This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions at 3.1 (3.09 to two decimals) shows an increase from last month’s -1.2, whi...
The case for a second-quarter revival in the US economy took another blow in today’s April report on industrial production. Output slumped 0.3% last month, marking the fifth-straight decline for t...
Growth stocks can be some of the most exciting picks in the market, as these high-flyers can captivate investors’ attention, and produce big gains as well. However, these can also lead on the downsi...
On the heels of the weakest print since May 2009 in March, April Industrial Production printed -0.3% (against expectations of a bounce to -0.03% from -0.64% – which was revised higher). This is...
Today USD is bouncing to test the breakdown from the support at 94 (+/-). I am neutral now on USD for the short-term and expect the down channel to eventually find support, per one of the levels no...
Just the facts….Commodities have had a rough few years! Below takes a look a the Thompson Reuters Commodities index from 1984 to current, with Commodity Sentiment from Sentiment Trader.com applie...
Despite the fact that earnings have not improved in Q1, companies are still flooded with cash. They use that money to buy back their own stock. Large corporations approved 141 billion dollars in buyba...
You know pot must be legal these days. How else do you explain these non-stop, non-pause moves up in the market on no particular volume? Can everything really be that awesome and what, exactly is i...
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), unemployment numbers (those without work, registered and seeking employment) have fallen to their lowest level for seven years. The current figur...