Tips for Trading The ASX 200 Index
Since its launch in 2000, the ASX 200 has been recognized as “the institutional investable benchmark” in Australia.
Macroeconomic Predictions
What is an S-Corp and Why Should You Care?
Let’s face it, the only times you will ever think about the structure of your company is when you are starting a new business, bringing on shareholders, or paying taxes.
The Top 3 Biggest Trade Deals in History
Trade agreements are pushing the global economy ahead - this is a fact that few economists dare to argue.
Fed Chairman Powell Meets Trump for a “Private Dinner”. How Does the Market Digest this Relationship?
A potentially explosive "private dinner" between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome "Jay" Powell shook the markets earlier this month, which have consistently...
Turbulence in European Financial Markets Following British Government’s Failure to Pass a Brexit Deal
Since June 2016, Europe (and the rest of the world) has been facing one major uncertainty – Brexit.
Nelson Peltz, PPG, PG, GE: What Trump Gives Trump Takes Away
Most of the time investors don't get hurt badly when they don't pay attention to macro developments.
How High Can Bank of America Stock Go?
Financial stocks are on the cusp of a momentous year ahead. Barring the February 2018 market correction, banking and financial stocks are on the way up.
3 Blockchain Dating Apps Vying to Change the Game for Tinder and the Rest
Online dating is big business for publicly-traded Wall Street companies, private firms operating in the space, and small businesses offering ancillary products and services.
The Effects of FOMC Gains: Friend or Foe of the Dollar?
Towards the end of June 2017, the dollar appeared to be somewhat in jeopardy as the Euro reached a two year high against it.
10 Countries With The Highest 10-Year Bond Yields Today
Which are the countries with the highest 10-year bond yields today? Any book or article on long-term investing will usually suggest diversifying a portfolio and allocating a...
Top 15 OECD Countries with Highest Current Account Surpluses in 2017
If you are looking for which country has the largest trade deficit, that answer is easy - the United States of America.
Equities Are Breaking Away from Currency Market Volatility
The stock markets and the forex markets have an interesting relationship in which movements in the equities markets could provide clues on possible movements in the forex markets...
Canadian Billionaire Prem Watsa’s Top Picks and New Bets for Current Quarter
Billionaire Prem Watsa, one of Canada’s most prominent investors, is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings. Mr.
A Look at Hedge Funds’ Favorite Defense Stocks Amid U.S. Decision to Lift Arms Ban on Vietnam
President Barack Obama announced Monday that the United States is lifting a long-lasting ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. The U.S.
Five Tech Giants Betting Big on India: Amazon, Facebook & Others
India, whose economy has been boosted by lower energy prices in recent years, has overtaken China as the fastest-growing large economy in the world.
Five Indian Stocks Hedge Funds Love the Most
India has surpassed China as the fastest growing major economy across the entire world, after seeing its economy expand 7.3% in 2015.
Sohn Conference: Jim Chanos on Shorting Elon Musk, Valeant, and Alibaba
Is there anyone in the investment community who hasn’t heard about famed short-seller Jim Chanos? Highly unlikely! Mr.
Kyle Bass Slashes Portfolio to Short the Yuan
Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital, widely known for betting against subprime mortgages and earning hundreds of millions of dollars from that bet, is making another bold prediction, ...
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Betting on Three High-Growth Stocks and Two Strong Banking Stocks
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, founder of the legendary hedge fund Duquesne Capital Management, is widely-known for his brilliant British pound short that “broke the Bank...
Billionaire Dan Loeb Grows Bearish on the Market As Short Positions Outpace His Conviction Buys
Billionaire investor Dan Loeb, the founder of activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, discussed the performance of his investment firm, including the broader market conditions ...
Impressions From Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Discussion At The DealBook Conference
Billionaire Carl Icahn is one of the most feared activist investors on Wall Street and Insider Monkey had the pleasure to hear him speak at the DealBook conference at the Whitney...
Skylands Capital’s Top Finance Stock Picks As Rate Hike Looms
The odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike in 2015 have increased quite significantly after its two-day policy meeting earlier this week.
Kyle Bass’ War Against Pharmaceutical Companies Goes On While The Masses Overlook China’s Real Problem
Those who seek to profit from shorting strategies should keep a close eye on Kyle Bass’ war against the pharmaceutical industry.
Ray Dalio On Why Investors Shouldn’t Fear Potential Rate Hike, And Why Quantitative Easing Is Bound For A Comeback
Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio plays down the importance of a potential interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in a recent interview with Bloomberg's Tom Keen and Michael McKee...
