The EUR has reasons for weakness after the last batch of PMI data points released on the 23rd of June. The German June PMI flash readings came in below the market’s minimum expectations as did the Eurozone’s composite and services…
Walmart is one stock that can potentially outperform if the US economy takes a downturn. Many analysts consider Walmart a good stock to own through a recession since its discounted stock can be in even greater demand during a recession…
Gold tends to gain in a high inflation environment and many portfolios contain gold as an inflation hedge. Some of the reasons for gold sideways price action in recent weeks has been the fact that inflationary pressures have kept rising…
The COO of AT&T said that inflation is taking a ‘hotter’ toll now, but that AT&T is able to pull levers. The company recently announced that second quarter earnings would released on July 21. AT&T is a telecommunication provider and…
One of the nicknames for Copper is, ‘Dr Copper’. This is because the health of the global economy is often signalled by how copper prices are doing. When the global economy is growing, copper tends to gain in prices. On…
The BoJ has been expected to end their yield curve control for some time now as one of the only central banks to still maintain a very loose monetary policy. The SNB acted last week and surprised both Short Term…
If the US is heading into a recession many analysts and investors consider Amazon a stock to own through a recession. Amazon’s business revenue has diversified in recent years and its price competition feature for sellers means that Amazon prices…
PepsiCo tends to have a strong seasonal pattern due to demand for soft drinks during the hot summer months. Furthermore, even if the US heads into a recession soft drinks tend to fare well as consumer staples since most people…
Analysts see reasons for a very tight copper market over coming years. This is in part due to the way that copper is mined. The mining process is costly and demand for copper is set to only grow due to…
The UK FTSE has been battered lower over recent years by Brexit blues and over recent months by UK political instability. However, the appointment of Rishi Sunak has calmed market for now and a general election is unlikely to be…
