Watch my new YouTube video: “OPEC and the threat to green energy stocks
I’m starting up my videos on JubakAM.com again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The thirty-second YouTube video “OPEC and the threat to green energy stocks” went up today.
Finding 5 clues for tomorrow in today’s stock market action
Yes, the big indexes were down today, January 4, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 off 1.48% at the close; the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.25%; and the NASDAQ Composite lower by 1.47%. But I think we can find some clues about tomorrow’s action–and the moves over the next month or more–from taking a look at individual stocks and sectors.
Dollar sinks to lowest level in 2 years; gold (finally) bounces
The Dollar Spot Index (DXY) fell by 0.7% today to the lowest level in more than two years on the biggest drop in almost four weeks.
McConnell urges White House not to strike a coronavirus stimulus deal with Peolosi
Even if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reach a deal on a new coronavirus rescue and stimulus package sometime in the next week or two, it will die in the Senate if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has anything to say about it. Today at...
Downward momentum in stocks looks stalled–trend depends on news flow and the dollar
Today, Monday, September 28, as of 1:15 p.m. New York time the Standard & Poor's 500 was up 1.60% to trade at 3352.78. Along with Friday's 1.60% gain in the index, I think that shows the market's downward momentum stalled for the moment. Only for the moment,...
If the dollar gets stronger, it won’t be good news for emerging market assets
The weak dollar of the past few months has been a boon to emerging market assets. It has made the dollar-denominated interest payments that many companies in these economies need to make cheaper in local currency terms. It has helped support financial assets in...
Gold hits a record: Now what?
Spot gold hit an all-time high today to close at $1991.40 an ounce. In July gold rose 11%, the most since 2012. And now even investors and traders who never own gold are looking at the metal and say, "Should I buy? Will it rally some more?" In my opinion it's late to...
Selling Japanese yen ETF out of Jubak Picks Portfolio
A while back I sold the Invesco Currency Shares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) out of my Perfect Five ETF Portfolio because I was looking for more diversification in that limited five ETF portfolio. (I replaced it with the iShares Large Cap China ETF (FXI) on April 20, 2020....
Fed move leaves yen as last safe haven standing
The Japanese yen soared 2% Monday after the Federal Reserve announced that it would cut interest rates and add $700 billion to its balance sheet by buying Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. The dollar is down 0.66% today against the DXY Spot Index, a basket of...
Stocks fall, Treasuries climb on signs that respiratory virus in China is now spreading person to person
News that a mysterious respiratory virus in China has infected medical workers, a sign that the virus has entered a new phase wherein it spreads from person to person, rocked Asian financial markets today. The death toll has climbed to six and China today raised the...
