Financial Sense

By Jill Mislinski By Jill Mislinski – The latest issue of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends came out this morning. The headline number for May came in at 107.8, up 3.0 from the previous month. The index is at the 100th percentile… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Marc Chandler By Marc Chandler – The escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies is scaring investors, who are liquidating equities and buying core bonds. The dollar and yen are the strongest of the major… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Oil Price By Oil Price – The Trump administration is going to extreme lengths to disrupt as much oil from Iran as possible, and the implications for the oil market could be severe. When the Obama administration sought to… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices fell in London trade Tuesday, losing 1.5% from yesterday’s 2-week Dollar high before rallying to $1250 per ounce as US President Donald Trump began a 7-day trip taking in Nato’s HQ… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Tom McClellan By Tom McClellan – I get asked a lot about the supposed problems with the NYSE’s Advance-Decline data, which some analysts claim is “contaminated” by the inclusion of NYSE-listed issues that are not “real stocks”. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Kurt Kallaus By Kurt Kallaus – Everyone knows Tech has led the stock market higher since Trump was elected and 2018 has again demonstrated strong tech leadership. The resplendent tech vanguard is dominated by the $3.3… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices held in a tight $5 range around $1213 per ounce Tuesday morning in London, moving sideways against a weaker US Dollar as commodities edged higher and Donald Trump issued… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Richard Duncan, writer and publisher at Macro Watch, warned on FS Insider that a full-blown trade war between the US and China would lead to a spike in inflation, interest rates, and, if pushed too far, a cratering of the global economy… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Monty Guild By Guild & Danaher – Mumbai-based blockchain firm Regko provides blockchain-based digital asset registry and is implementing a blockchain solution to create a tamper-proof and reliable land registry for Telangana. Several other Indian… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – In addition to the next anticipated fed rate hike, there’s a lesser-known factor set to take effect later this year that may impact markets, and may even cause a flash crash. The change that’s coming has to do with both the S&P and MSCI overhauling… …read more From::