key resistance level of $1,750. But...
The Week On Wall Street: The 'Mother' Of All Melt-Ups
Despite the recent breakout in the S&P 500, the stock market is NOT in a "bubble". Global PMI reports continue to impress and support the Bullish price action....
There Might Not Be Another Chance Like This For Years
REITs have strongly recovered over the past months and it's causing investors to pause. I think that we're still in the early stage of a multi-year repricing that will push REIT valuations to new historic highs....
The broader stock market is not in a bubble, but these 5 sectors are, according to JPMorgan
A continued rise to record highs in the stock market has some worried that a bubble is forming as valuations appear stretched and rising inflation seems imminent. But according to a Thursday note from JPMorgan, there is no bubble to be found in the broader stock market. High expectations for historic economic growth amid a reopening of the US economy supports the move higher in stocks, according to the bank, which expects US GDP growth of 6.3% for 2021....
Market Snapshot: Wall Street comes to grips with a Fed that will do what it says
Could the Fed surprise the market by staying the course?...
Bill Gates Finds Farmland To Be One Hot Commodity
"The Microsoft cofounder", Bill Gates, now has total holdings of almost 250,000 acres. In part, the world's growing population factors into that focus....
A Stock Market Crash May Be Imminent: 3 Things to Do Right Now
Trouble is brewing on Wall Street, but that's not necessarily a bad thing....
Growth Vs. Value
The financial markets are fighting a tug of war between an accelerating economy, a steepening yield curve, and investing in growth vs. value stocks. Growth stocks are considered longer-term duration assets while value stocks, in this instance, are companies tied to the economic recovery with significant operating leverage in the expansion....
EU proposes six-month tariff freeze with United States - Der Spiegel
The European Union has suggested that it and the United States suspend tariffs imposed on billions of dollars of imports for six months, EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis was quoted as telling Germany's Der Spiegel on Saturday....
The Fed Isn't Worried About Inflation, But Should Investors Be?
Inflation is going to become a bigger risk as the economy recovers from the pandemic, but you can manage your investment portfolio to handle it....
Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal
A special team led by a high-level manager says Rupert Murdoch's paper must evolve to survive. But a rivalry between editor and publisher stands in the way....
Weekly High Frequency Indicators: Further Downturn In Housing Sector
Weekly High Frequency Indicators: Further Downturn In Housing Sector...
Value Stocks Are Ready to Win Again, if the Fed Behaves
Growth stocks revived when bond yields stopped rising. So long as the Federal Reserve doesn't renege on its promise to keep rates low, value should perk up, too....
Why High Yield Will Keep Pummeling Tech
Tech stocks were the market darling of 2020. However, 2021 has seen the tables turn so far....
Stocks Vs Gold: How About Both?
Investors often think that stocks and gold are negatively correlated. However, history shows that both can rally together....
“Stunning” Economic Data
An avalanche of strong economic data … Louis Navellier is incredibly bullish … what he sees coming for the broad market … a practical roadmap for buying Hang on, enjoy the ride, folks. It will never get better than this....
Market Euphoria – How Long Can It Last?
By Stephen Cucciaro, President & Chief Investment Officer “When life looks like Easy Street, there is danger at your door.” ― Grateful Dead Signs of market euphoria are everywhere....
3 Things I Think I Think - Housing Bubble 2.0, Passive Investing And Hyperinflation
The buyers are mostly high creditworthy wealthy people. There hasn't been a big building boom. In fact, supply is tight. Passive investors would rather let corporations be corporations and take whatever return they generate along the way....
What Did the Stock Market Do Today? 3 Big Stories to Catch Up On.
So what did the stock market do today? Investors are diving into the Coinbase IPO, the creator economy and luxury retail success....
The Secret Buying Opportunities In The Stock Market No One Else Is Taking About
Matt shares the secret buying opportunities in the stock market that no one else is talking about – in SPACs. When a sector of the stock market goes out of style, as SPACS have at the moment, it becomes ripe with opportunities for those willing to look....
The Dow Rose 297 Points. Inflation Signs Are Lifting Bank and Industrials Stocks.
Signs of a strong economy lifted the Dow and the S&P 500 to records. The Fed would be likely to raise rates if inflation numbers continue rising....