5 Companies That May Suffer From A Potential Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve will release its rate decision at the end of this week's two-day policy meeting.
Howard Marks’ Investing Strategy In The Current Risk Environment
Howard Marks, the chairman of the investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, says that “the most attractive assets classes now are the ones that the retail investor really...
Ken Fisher Suggests More Trouble Is On The Way: Recent Stock Market Correction Similar To Asian Financial Crisis Of 1997
The recent stock market correction resembles the situation during the Asian financial crisis back in 1997 and does not suggest an end to the bull market, said reputable investor...
George Soros Thinks Europe Needs Fiscal Stimulus While Other Investors Bet on Weaker Euro
George Soros is a famous investor who once in 1992 managed to score $1 billion in profits by betting short $10 billions worth of british pounds, an event that made him known as...
Don’t Fear Interest Rising Initially, Fear That They Don’t Rise: Leon Cooperman
Financial expert Leon Cooperman remains optimistic about the U.S economy as inflation continues to decline with oil prices making lows in the recent weeks.
FedEx Corporation (FDX)’s Post Holiday Rate Hike Is Only Good News For Santa
FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) announced that it is going to increase prices across all its services by an average of 4.9%.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): Is Soros Aiming For a Big Correction?
Billionaire investor George Soros boosted his position in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY)'s Puts by around a sixfold during the second quarter of 2014.
Stanley Druckenmiller on Fed’s Interest Rate Policy
The billionaire investor and George Soros' Protégé, Stanley Druckenmiller gave a presentation discussing the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy on CNBC’s ‘Delivering...
The Fed’s Economic Projections: Lower GDP Growth, Lower Unemployment, Higher PCE Inflation
Along with its latest press release (more info on the $10 billion reduction in tapering), the Federal Reserve System released today its “Economic Projections of Federal Reserve...
CEOs Expect GDP to Grow by 2.3% in 2014
The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the United States expect that 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by 2.3%, according to the Business Roundtable’s second quarter...
FOMC Further Reduces Tapering by $10 Billion; Federal Funds Rate Unchanged
In its latest press release, the Federal Reserve System has revealed the latest monetary policy decisions taken by the Federal Open Market Committee.
Christopher Grisanti on The Oil Spike: More of an Opportunity than a Problem
On June 17, Christopher Grisanti, co-founder at Grisanti Capital Management, was interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.” He discussed his oil investment...
Christine Lagarde: The Cut in U.S. GDP Growth Forecast is Not a Sign for a Downward Spiral
Following the today's press conference of the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, she was invited to Bloomberg Television, where in an interview with Tom...
IMF Cuts U.S. Growth Forecast to 2% from 2.8%
On Monday, on a CNBC's program, Steve Liesman talked about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cutting the outlook on the United States economic growth. The IMF lowered its...
A Market Correction Is Long Overdue And The Current Spike In Oil Prices Is Insignificant
The markets have had few news to react to and has been trending higher for a long period.
Bond Market Growing Amid Slow Economic Growth: James Reynolds
James Reynolds, the chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Loop Capital, in his recent intervention on Bloomberg has discussed the bonds market and provided his insights on ...
May Producer Price Index Drops 0.2%; Up 2% Year-Over-Year
The Producer Price Index (PPI) has dropped 0.2% for the month of May, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Oil Prices At Risk if Iraqi Tensions Move South
The price for oil has pushed higher mainly on the back of the Iraqi crisis.
Martin Feldstein: The Inflation Might Pick Up
Martin Feldstein, the former president of the National Bureau of Economic Research, have been interviewed by CNBC about the Fed policies, inflation and the minimum wage.
Rick Santelli and Rep. Scott Garrett on Federal Loans
Early Thursday, CNBC's Rick Santelli and Representative Scott Garrett (Republican-New Jersey), discussed fair-value accounting in Government loan programs.
Initial Claims Number Down to 312,000 from 313,000; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 2.0%
The U.S. Department of Labor has posted today the unemployment insurance weekly claims data.
J.P. Morgan Funds’ VP Insight on Markets: Europe, BRIC and South Africa
In a recent interview on CNBC, Andres Garcia-Amaya, JPMorgan Funds’ Vice President and Global Market Strategist, explained why he likes Europe better than the U.S.
Jeff Rosenberg: There Is A Lot Of Complacency In The Market; The ECB Is Continuing The Financial Repression
Markets are not ready for a change in the message from the Federal Reserves, Jeff Rosenberg, BlackRock's Chief Investment Strategist for Fixed Income said in an interview with...
