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Sunday, September 25, 2016
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Brexit cost investors $2 trillion, the worst one day drop ever
(CNBC)Worldwide markets hemorrhaged more than $2 trillion in paper wealth on Friday, according to data from S&P Global, the worst on record. For context, that figure eclipsed the whipsaw trading sessions of the 2008 financial crisis, according to S&P analyst Howard Silverblatt.
Friday, May 06, 2016
Dry Bulk Shipping To Witness Steady Progress Moving Forward On The Back Of Growing Trade Volumes Says BIMCO
“We are still worried about the sustainability of freight rates in the years to come. Our main worry is that demolition activity will slow down as the BDI improves. If shipowners slow demolition of ships considerably, the fleet will keep growing. This will widen the fundamental imbalance further because we forecast the demand side to grow slowly in the coming years. In order to reverse several years of adding capacity in excess of demand growth, we need to develop a multi-year trend of negative fleet growth. BIMCO assess the current utilisation rate of the dry bulk fleet at the low end of the 70s”, said the report.Sunday, May 01, 2016
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Monday, February 08, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Zombie ships send maritime freight into worst crisis in living memory
Cheap debt, the China slowdown, and a glut of ships have seen the Baltic Dry Index plummet to its lowest level in more than 30 years
Monday, January 18, 2016
Mercator to exit dry bulk shipping business due to downturn
Mercator decides to exit dry bulk cargo business carried on by its Singapore unit by way of divestment as part of its ongoing portfolio-restructuring exercise
Mercator decides to exit dry bulk cargo business carried on by its Singapore unit by way of divestment as part of its ongoing portfolio-restructuring exercise
Baltic Exchange Capesize index in new low
Opportunities are emerging to tempt those with strong nerves..
Opportunities are emerging to tempt those with strong nerves..
Sunday, January 10, 2016
QUICK OVERVIEW
- The whole world is on edge “again” so global stocks had a miserable start to the year – the worst ever.
- China’s stock market lost almost 10% for the week, causing trading to be suspended twice.
- Fears of a wider Sunni-Shia conflict are increasing
- North Korea keeps rattling nukes, and South Korea put its military on alert
- America’s economy added 292,000 jobs in December, better than expected.
- Inflation in the Eurozone is unchanged at 0.2%. Forecasters had expected a rise.
- Sweden, also battling low inflation, has a benchmark interest rate of -0.35%.
- Car manufacturers in the US had the best year “ever” – selling 17.47 million vehicles.
- Iron Ore prices continue depressed
- APX spot electricity rates are at a 15 year low
- Rubber continues to sink
- Total U.S. Rail carloads are down 20.3 %
- YoY Coal Rail carloads are down 35.3% YoY
- The Libor - Fed Funds Spread is beginning to look interesting “again”.
- Our opinion of Dow Theory is currently bearish. IT will return to a bullish stance if the Dow Industrials close above 17919 “and” the Dow Transports close above 8292.
- Dow Divided by CPI pulling back to breakout point.
- The CPI adjusted S&P hasn’t made new highs “yet”..
- When vied from this angle (lt DJ log) things look quite benign “so far”- especially if one includes dividends..
- The next short term S&P Cycle low should show up around Jan. 22 - perhaps!
- The S&P Vix Ratio is in green territory - perchance it’ll get a bit greener?
- Gold Bugs: buy XAU versus Gold?
- % of world markets with 5 week average above 20 week average
- % of world markets with 6 month average above 24 month average
- ( WSJ) 40% of millennials have used a pawnshop or payday lender.
- Brazil's inflation rate soaring to 10.7% a 13-year high
- U.S. home values gained $1.1 trillion; renters paid record $535 billion in 2015 T .
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