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Highest Core Inflation in a Decade Flattens US Wage Growth
Halifax America Intro: Real wage growth has been a contentious issue for Republicans and Democrats alike. Yet the meager growth we’ve seen in recent periods have been eaten into by rising US consumer prices, rendering any of their benefits (more or less)...
Global Markets Plunged on Friday With the Turkish Lira At Its Center
Halifax America Introduction: Turkey is in turmoil, with its currency having lost a quarter of its value against the US Dollar. And threats of further US sanctions have only escalated the situation, raising a real possibility of a Turkish recession and banking crisis....
How the Turkish Crisis May Be Far Worse Than Greece
Halifax America Intro: The collapse of the Turkish Lira was a gambit that ended up a self-inflicted disaster. In fighting for the interests if his country, or perhaps his own interest, Erdogan might have discovered that his biggest foe turns out to be himself. And any...
Can a Bear Market Really Wipe Out Your Investment?
Almost every investor fears that one big bear market that will wipe out their investment; that one massive downturn that will spell “game over” for anyone who has equities exposure. Some of us remember the 2008 financial crisis, the one where the markets lost 58%. To...
Warren Buffett’s Indicator Flashing Red Signalling An Overbought Market
Halifax America Intro There may be no effective way of timing market tops and bottoms. But there are different ways to assess the potential overbought and oversold conditions of a market. Warren Buffett uses a simple indicator, dividing the market value of all stocks...
World Not Ready for Novogratz’s Crypto Bank as Shares Plunge 20% During Trading Debut
Halifax America Intro: Cryptocurrency enthusiasts who were looking forward to Mike Novogratz’s crypto-focused merchant bank--Galaxy Digital LP--may have been disappointed when its shares plunged 20% during its trading debut on TSX, Canada’s largest stock exchange. It...
Putin: The US Is Making A Big Mistake By Weaponizing The Dollar
Authored by Zerohedge After the liquidation of its US Treasury holdings, surging gold reserves, and switching to a non-SWIFT payment system, Russian PresidentPutin attempted to quell general concerns noting that “Russia isn’t abandoning the dollar." In a press...
Cryptocurrency Support and Resistance
BTC: Resistance 8488.00 Support 7204.32 ETH Resistance 515.88 Support 441.00 XRP Resistance 0.5238 Support 0.4140 BCH Resistance 888.19 Support 742.07 EOS Resistance ...
Five Pitfalls To Avoid When Building An Algorithmic Trading Portfolio
Algorithmic trading systems can be an effective means to diversify your portfolio. Because these systems often trade futures, which are highly-leveraged instruments, and because their approach typically involves short-term trades, you might want to consider the...
Bitcoin – Thrust Bar Breaks Through Resistance
We covered the thrust bar a few weeks ago. Now we are seeing this pattern in Bitcoin. The theory behind the thrust bar, particularly when the bar is moving to the upside, is that it takes a lot for buyers to jump in and move price upwards. It may be easier for sellers...
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