It was a wide-ranging week for the stock market, while bond prices kept rising as yields hit new six-month lows. Though volume for the week was low, the daily volume was a bit higher on the down days. So Is Now the Time to Change Your Strategy? The sharp selloff was blamed in part on the comments by a well-known hedge fund manager while others guessed that the ?sell in May crowd? decided to pick the middle of the month to dump their stocks. So is now Is Now the Time to Change Your Strategy? ...
Bullish USD/JPY Outlook to Deteriorate Further on Less-Dovish BoJ Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Neutral Japan GDP Trumps Estimates, USD/JPY Targets 99.44 if Support Broken Price & Time: Watching & Waiting in the Yen The USD/JPY extended the decline from earlier this month, with the pair slipping to a fresh low of 101.30, and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decision may continue to ...
US Dollar Rally Will Stall Without a Spark Fundamental Forecast for Dollar: Neutral Though US Treasury yields were in retreat this past week, the move does not likely reflect fading Fed expectations There is limited impetus from the docket for a big ‘risk’ breakout this week, but a surge in sentiment doesn’t require data The US Dollar managed to turn a close call test of 14-month lows into an impressive rebound ...
Twitter doesn't have to grow into Facebook for the stock to pay off, Robert Peck says. Shares of Twitter, which are down 50% this year and recently fell below $30 for the first time since last November’s IPO, were up more than 3% at $33.06 before the opening bell Monday. More...
Forget Sanctions Over Ukraine: Russia Scores Massive Gas Pipeline Deal With China China and Russia are set to cement their energy alliance next week with an expected agreement to build a natural gas pipeline between the two nations that would secure a huge new market for the world's largest energy producer and provide a guaranteed energy supply for China's growing economy as both nations face confrontations with the West. The deal, ...