I am fed up with the way central bankers are distorting global financial markets and housing markets. Just because you can print as much money as you like does not mean you should do so! What we have witnessed since 2008 is a massive scheme by central bankers to print money to bail out bankers…
“Cause baby, now we’ve got bad loans You know it used to be mad loans So take a look what you’ve done Cause baby, now we’ve got bad loans, hey!” Bad loans at Chinese banks jumped 7% in the fourth quarter and are now topping 1.27Tn Yuan which is, fortunately, “only” $196Bn but still – that’s…
Written by Jill Mislinski This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions at -16.6 (-16.64 to two decimals) shows a slight improvement from last month’s -19.37, but signals a continued decline in activity. This indicator has been in negative territory for the last seven consecutive months. The Investing.com forecast was…
Adidas AG (ADDYY) is bouncing back from a difficult 2015. The sporting apparel giant had seen revenues sliding for the better part of last year before making major changes in its marketing and sales strategies. After losing out on several major deals and struggling to compete with other major players in the industry, Adidas was…
Today’s Economic events RBA releases monetary policy meeting minutes China M2 money supply y/y 14.0% vs. 13.50% New Zealand inflation expectations q/q 1.60% vs. 1.90% UK CPI y/y 0.30% vs. 0.30%; Core CPI y/y 1.20% vs. 1.30% UK PPI Input m/m -0.70% vs. -1.20%; PPI Output m/m -0.10% vs. -0.20% Germany ZEW Economic sentiment 1.0…
Investing in real estate can have two possible outcomes – it can either make you rich or poor! People tend to buy properties either to live in or for an investment. Investing in real estate for either of the above reasons involves risk. This financial podcast provides a strategy for investing in real estate, describing…
I am always on the lookout for cheap cash. I usually earn 50%-100% a year in my personal trading account, when I have time to devote to it. Taking on new developers, writers, and customer support staff requires cash. It also sometimes requires a few bucks to pry valuable information out of my global contacts…
Global stock markets have been creating a series of lower highs since May of last year. The decline has caused the Fear Index (VIX) to push higher since the summer of 2015. As you can see above, the VIX index has remained inside of falling channel (A) over the past 5-years, as it has created…
Tuesday, February 16 Wednesday, February 17 Thursday, February 18 What are you expecting for companies reporting this week? Get your estimates in now! RAX (RAX) Information Technology – Internet Software & Services | Reports February 16, after the close. The Estimize community calls for EPS of $0.24, just one penny higher than the Wall Street consensus….
The stock market is down over 8% so far in 2016. Source: Google Finance Price declines have sparked widespread fear in financial markets that 2016 will be ‘the year of the bear’. There are a myriad of reasons why the market has fallen in 2016: Fears of Federal Reserve interest rate increases Growth slowdown in China Plummeting oil…
