Waiting for the Fed to speak tomorrow
Tomorrow I’m looking to see the Federal Reserve signal, through its Dot Plot survey of opinion at the Fed, that it is looking for three interest rate in increases in 2016–that would be down from the four signaled in December but up from the one increase now priced into the futures market.
MGM Resorts: A March Madness trade in a longer term holding?
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Yesterday, financial markets fell as traders and investors decided that the policy changes–another 10 basis point cut to deposit rates and an increase of 10 billion euros a month in asset purchases–weren’t enough, especially in the face of lower forecasts for inflation and economic growth from the central bank. Today, financial markets seem to have decided that they’re reason to rally.
No magic in this morning’s news from the European Central Bank
The longer the financial markets thought about the actions announced by the European Central Bank today, the less impressed markets were. The STOXX 600 Europe Index had climbed as much as 2.5% during the day, but after peaking around 1 p.m., the index finished down 1.7% for the day.
Oil production from the shales of the Permian Basin continues to increase in spite of collapse of oil prices
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After being disappointed in December when the European Central Bank delivered only the minim expected, financial markets are going into tomorrow, March 10, positioned for another disappointment from Mario Draghi and the EuroZone central bank.
Sector Monday: Airlines aren’t holding their discipline
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