By Rebecca Ungarino, CNBC President Donald Trump's expected decision on the next Federal Reserve chair is likely to impact the bond market, as some leading contenders are considered more hawkish or dovish than others when it comes to monetary policy. Trump is expected to name his pick for Fed chair Thursday, and the PredictIt market on Tuesday evening showed current...
By Rebecca Ungarino, CNBC President Donald Trump's expected decision on the next Federal Reserve chair is likely to impact the bond market, as some leading contenders are considered more hawkish or dovish than others when it comes to monetary policy. Trump is expected to name his pick for Fed chair Thursday, and the PredictIt market on Tuesday evening showed current...
By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch Warren Buffett once said his “favorite holding period is forever.” Not that you would ever doubt the wisdom of the Oracle of Omaha, but here’s a simple chart from the Irrelevant Investor blog’s Michael Batnick confirming that the longer the time horizon, the better. That’s right. The S&P 500 has never been down over a 20-year...
By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch Warren Buffett once said his “favorite holding period is forever.” Not that you would ever doubt the wisdom of the Oracle of Omaha, but here’s a simple chart from the Irrelevant Investor blog’s Michael Batnick confirming that the longer the time horizon, the better. That’s right. The S&P 500 has never been down over a 20-year...
The romp continues. Though stocks started last week out on the wrong foot, a handful of great earnings reports released on Friday prodded the S&P 500 to a record high and a record close. The market has now logged seven consecutive weekly gains, and is now up 23.7% since last year's pre-election low. The same concerns still apply, of course....
The romp continues. Though stocks started last week out on the wrong foot, a handful of great earnings reports released on Friday prodded the S&P 500 to a record high and a record close. The market has now logged seven consecutive weekly gains, and is now up 23.7% since last year's pre-election low. The same concerns still apply, of course....
Back on October 5th we pointed out how crude oil prices were toying with a breakout move above a key technical ceiling. If cleared, a move above that resistance could serve as a catalyst that propelled crude oil to prices not expected by many to be seen anytime soon. Crude cleared that line today, setting the stage for a rally...
Back on October 5th we pointed out how crude oil prices were toying with a breakout move above a key technical ceiling. If cleared, a move above that resistance could serve as a catalyst that propelled crude oil to prices not expected by many to be seen anytime soon. Crude cleared that line today, setting the stage for a rally...
Gold market-timers are not bearish enough — yet By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch There is not enough skepticism among gold timers to support a big rally in gold and gold mining shares. But we may be getting close. It was nearly four months ago when I last devoted a column to a contrarian analysis of gold market sentiment. I argued then...
Gold market-timers are not bearish enough — yet By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch There is not enough skepticism among gold timers to support a big rally in gold and gold mining shares. But we may be getting close. It was nearly four months ago when I last devoted a column to a contrarian analysis of gold market sentiment. I argued then...
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