[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets All major indexes closed higher today, with the Dow and S&P 500 once again setting new highs as the chart above shows. We saw a mixed bucket of economic data today. Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose in October, but a key category that tracks business investment plans declined sharply for a …
Stocks End Mixed Amidst Mixed Economic Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks dipped lower late in the trading day, as investors tried to balance falling consumer confidence against a better-than-expected report on economic growth. The S&P 500 dropped 0.12%, the Dow shed 0.02%, however the Nasdaq gained 0.07%. Crude oil prices also dropped 2.5% today to close at $74.30 a barrel. Consumer confidence …
Another Day, Another Record High For The Dow And S&P 500
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks continued their climb upwards heading towards the Holiday season today. The S&P 500 gained 0.27%, the Dow was up 0.04% and the Nasdaq added 0.89%. The Dow and S&P both set new record highs today, which was the 29th time this year for the Dow and the 46th time for the …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 11/21/2014
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 410 ETFs, of which currently 291 (last week 279) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
One Man’s Opinion: Do China, Japan And Europe Need To Undertake Structural Reforms To Realize True Potential?
The People’s Bank of China (the Chinese central bank) cut interest and deposit rates to boost growth Friday. China has a political problem and Chinese leaders need economic growth to provide legitimacy for the communist party, said Jamie Metzl, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Beijing is trying to steer a little bit toward slower growth to rebalance and reform …
New ETFs On The Block: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon ETF (EMHZ)
iShares, the world’s biggest the exchange-traded fund issuer, recently launched a new emerging market fund that focuses on the “beyond BRICS” theme and looks to tap the rapid growth in other emerging markets in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon ETF (EMHZ) provides exposure to companies that could well be the …