Sophisticated investors closely follow economic data. But I’ve noticed that some lesser-experienced investors don’t do the same. They should. Because two important pieces of economic data were just released. Retail sales Please click here to see a chart of retail sales. Please note from the chart that as the stock
The headline of The Washington Post screamed: “Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats.” The White House has denied the allegation as written, and President Trump has defended his actions. (National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on Tuesday said it’s “wholly appropriate” that Trump can share classified information.) Still,
The stock market’s real problem is Barack Obama. Let me explain: For eight years the Republicans were united in their dislike of him, but now that he’s gone, they’re have difficulty staying united. The failure of the health-care bill Friday is proof positive that the Republicans are having a tough
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the
In her much anticipated speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Janet Yellen was wishy-washy, making stocks, bonds, gold and currencies vulnerable. The title of here speech was “The Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Toolkit: Past, Present and Future.” Absent from her toolkit is
In her much-anticipated speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyo. on Friday, Janet Yellen started out by eloquently making a clear case for a Fed interest-rate hike. Then it seems she couldn’t help herself and turned wishy-washy. Yellen’s wishy-washiness has made the markets
At 11:26 a.m. today, I received an email from a well-known market guru who is an expert at technical analysis. The email declared that the pattern in gold was like a coil ready to start a new rally. At 2:00 p.m. the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market