by JD Lasinger | Jul 13, 2016 | Featured Posts
The rally across most main indices continues. It seems that US job growth and the promise of subdued interest rates for a longer period of time have done it. Investors are diving in head first to acquire stock and keep on partying. As a result, gold prices have...
by JD Lasinger | Jul 12, 2016 | Featured Posts
In this era of cheap money, it is not surprising to see stock indices at record highs. Nevertheless, Friday’s job report catapulted the high flying S&P 500 to this point. Investors suddenly turned bullish and started acquiring stock when they saw that the US...
by JD Lasinger | Jul 10, 2016 | Featured Posts
The world economy has shown signs of weakness for more than one year now. The markets have reflected this sense of insecurity. Few assets have been able to weather the storm, and with Brexit fears taking over again after a short lived respite last week, markets have...
by JD Lasinger | Jul 10, 2016 | Market News
Major Events of Last Week A pivotal event of this month occurred last Friday when the US Department of Labor released its eagerly awaited employment report for June. The results definitely surprised to the upside by disclosing that job growth rallied strongly last...
by JD Lasinger | Jul 6, 2016 | Featured Posts
The day after the ‘leave’ camp surprised the world markets with a victory that made Brexit a reality, the British Pound plummeted, along with every major stock exchange. A few days later, markets found their footing, returning to a more rational pattern of behavior....