Value Stocks Appear Poised to Capitalize on Closing Economic Slack
By Jeff Weniger, CFA, Head of Equity Strategy If low inflation after the 2009 global financial crisis meant growth stock dominance all these years, does an inflation surprise lead to new leadership by value stocks? Price pressure in everyday goods and services has been trending lower since I breathed my first breath four decades ago....
Momentum and Meme Stocks: How to Find the Next Top Reddit Stock of 2021
The next top Reddit stock is a predictable mix of momentum, size and leverage. Investors can use these patterns to their advantage....
S&P, Dow Score All-Time Record Highs As Equity Markets Shrug Off Inflation Worries, With Info Tech Stocks Leading Week's Rally
Inflation concerns and Fed chief Powell's fretting over “uneven” recovery were overcome by optimism over economy reopening....
Stock Market Today: Stocks Gain Ground as Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Highs
Traders shrugged off a higher-than-expected reading on inflation to power two of the three major indices to record closes....
The White House, Fed, Inflation And Flow Of Funds For April 2021
The private domestic sector balance increased by over $695+ billion in March 2021, thanks to federal government fiscal support and commercial bank credit creation....
Markets Close At New All-Time Highs Yet Again
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NASDAQ: SPY) reached another intraday all-time high of $411.66 before closing 0.73% higher at $411.49. The major indices are trading higher amid a rebound in tech stocks....
The Motley Fool
"No Reason to Be Bearish" -- Is Wall Street Too Confident?
Investor confidence is extremely high right now, but is your stock portfolio at risk if you ignore some warning signs?...
A Stock Market Crash May Be Imminent: 3 Things to Do Right Now
Trouble is brewing on Wall Street, but that's not necessarily a bad thing....
The Fed Isn't Worried About Inflation, But Should Investors Be?
Inflation is going to become a bigger risk as the economy recovers from the pandemic, but you can manage your investment portfolio to handle it....
Seeking Alpha
Eurozone Manufacturing Accelerates As Economic Recovery Gains Steam
Eurozone Manufacturing Accelerates As Economic Recovery Gains Steam...
The Stock Market: Another Week Of New Historic Highs
The stock market keeps hitting new historic highs, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock index hitting its twentieth new historic high for the year. The movement of the stock market this year has been a general movement with almost everything moving up, a trend that encourages investment in passive investment vehicles....
A Volatile First Quarter Delivers Gains
A Volatile First Quarter Delivers Gains...
Alibaba: Antitrust Conclusion Proved Naysayers Wrong
Alibaba: Antitrust Conclusion Proved Naysayers Wrong...
Investing In REITs? Avoid These 3 Red Flags
REITs are some of the only stocks trading at attractive valuations right now. But not all REITs are equally attractive. Investors have to learn to select the best ones....
Week Ahead: Fed's Inflation Calm Is About To Get Tested
The Fed has clearly signaled they are not worried about inflation and that should worry financial markets. The US economy is about to run hot and investors should continue to expect stronger inflationary pressures with the next few months of US data....
Sentiment Speaks: Time For A Market Melt-Up
The market is set up for a melt-up in the coming weeks. I will outline the parameters for the melt-up to 4400SPX....
Consumer Credit Jumped In February
Total consumer credit outstanding rose $330.9 billion at an annual rate to $4,205.8 billion in February, a 7.9 percent increase from the prior month. Within the total, revolving credit, primarily credit cards, totaled $974.4 billion, an 11.2 percent decline over the past year, while nonrevolving credit was $3,231.4 billion, a 4 percent gain from a year ago....
Here's What's Being Bailed Out Next
Normalizing interest rates to the 5% level will slash corporate profits by 1/3 and lead to an insolvent corporate bond market. Capping rates through yield curve control will ensure that pension systems do not meet their 7.5% return requirement....
Counter-Factual: The Markets Are Done For The Year (Technically Speaking For The Week Of 4/5-4/9)
The macroeconomic backdrop is positive. The indexes have had a very strong one-year run....
