Yields, Credit Worthiness, Trading and Geo-Political Risks Traders participating in Forex and equity indices this week may want to consider finding a very quiet room and avoiding the loud conjecture which is certain to be heard. U.S bond yields will remain a focal point the entire week, and Moody’s new…
AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Thoughts for the 10th of November AMT Top Ten Thoughts for 10th of November 2023 10. Book: Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim by Anton Gill. 9. Music: Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird. 8. Word of Day: Parabolic which highlights Bitcoin’s movement the past month, and…
To Risk or Not to Risk that is the Speculative Question Last week U.S equity indices demonstrated a rise in value. The highs achieved in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 by the end of last week only touched values seen in the middle…
AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Shots for Friday the 3rd of Nov. 10. NBA: Welcome to Victor Wembanyama’s world. VW’s 5th game as a Spur was historic last night. 9. South Africa: The Springboks Rugby World Cup victory is helping unifying the nation and giving all its citizens a hope for…
Ready for Risks as Nervous Markets Await Plenty of Outcomes So you want to be a trader. You imagine that it will be fun and possibly easy to make money from the comfort of a cafe, office, maybe a bus or subway train with a simple touch to an app…
AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Points for Friday the 27th of Oct. 10. Rugby World Cup: South Africa Springboks versus New Zealand All Blacks in a titan championship tomorrow. 9. Word of the Day: ‘Resilience’ as Israel’s business and start-up sectors remain focused and strong. 8. El Nino: Change to ocean…
Fed Rhetoric, U.S Consumers, and Fresh Concerns about China U.S inflation data via the Consumer Price Index last Thursday met the anticipated result regarding the core number, and the broad statistics were only fractionally larger than expected. U.S Treasuries yields however jumped via quick reactions about stubborn inflation, then settled…
AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Shivers for Friday the 13th of Oct 10. Roseanne Roseannadanna: It just goes to show ya. It’s always something. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. 9: Book: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by…
Inflation Data and Fed’s FOMC Meeting Minutes This Week Last week’s economic data ended with rather tantalizing headline jobs numbers as the U.S showed more hiring than expected, but while this grabbed media soundbites in many circles – the Average Hourly Earnings numbers came in below expectations. The broad Forex…
AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Niblets for Friday 6th of October 10. World Cups: Big weekend ahead in Rugby and Cricket international competitions. 9. Book: Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. 8. Travel Tip: The Western Cape of South Africa. 7. Inflation: Dramatic increases in costs of food globally causing nutrition…
Nervous Outlooks and Short Term Fixes Creating Anxiousness A U.S government shutdown has been avoided, but the resolution highlights that an important year of political games is getting fully underway in Washington. Short term fixes via congressional agreements do not hide the fact the U.S government continues to bleed money…
Concerns Ahead and a Potentially Noisy Week for Day Traders In the wake of last week’s central banks follies, day traders have what may appear on the surface a rather comfortable week of economic data to consider as they make their wagers. However, there are outside risk events looming which…
