S&P 500 At Record Highs
In this era of cheap money, it is not surprising to see stock indices at record highs. Nevertheless, Friday’s job report catapulted the high flying S&P 500 to this point. Investors suddenly turned bullish and started acquiring stock when they saw that the US economy had added a whopping 287,000 new jobs in June. That figure comes in stark contrast of dismal job growth figures for the month of May, – only 11,000 new jobs were created in May 2016 – blowing past the most bullish job creation expectations which were around 180,000. But these figures by themselves hide more than they reveal, and great highs are sometimes indicative of impending downturns.
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Gold Is The Asset Of The Year
The world economy has shown signs of weakness for more than one year now. The markets have reflected this sense of insecurity. Few assets have been able to weather the storm, and with Brexit fears taking over again after a short lived respite last week, markets have stumbled again. Investors looking for a place to put their funds in while they weather the storm, have run out of options.
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British Pound Slides Again After Brexit
The day after the ‘leave’ camp surprised the world markets with a victory that made Brexit a reality, the British Pound plummeted, along with every major stock exchange. A few days later, markets found their footing, returning to a more rational pattern of behavior. The pound rebounded slightly, and stabilized, although risks remained high. Investors who were well aware of the risks, shunned the pound, and yesterday it came crashing down once again.
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Oil Sees Downward Pressures
Supply shocks affected the price of oil recently, sending it on an upward trend. A series of attacks in Nigeria and other calamities such as the wild fires in Alberta, helped buoy the price of crude for a while. With the fires under control, terrorist attacks on infrastructure somewhat subsiding, and repairs on critical infrastructure in Nigeria, the price of oil has tipped over into negative territory, albeit slightly. If supply continues to strengthen, and wild card events subside, there is not enough demand to tip oil into a bull market once again in the near future. read more…
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Financial Markets – Preview for Week Starting 5th June 2016
Major Events of Last Week
Investor confidence took a direct hit last Friday when the US Department of labor issued its highly-anticipated Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) for May which badly missed economists’ expectations. American employers generated the smallest monthly job growth in practically 5 years. Those companies, operating within the construction and manufacturing sectors, were especially hurt by recording extensive labor losses. This worrisome collapse could now be a sufficient catalyst capable of deterring the US Federal Reserve from implementing an interest rate hike later this month. The leading US indices slumped last Friday illustrated by the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 23 points; the S&P500 inching 5 points lower and the NASDAQ dropping by 28 points. read more…
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