Financial

I’m a big fan anything that could be viewed as a “Leading indicator.” Something that can give me an inside edge that the rest of the market doesn’t have. I …

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Here are some updates to the recent discussion on loan growth weakness relative to rising deposit balances at US commercial banks (see post). 1. Loan growth rate in the US, …

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The following is a partial summary of the conclusions from the fxempire.com  fxempire.com ’ meeting in which we share thoughts about what’s driving major global asset markets. The focus is on global stock …

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Did you know that the U.S. state that produces the most vegetables is going through the worst drought it has ever experienced and that the size of the total U.S. …

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US Markets are closed today.  Asia was mixed and the UK is up 1% but the rest of Europe is flat but our Futures are up about 0.25% – all …

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Welcome to edition 191 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying decreased last week with insiders purchasing $51.82 million of their stock compared to $151.76 million in the week prior. Selling increased with insiders …

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China is now the second largest economy in the world and for the last 30 years China’s economy has been growing at an astonishing rate, wowing the world, as spending …

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Today I deleted Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) from the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for negative price momentum: Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., a specialty finance company, engages in purchasing and …

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The credit card business is now the banking industry’s biggest cash cow, and it’s largely due to lucrative hidden fees.  You pay off your credit card balance every month, thinking …

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While the propaganda surrounding Europe’s “recovery” has reached deafening levels, what is going on behind the scenes is quite the opposite, and in the latest example that Europe is increasingly …

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