Gold prices could extend their gains after Donald Trump’s inauguration if he continues to make statements as president that prompt investors to enter safe havens. As president-elect, Trump has angered China, India and Mexico, some NATO countries and, just this long weekend, Germany (over its luxury cars), to name a
U.S. bank and financial stocks, which had been in a funk since interest rates fell close to zero, have a good shot at beating the broader equity market in 2017. So the questions for investors are: “Which banks should I buy?” “Which banks that have already soared should I buy?”
My interpretation from this chart going back 56 years is that Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve will kill the “Trump rally.” It’s not a question of “if,” but “when” and from “how high.” At a minimum, the foundation of the death of the Trump rally will be
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Britain will vote on Brexit on June 23rd. If the vote is to ‘leave’, many analysts are expecting certain stocks in Europe to fall 20%. Some of these stocks with good balance sheets and good prospects are already trading at 20
Since the great recession of 2008, I have often heard investors say that big banks have become zombie banks. They are alive because of government support, and the government will never let them make decent profits. The political rhetoric of this presidential campaign has also been very negative about big
This post was just published on ZYX Global Multi Asset Allocation Alert. The stock market in the United States is throwing a tantrum. Let us examine stock market’s concerns and how our model portfolios are positioned. Euro Is Falling The best way to profit from the falling euro is short the currency and
Over the last six years, the biggest factor in movement of asset prices across the globe had been the policies of the Federal Reserve. Earlier this week, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) conducted a two day meeting. At the end FOMC released a policy statement that was very dovish. However,