Bankers have to contend with two big challenges. The first is credit risk. If the economy slides into a recession, borrowers may not be able to make payments on their loans. The second is interest rate risk. Rates can turn against banks in a lot of different ways. For one thing, short-term rates can rise… Continue reading What to Look for in Bank Stocks After SVB
Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble Ahead of Big Tech Earnings
Stocks made modest moves Monday as investors looked ahead to the busiest week of earnings season so far. Several sectors are represented on this week’s earnings calendar, but tech stocks are the most prevalent. Indeed, mega-cap tech giants Microsoft (MSFT (opens in new tab)) and Alphabet (GOOGL (opens in new tab)) are slated to disclose… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble Ahead of Big Tech Earnings
This Company Is Solving A $1B Problem, And It’s Creating An Opportunity For Investors
One of the largest burdens faced by people over 50 is spinal discomfort. For years, they have only had two options for treatment: Either they get a disc replacement with metal or plastic that wears over time, or they can lose a ton of mobility with spinal fusion. Dymicron invented a third option poised to… Continue reading This Company Is Solving A $1B Problem, And It’s Creating An Opportunity For Investors
Why It’s Prime Time for Small-Company Stocks
Small-company stocks are often the canaries in the market’s coal mine. Typically defined as stocks with a market value of less than $10 billion, their prices usually peak and then decline before large-company stock prices do in anticipation of a top in the economic cycle or a rise in interest rates. Similarly, “they tend to… Continue reading Why It’s Prime Time for Small-Company Stocks
Why Investors Should Avoid Buying the Banking Sector Dip
With the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank leading to massive deposit transfers from regional banks to mega-cap banks, the banking sector is under duress. Although this trend is now slowing, it has created a challenging dichotomy — big banks have too many deposits and not enough assets to put them into, while… Continue reading Why Investors Should Avoid Buying the Banking Sector Dip
The stock market is unusually quiet right now. Here’s why that won’t last, and why traders should sell on any bounce.
By multiple measures, the stock market is the calmest it’s been since the end of 2021. JPMorgan quant guru Marko Kolanovic says the equity market is far too placid right now, considering all the headwinds it’s facing. He says technical factors are suppressing volatility in the face of rising rates, credit tightening, and macro risks.… Continue reading The stock market is unusually quiet right now. Here’s why that won’t last, and why traders should sell on any bounce.
Central banks are leading a revolt against the US dollar and shifting to gold at a record pace, market expert says
Central banks are turning away from the US dollar and shifting to gold, Ruchir Sharma wrote. Central banks account for a record 33% of monthly global demand for gold, he said in the FT. “Thus the oldest and most traditional of assets, gold, is now a vehicle of central bank revolt against the dollar.” Loading… Continue reading Central banks are leading a revolt against the US dollar and shifting to gold at a record pace, market expert says
The yuan is not a threat to the US dollar because China is not a predictable or reliable market, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says
China’s yuan isn’t a threat to the US dollar, according to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Summers called China’s markets unpredictable and unreliable. “Is that really going to be a place where people are going to decide they want to hold reserves on a massive scale?” Loading Something is… Continue reading The yuan is not a threat to the US dollar because China is not a predictable or reliable market, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says
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