Tim and Ben’s Weekend in Korea
The G-20 meeting is currently taking place in Korea. With such an elite group of Central Bankers and Finance Ministers gathered together you would expect a lot out of this meeting. A lot of pictures,...
View ArticleCould Oil Prices Intensify a Pending S&P500 Selloff?
Last week we received reports that the unemployment rate in the United States was improving markedly. In addition, sentiment numbers were released that confirmed my previous speculation that market...
View ArticleThe Dollar, Weak Earnings Indicate A Top is Near for the S&P 500
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ~ David Hume ~ Earnings season is now upon us and so far the only major earnings component that has been released is the J.P. Morgan earnings report...
View ArticleThe Currency Carry Trade, DBV and Risk
Anyone who has been active in the financial markets during the past five years knows that there are many types of risk, many ways to think about and measure risk, and invariably some risks lurking...
View ArticleWhat’s Really Moving the Market Part 2
We’ve been tracking the USD/JPY and it’s correlation with ES (SPX E-Mini Futures) for well over a week and expected the move above USD/JPY $102 and the market to follow, we also expected that move to...
View ArticleMONEY AND MARKETS EXTRA: Employment Report Surprises on Upside
By Mike Larson We just got the ADP Employment Services report, and it was a BIG beat. June payrolls were up 281,000, far above the 179,000 increase for May and the forecast for a reading right around...
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