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Chris Ciovacco: With a Fed statement coming Wednesday, many believe the bulls need a formal announcement of QE3, which may not be the case. The odds are extremely low the Fed does not deliver at least some market-friendly language in their July/August statement. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Bull or bear market, it’s undeniable that the ETF universe has grown like a weed. The exchange-traded product lineup is quickly approaching the 1,500 mark; veteran issuers and new entrants alike continue to ramp up developments at a blistering pace despite Read more…
Tony Sagami: “Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again.” Read more…
Carrington: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the U.S. Senate Tuesday and yesterday (Wednesday) in his two-day biannual meeting with Congress – and failed to make any promise to institute more stimulus measures. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets were dominated by back-and-forth trading last week as mixed economic data releases at home collided with interest rate cuts in China and Europe. On the homefront, investors expressed their concerns as ISM manufacturing Read more…
Jim Trippon: With the latest official data just released, China continues to show slower economic growth. The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.2 in June from 50.4 in May, which was its weakest reading in more than half a year. The index measures manufacturing data, Read more…
Yiannis Mostrous: Strong earnings forecasts and attractive valuations have bolstered the case for investing in the best global emerging markets (GEMs). Read more…
Sean Brodrick: We know that China’s central government is worried about its nation’s economy. In early June, China’s central bank surprised markets by cutting interest rates for the first time since 2008 to combat faltering growth. Read more…
Yiannis Mostrous: As the Chinese economy tries to cope with its own domestic challenges, the consequences of the euro zone crisis and the anemic economic growth of the US, it’s a given among investment prognosticators that the Chinese economy Read more…
Tom Essaye: In headline-driven markets like the one we’re in now, it’s very easy to focus only what’s at the center of everyone’s attention: Europe. But contrarian investors constantly strive to look beyond the market’s focus, to spot the next major trend on the horizon. Read more…
Jack Crooks: Back in late February I gave you an easy way to consider investing in emerging market (EM) currencies. Effectively, it comes down to: Follow the stock market of the local EM that interests you, and the currency will almost always follow. Read more…
Jim Trippon: Many in the markets read China’s benchmark interest rate cut of last week as a signal that the upcoming release of May data would highlight further slowing in the economy. The National Bureau of Statistics released some of the May data on Saturday, Read more…
Thomas Carreno: Today’s action in the stock market was absolutely huge. Today’s action was a clear demonstration of the power of the bullish divergence. This was a shorter term bullish divergence of the most powerful variety and led to enormous Read more…
Michael Snyder: Just because you were once the most powerful nation on earth does not mean that you will always be the most powerful nation on earth. Every single year, hundreds of billions of dollars leaves the United States and goes to China (NYSEARCA:FXI). This enormous transfer of wealth Read more…
Eric Dutram: Given the ongoing trouble in Europe and the U.S., many Asian markets have slid under the radar in recent weeks. However, stocks in these countries Read more…
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