The U.S. Dollar Just Went From Bad to Worse

The depth of the dollar's demise continues to expand, with the U.S. dollar index falling another 0.2% today — a lot, by currency standards — hitting a new multi-month low in the process. Perhaps worse, the last bastion of support that could have turned things around for the greenback was just obliterated. If the story rings a bell, it may...

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bulls Are On a Mission… or Were Anyway

The bulls buy on good news, and the bulls buy on bad news. The bulls even buy on no news. Maybe we should take the hint. On the flipside, we know we should expect things when we least expect them, and if we're being brutally honest, we know there's no real fundamental justification for the market moving to the record-high...

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bulls Are On a Mission… or Were Anyway

The bulls buy on good news, and the bulls buy on bad news. The bulls even buy on no news. Maybe we should take the hint. On the flipside, we know we should expect things when we least expect them, and if we're being brutally honest, we know there's no real fundamental justification for the market moving to the record-high...

Fed’s Harker still sees three rate hikes this year, calls May payrolls number ‘good’

From CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Friday that the U.S. central bank remains on track to meet its inflation goal and reiterated his support for a further two interest rate increases this year. "Turning to inflation, things are still on track, despite a couple of months trending in the wrong direction," Harker said in prepared...

Fed’s Harker still sees three rate hikes this year, calls May payrolls number ‘good’

From CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Friday that the U.S. central bank remains on track to meet its inflation goal and reiterated his support for a further two interest rate increases this year. "Turning to inflation, things are still on track, despite a couple of months trending in the wrong direction," Harker said in prepared...

The Rest of the Unemployment, Job Growth Story

It's difficult to tell from the headlines of May's job situation was good or bad. The unemployment rate slumped to a near-record low of 4.3%, but the nation only added 138,000 new jobs last month. That fell well short of the expected 185,000, and was a bit shocking considering payroll processor ADP reported a whiz-bang beat of its payroll-growth estimates...

The Rest of the Unemployment, Job Growth Story

It's difficult to tell from the headlines of May's job situation was good or bad. The unemployment rate slumped to a near-record low of 4.3%, but the nation only added 138,000 new jobs last month. That fell well short of the expected 185,000, and was a bit shocking considering payroll processor ADP reported a whiz-bang beat of its payroll-growth estimates...

3 Charts That Bode Well For Crude Oil… Almost

If crude prices can just get over a couple of nearby humps, the undertow will take care of the rest. ———————————————————————————————- Though they've been burned before, the proverbial natives are restless. That is to say, the oil bulls and would-be buyers are getting antsy in anticipation of a long-awaited breakout from crude, and there's good reason for the optimism. On...

3 Charts That Bode Well For Crude Oil… Almost

If crude prices can just get over a couple of nearby humps, the undertow will take care of the rest. ———————————————————————————————- Though they've been burned before, the proverbial natives are restless. That is to say, the oil bulls and would-be buyers are getting antsy in anticipation of a long-awaited breakout from crude, and there's good reason for the optimism. On...

A bullish ‘golden cross’ is starting to form in crude oil

Oil’s long-term trading average is crossing above its short-term average, charts show By Mark DeCambre, MarketWatch After taking a beating over the past several months, crude-oil prices may be turning a corner, with a bullish chart pattern crystallizing in recent trade. A so-called golden cross, which occurs when the long-term trading average of an asset crosses above its short-term average,...
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