Confidence In A Robust Eurozone Recovery Grows Despite Rising COVID Infections And Deaths
Investors in European stocks are looking beyond the present COVID outbreaks, vaccination shortfalls, and some recently imposed shutdowns to the expected strong recovery in the coming months. The European Commission's Economic and Sentiment Indicator (ESI), produced by the Business and Consumer Survey, advanced sharply above its long-term average in March....
MacroView: Debt Fueled Spending Won't Create Growth
While the U.S. economy will indeed exit the recession in 2021, it may be a statistical result rather than an economic recovery leading to broader prosperity. The most significant risk of the latest stimulus package is a surge in inflationary pressures, which undermines the stimulus's benefit. That concern will manifest itself as a stagflationary environment where wages remain suppressed while costs of living rise....
State And Local Governments Get Shot Of Stimulus
State And Local Governments Get Shot Of Stimulus...
The Week On Wall Street: The 'Mother' Of All Melt-Ups
Despite the recent breakout in the S&P 500, the stock market is NOT in a "bubble". Global PMI reports continue to impress and support the Bullish price action....
There Might Not Be Another Chance Like This For Years
REITs have strongly recovered over the past months and it's causing investors to pause. I think that we're still in the early stage of a multi-year repricing that will push REIT valuations to new historic highs....
Bill Gates Finds Farmland To Be One Hot Commodity
"The Microsoft cofounder", Bill Gates, now has total holdings of almost 250,000 acres. In part, the world's growing population factors into that focus....
Growth Vs. Value
The financial markets are fighting a tug of war between an accelerating economy, a steepening yield curve, and investing in growth vs. value stocks. Growth stocks are considered longer-term duration assets while value stocks, in this instance, are companies tied to the economic recovery with significant operating leverage in the expansion....
Weekly High Frequency Indicators: Further Downturn In Housing Sector
Weekly High Frequency Indicators: Further Downturn In Housing Sector...
Why High Yield Will Keep Pummeling Tech
Tech stocks were the market darling of 2020. However, 2021 has seen the tables turn so far....
Stocks Vs Gold: How About Both?
Investors often think that stocks and gold are negatively correlated. However, history shows that both can rally together....
3 Things I Think I Think - Housing Bubble 2.0, Passive Investing And Hyperinflation
The buyers are mostly high creditworthy wealthy people. There hasn't been a big building boom. In fact, supply is tight. Passive investors would rather let corporations be corporations and take whatever return they generate along the way....
The White House, Fed, Inflation And Flow Of Funds For April 2021
The private domestic sector balance increased by over $695+ billion in March 2021, thanks to federal government fiscal support and commercial bank credit creation....
See It Market
Stock Market Weekly Update: Bulls Cheer Dollar Weakness
The broader U.S. financial market continues to benefit from a weak US Dollar. Equity bulls hope this trend continues… The S&P 500 Index closed well over 4000 and the major U.S. stock indices are at (or nearing) all-time highs....
Reuters
Fed's Powell: U.S. economy at an 'inflection point' - CBS '60 Minutes'
The U.S. economy is at an "inflection point" with expectations that growth and hiring will pick up speed in the months ahead, but some risks remain, particularly any resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said....
EU proposes six-month tariff freeze with United States - Der Spiegel
The European Union has suggested that it and the United States suspend tariffs imposed on billions of dollars of imports for six months, EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis was quoted as telling Germany's Der Spiegel on Saturday....
NYTimes
Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal
A special team led by a high-level manager says Rupert Murdoch's paper must evolve to survive. But a rivalry between editor and publisher stands in the way....
Market Watch
Market Snapshot: Wall Street comes to grips with a Fed that will do what it says
Could the Fed surprise the market by staying the course?...
Dow, S&P 500 close at records to book solid weekly gains
U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday, capping a week of gains for major equity benchmarks as investors took comfort in dovish comments from senior Federal Reserve officials throughout this week. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% to finish near 4,129....
Kitco
Should you be buying up real assets? Precious metals, real estate, art 'appear cheap'
(Kitco News) - The second quarter is already looking better for gold. The precious metal was up almost $50 dollars during the first week of April as it moved past its key resistance level of $1,750. But...
Kiplinger
Stock Market Today: Stocks Gain Ground as Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Highs
Traders shrugged off a higher-than-expected reading on inflation to power two of the three major indices to record closes....
