The FOMC said it will be “patient” on any future interest rate moves and signaled flexibility on the path for reducing its balance sheet, a substantial pivot away from its bias just last month towards higher borrowing costs....
Apple posted results that narrowly beat the expectations set when Apple issued a rare earnings warning at the beginning of the month. However its outlook for the current quarter is regarded more disappointing than some were expecting. At the time of this writing shares are...
Two high profile earnings misses negatively impacted the indices. As noted yesterday, this week can be one of significant given that over 200 S & P companies report profits including several of the FAANGs, a Chinese trade delegation arrives in Washington, a Fed meeting, a...
The government shutdown will loom large in this week’s economic docket. Some critical data will be delayed such as fourth quarter GDP and December income and spending report which also includes the Fed’s ...
The Economic Elite, aka the Davos attendees, are issuing warnings of a considerable economic slowdown, the result of a changing monetary policy and rising economic nationalism that has gripped the global economies. These warnings coupled with the government shutdown, trade tensions and
...As widely noted many hedge funds and quantitative investors are on the sidelines because of market volatility. This pessimism has also spread to ETF investors for they have yanked about $4 billion from funds thus far this year. Bloomberg writes that this is unusual given...
According to FISUM, Vanguard, Blackrock and State Street are the largest holders of 88% of S & P 500 companies. Wow! The potential influence that these companies can exert upon markets and corporations is incredible. Several times I have opined the next financial crisis could...
Equities rose as signs the US and China are closing in on a trade truce and stronger factory number boosted confidence in the global economy. Commenting about factory orders, factory output expanded by the greatest amount in...
Fourth quarter earnings season is accelerating. A quick and obvious observation is that if the company exceeds expectations, shares rise and vice versa. Leuthold Group writes earnings day turbulence in individual companies late last year reached the highest since...
Yesterday I referenced Stanford Bernstein research about momentum investing, as the index is at its priciest levels versus the benchmark on record, a decidedly bearish factor. Some of the favored momentum issues are the FAANGs. Since bottoming on December 24, the members are up approximately...