July 20th 2018 Market Minute
July 20, 2018
Relatively quiet week for world markets. US Equity indices were mostly positive. US Treasury yields rose slightly with the 10 Year US Treasury rising from 2.85% to 2.89% and the 30 Year US Treasury rising from 2.96% to 3.03%. Crude Oil maintained it’s level in the high $60’s, closing at $68.14. Source: Thompson One Financial […]
July 13th 2018 Market Minute
July 13, 2018
The Russell 2000 (1,708) and NASDAQ Composite (7,825) both hit an all time high again this week. Crude Oil (Sweet) ,$69.59, dropped back below $70 for the first time since June 26th 2018. US Treasury Yields were mostly unchanged from last week. Gold closed at $1,241 per ounce. Gold is well off its 2018 high […]
China’s Economic Miracle
June 27, 2018
China over the last 20+ Years has experienced a Financial, Industrial, and Technological Revolution like no other country in history. More people have been lifted out of poverty in a shorter period of time than any other in history. They now have more Millionaire’s then any other country. The size of their economy has surpassed […]
June 22nd 2018 Market Minute
June 22, 2018
The Shanghai Composite (SHGIDX) dropped below 3,000 for the first time since August of 2016. For the year 2018, it is down over -11%, and about -19% from it 2018 high. All Asian Equity Markets are down for the year excluding Australia’s All Ordinaries (XAO) which is up 2.5%. Around the globe Equity Market Indices […]
March 2nd 2018 Market Minute
March 2, 2018
Within a week of the largest ‘TBTF’ (Too Big To Fail) bailout of ‘large insurance company’ by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) government President Xi is in the process of doing away with both age and term limits for his position. What if President Xi has been ‘right’ about some things. Maybe he even predicted […]
February 22nd 2018 Market Minute
February 22, 2018
Could a large Chinese Insurance Company being taken over by the Insurance Regulator of the Country today be ‘the’ “canary in a coal mine”? This insurance company has a ‘balance’ sheet of 2 Trillion Yuan (~$300 Billion). ‘Balance sheets’ are supposed to “balance” with an equal amount of both assets and liabilities. Like with other financial […]
February 9th 2018 Market Minute
February 9, 2018
Let’s start with a little January 2018 information on some of the Equity markets around the world. The Australian Equity Market, (All Ordinaries) hit it’s highest level (6254) since 2007/2008 on Monday January 9th 2018. By the close Monday January 22nd it was down -2.16% from this high. The New Zealand Equity Market, (NZX) hit […]