SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell to three-month lows on Monday with investors cautious after new data strengthened the case for tighter Chinese monetary policy and as attention focused on key U.S. economic reports due this week.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – A correction in Taiwan stocks is likely to continue in the short-term, with the TAIE– likely to be boxed between its six-month and quarterly moving averages, analysts said.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unp…
Filed under: Bad NewsThe market is wildly overvalued given the trajectory of the economy and is being driven by traders.The trade of the day continues to be dollar/commodities/China, but more and more, individual stocks are being rewarded or whacked…
Tom Schumacher submits:The US economy in the fourth quarter expanded at the fastest rate in nearly six years, at 5.7% annualized. Before we jump out of our seats with joy, it might be worthwhile to take a deeper look into these numbers. The huge jum…
Prieur du Plessis submits: This week on Consuelo Mack’s Wealthtrack: the intersection of stocks, politics and energy and what they mean for your portfolio. Consuelo sits down with Wall Street’s number one Washington analyst, ISI Group&r…
Steve Birenberg submits: Earlier this week, I purchased a position in Google (GOOG) for all Northlake clients who use individual stocks as part of their portfolio strategy. GOOG pulled back from $630 in early January to $545 with the bulk of the dro…
John Lounsbury submits:The 10-year bear market in stocks has accelerated in the past two years. What about the bull market from 2003-07, you ask? It didn’t exist if you use gold (GLD) as your medium of exchange. This can be seen in the following …
Bullion prices fell this week, with gold and silver marking a second consecutive monthly decline in both New York and London. Gold’s fall has been driven significantly by a rising US dollar, which has climbed 2 percent against other world currencies…
A few ETP odds and ends.PowerShares filed for small cap sector ETFs for all ten of the big S&P 500 sectors. The funds will be called PowerShares S&P SmallCap then whatever sector it tracks. For anyone so inclined you can probably glean what …