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    Unilever Indonesia Has Averaged 130% ROE Over The Past Five Years

    Background PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of consumer goods including soaps, detergents, margarine, dairy-based foods, ice cream, cosmetics, tea, other beverages and fruit juice. It is the market leader in Home and Personal Care contributing 68% of revenues while 32% is from Food and Refreshments. Business Description UNVR offers home care and hygiene products in fabric cleaning, fabric care, oral and household care groups that are embodied by its high-profile brands, Rinso, Molto, Pepsodent, and Sunlight. Its personal care brands are in daily hair care, mass-market skin care, skin cleans...
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    BTC/USD Forex Signal – Thursday, May 3

    Yesterday’s signals produced a short trade from the break of the bearish engulfing candlestick which rejected the bearish trend line (shown in the price chart below) late in the Asian session. The trade would still be open at present and its outcome uncertain as there is some intraday momentum against the Dollar. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades may only be entered until 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period. Long Trades Long entry after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $9,150, $9,003 or $8,893. Put the stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low. Adjust the stop lo...
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    Weekly Unemployment Claims: Up 2K, Better Than Forecast

    Here is the opening statement from the Department of Labor: In the week ending April 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 209,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,500, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 229,250. This is the lowest level for this average since March 3, 1973 when it was 221,250. Claims taking procedures in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands have still not returned to normal. [See full report] This morning’s seasonally adjusted 211K new claims, up 2K from the previous week&#...
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    The West Coast Barrels

    The West Coast saw a huge crude oil build, but for traders, the left coast is sometimes the left-out coast. Barrels out west are sometimes erratic and really does not reflect the larger picture when it comes to the larger oil supply and demand picture in terms of the West Texas Intermediate delivery point. So, one must respect West coast barrels, but if you leave them out as many traders do, it shows that crude oil supply in the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in the Rocky Mountain region is a much tighter market. You then must look at more geopolitical and production woes like the fact that the IMF is threatening to kick out Venezuela from the gr...
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    Trading Gold During Stagflation

    The Federal Reserve Statement for May 2018 indicated that stagflation was a concern. While “stagflation” was not referenced by name. Stagflation last seen in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s allowed gold to surge. Gold is the commodity we are looking to build positions in for the long -term. Stocks will not do well in a stagflationary environment. It will be a stock pickers market at best. Video Length: 00:25:24...
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    How’s Your Bond Fund Doing?

    It’s been a tough year for bonds so far. Of course, a tough year for bonds can be a tough day for stocks. But investors seem equally disturbed by a 2% loss in bonds as by a 10% or more loss in stocks, so it’s worth looking at how bond funds have weathered the most recent storm. We looked at some of the most popular funds that reside in Morningstar’s intermediate term bond fund category. That category contains funds whose duration is moderate and whose holdings tend to be almost all investment grade, and so those funds tend to be the workhorses of most investors’ portfolios. Through May 1, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate is down 2....
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    Is A New Bear Market Lurking For The US Stock Market?

    A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear-market risk for stocks has spiked higher in recent weeks. Perhaps, but there’s still room for debate, based on a review of key indicators. Let’s start with the economy. Last week’s preliminary GDP report for Q1 revealed a slowdown in growth. Output increased 2.3% during the January-through-March period, the government reported on Friday – the softest gain in a year. The deceleration could be a sign that the macro trend is weakening, although the dip might be another case of a Q1...
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    Gold – The End Is Near, Ready For The Opportunity?

    The Long-Term trend for Gold is up, as it continues to remain above 17-year support line (1). The 7-year trend for Gold is down, as it continues to trade below falling resistance line (2). These two long-term support/resistance lines look to be forming a multi-year pennant pattern that is “About To End.”Pennant patterns often indicate frustration for both bulls and bears as the price action is choppy, trendless and narrowing. These patterns often lead to opportunities when the pattern ends, as large moves often follow a breakout or breakdown. Dual resistance is in play for Gold just above current prices. Should it succeed in breaking ...
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    Morning Call For Thursday, May 3

    Overnight Markets and News Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM18 +0.03%) this morning are up +0.21% on signs of strong corporate quarterly earnings results with Kraft Heinz and Tableau Software both up 5% in pre-market trading after they reported better-than-expected Q1 profits. European stocks are down -0.34% on deflation concerns after Eurozone Apr core CPI rose +0.7% y/y, the slowest pace of increase in more than year. The slow pace of inflation is dovish for ECB monetary policy and boosted European government bonds as the 10-year German bund yield fell to a 2-week low of 0.553%. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan closed for holiday, Hong Kong -1.34%,...
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    EURUSD: Time For An Upwards Correction

    Previous: On Wednesday the 2nd of May, trading on the euro closed down. The single currency has shed 146 pips against the greenback over the May holidays to reach 1.1938. The pair went on a rollercoaster ride following the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The FOMC decided to maintain its key federal funds rate within its current range of 1.50 – 1.75%. While acknowledging that inflation is on the rise, the regulator gave no indication that it would increase the frequency of rate hikes. I think it was this that caused the pair to shoot up to 1.2025, although sellers managed to snuff out this attack at around 1.2030 and bring th...
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