Tech Earnings, Gold Performance, and Bond Jitters: The Dollar Link
It seems that we may be in for another tech-earnings party today. As these lines are being drafted, Microsoft and Facebook are expected to report rising profits and anticipation is lifted higher and higher as Google, Apple, and Amazon will be announcing results today...Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stocks continued their winning streak, with the major indexes notching their fourth consecutive weekly gain and moving to new record highs. The British pound rallied above 1.40 against the US dollar for the first time since the Brexit vote. The dollar...Dollar Weakness and Economic Developments: What are the Implications and Where Might it be Headed?
At the beginning of 2017, it cost $1.06 (USD) to buy one euro. As of today, $1.235 is needed to buy the same euro. Does that reflect US economic weakness or just EU strength? How about the greenback against the British pound? In early 2017 it cost $1.24 to buy the...Weekly Market Update
by Andy Quirk Market Action The U.S. Federal Government officially shut down in the early hours of Saturday as Democrats blocked a stopgap spending measure, allowing government funding to expire. The funding dispute is largely over funding for the Deferred...Sector Focus: Shipping
The transportation sector can be divided into regional transportation (train, road, and airplane) and global transportation which is largely comprised of maritime shipping. Although this division is not very precise it provides valuable insights because global...Sign Up for Our Publications