InvestorPlace
“Stunning” Economic Data
An avalanche of strong economic data … Louis Navellier is incredibly bullish … what he sees coming for the broad market … a practical roadmap for buying Hang on, enjoy the ride, folks. It will never get better than this....
What Did the Stock Market Do Today? 3 Big Stories to Catch Up On.
So what did the stock market do today? Investors are diving into the Coinbase IPO, the creator economy and luxury retail success....
The Secret Buying Opportunities In The Stock Market No One Else Is Taking About
Matt shares the secret buying opportunities in the stock market that no one else is talking about – in SPACs. When a sector of the stock market goes out of style, as SPACS have at the moment, it becomes ripe with opportunities for those willing to look....
Momentum and Meme Stocks: How to Find the Next Top Reddit Stock of 2021
The next top Reddit stock is a predictable mix of momentum, size and leverage. Investors can use these patterns to their advantage....
GuruFocus
Strong Job Growth Sends Wall Street to New Highs, but What's Next?
News of an improving labor market sent major U.S. equity indexes to new highs last week. The S&P 500 closed at 4,128.80 on Friday, up 2.7% for the week, while the Dow Jones closed at 33,800.60, up 2%....
US Indexes End with Gains Friday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,800.60 on Friday with a gain of 297.03 points or 0.89%. The S&P 500 closed at 4,128.80 for a gain of 31.63 points or 0.77%....
Forbes
Incoming Economic Data Look Robust...It's A Mirage
Slow vaccine rollouts outside the U. S. and U. K....
S&P, Dow Score All-Time Record Highs As Equity Markets Shrug Off Inflation Worries, With Info Tech Stocks Leading Week's Rally
Inflation concerns and Fed chief Powell's fretting over “uneven” recovery were overcome by optimism over economy reopening....
ETF Trends
Market Euphoria – How Long Can It Last?
By Stephen Cucciaro, President & Chief Investment Officer “When life looks like Easy Street, there is danger at your door.” ― Grateful Dead Signs of market euphoria are everywhere....
Value Stocks Appear Poised to Capitalize on Closing Economic Slack
By Jeff Weniger, CFA, Head of Equity Strategy If low inflation after the 2009 global financial crisis meant growth stock dominance all these years, does an inflation surprise lead to new leadership by value stocks? Price pressure in everyday goods and services has been trending lower since I breathed my first breath four decades ago....
CNBC
Fed Chair Powell says economy is about to grow much quicker due to vaccinations and fiscal support
The U.S. economy is at a turning point thanks to government support and a speedy campaign to inoculate Americans against Covid-19, Jerome Powell said....
Business Insider
The broader stock market is not in a bubble, but these 5 sectors are, according to JPMorgan
A continued rise to record highs in the stock market has some worried that a bubble is forming as valuations appear stretched and rising inflation seems imminent. But according to a Thursday note from JPMorgan, there is no bubble to be found in the broader stock market. High expectations for historic economic growth amid a reopening of the US economy supports the move higher in stocks, according to the bank, which expects US GDP growth of 6.3% for 2021....
US stocks close at record highs as investors shrug off inflation concerns
US stocks closed at record highs on Friday as investors shrugged off concerns of a jump in inflation, as the release of producer price index data for the month of March showed a jump of 1%, and a year-over-year increase of 4.2%. The higher-than-expected inflation data briefly sparked a rally in interest rates, with the 10-Year US Treasury yield rising five basis points to a daily high of 1.68%....
Benzinga
Markets Close At New All-Time Highs Yet Again
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NASDAQ: SPY) reached another intraday all-time high of $411.66 before closing 0.73% higher at $411.49. The major indices are trading higher amid a rebound in tech stocks....
Barrons
Value Stocks Are Ready to Win Again, if the Fed Behaves
Growth stocks revived when bond yields stopped rising. So long as the Federal Reserve doesn't renege on its promise to keep rates low, value should perk up, too....
The Dow Rose 297 Points. Inflation Signs Are Lifting Bank and Industrials Stocks.
Signs of a strong economy lifted the Dow and the S&P 500 to records. The Fed would be likely to raise rates if inflation numbers continue rising....