Stocks closed a bit higher after flitting around breakeven on light trading for much of the day. Financials outperformed, while commodities suffered. Treasury bond yields hit their highest intraday level since June. End-of-year…
Financial markets are becoming increasingly schizophrenic, ruled by erratic ups and downs. It’s at times like these when technical analysis can help investors manage the emotional roller coaster, which is why for chart watchers…
For a host of reasons, when the dollar spikes, stocks drop, and when the dollar falls, stocks soar. Right now, with dollar sentiment reaching maximum bearishness, contrarians are preparing for the next shift. If the dollar rise…
Tuesday’s election results probably won’t affect the stock market much, at least not in the short term since the outcome was largely anticipated. But even so, it’s worth thinking about the effect divided government could have o…
The “new normal” coined by Pimco posits a long era of diminished earnings and stock prices as overleveraged consumers and companies cut back. But it’s not playing out that way. It seems Corporate America is growing less and les…