EDITOR'S CHOICE
What Wall Street And Capitol Hill Could Have In Store For 2017
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WisdomTree
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Monday, January 9, 2017 10:55 AM EDT
With U.S. election uncertainty in the rearview mirror, investors can begin focusing on Trump’s policies and the potential impact on various asset classes.
Revisiting The Gold Market’s “London Bias”
Article By:
Steven Saville
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Monday, January 9, 2017 2:46 AM EDT
My point is simply that it is possible to ‘mine’ the same set of data in order to substantiate diametrically-opposed preconceived conclusions.
In this article: GLD
The Labor Market: The End Of The Innocence?
Article By:
Danielle DiMartino Booth
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Friday, January 6, 2017 5:19 PM EDT
No one wants to see the end of any prosperous era, even one that’s left so many behind. But die off every era eventually does, some quicker than others.
Strong Jobs Report? Depends Upon Who You Ask
Article By:
Gary Gordon
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Friday, January 6, 2017 3:53 PM EDT
It is disingenuous to describe the labor market as tight when there is so much slack. The recent jobs report presented several additional trouble spots as detailed here.
The Yield Curve Is Critical Of Fed Credibility
Article By:
Michael Ashton
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 4:07 PM EDT
“Open mouth” operations can only work in the long run if the Fed is credible, and the Fed can only be credible in the long run if it delivers on its promises.
A Closer Look At The Jan. 5 ADP Employment Report
Article By:
Doug Short
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 1:16 PM EDT
In this morning's ADP employment report we got the December estimate of 153K new nonfarm private employment jobs from ADP, a decline from November's 215K, which was a tiny downward revision of 1K.
A New Year Brings New Recession Forecasts
Article By:
James Picerno
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 8:01 AM EDT
The economic outlook is always uncertain, but one thing that doesn’t change is the constant stream of recession forecasts.
Prospects For International Stocks, Value Stocks, And Bonds In The New Year
Article By:
Tom Madell
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017 9:10 PM EDT
Investors may be pondering what the tumultuous changes that occurred in 2016 mean to their portfolios. Political/economic events may result in a shift in returns, especially from international stocks, value stocks, and bonds.
In this article: DXJ, HEDJ, PFRAX, TBGVX, VBMFX, VEIEX, VFIIX, VGTSX, VIGRX, VISGX, VISVX, VIVAX, VTIBX, VTSMX, VWO, VXUS
Market Manipulation Is Not Price Suppression
Article By:
Steven Saville
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017 7:26 AM EDT
One of the most annoying claims made by manipulation-focused gold-market commentators is that evidence of market manipulation constitutes evidence of long-term price suppression.
In this article: GLD
Investor Sentiment More Bullish Than A Year Ago
Article By:
David Templeton
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Monday, January 2, 2017 3:48 PM EDT
After the equity market returned 12.0% for this past year, broad measures of investor sentiment are much less fearful as 2017 begins.
In this article: SPX
2016 Year In Review
Article By:
Doug Noland
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Monday, January 2, 2017 7:43 AM EDT
It’s reasonable to posit that U.S. lending conditions have become the loosest since (at least) 2007, helping to explain the strength in auto and home sales along with the general economy.
Dr. StrangeYellen Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Depression
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Friday, December 30, 2016 3:32 PM EDT
A good part of the problem in analyzing modern money is that it is not a clear break from traditional understanding, but more so like radical evolution of it.
FLO: The Suit Was Settled; Will The “Dough” Keep Rising?
Article By:
Chuck Carnevale
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Friday, December 30, 2016 7:56 AM EDT
In the long run, a company’s stock price will be driven by the operating success that the business behind the stock generates.
In this article: FLO