Category: Market Trek
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U.S. Stocks = 2x GDP? What the Most Expensive Stock Market in History Looks Like
The U.S. stock market today is literally double the value of the U.S. gross domestic product. With commentary from EWI’s Brian Whitmer, this is a chart you want to see for yourself (you won’t see it elsewhere…).
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It’s Been 55 Years Since Emerging Markets Were This Cheap: See the Setup for Yourself
A huge change-in-trend is just ahead for emerging markets: specifically for gold, commodities and the economies of emerging market countries. We’re early in the transition away from the “digital era” and into the “materials era.” Discover why now is the time to act.
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Inverted Yield Curve: Is A Return to “Normal” Good for the Economy?
The closely-watched yield curve has been inverted for a record two-plus years. Now it’s about to return to normal, which is good … right? Well, not so fast: Our answer to the “normal is good” question comes from the chart you need to see right now, with analyst Brian Whitmer’s insights.
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Market Turmoil: Why Is Liquidity Drying Up?
EWI’s Brian Whitmer answers the question in the headline, after he de-bunks the media’s “explanations” for recent market turmoil. Headlines offer chatter about “yen carry trade,” “Buffett’s Cash Hoard,” and the “Sahm Rule” – but as always, these notions are symptoms and not causes of vanishing liquidity. See the charts and listen to Brian’s singular…
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What Happened to All the Stock Market Short Sellers?
Short selling made headlines a few years ago during the GameStop saga. But despite a common misconception, short selling is not “bad” – in fact, it’s meant to serve an important function in a healthy stock market. So, what does it mean when short selling virtually disappears? We’ve seen it before… Here’s Market Trek host…
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Stocks vs. Commodities and “Hard Assets”: What 124 Years of History Show You (Video)
There are financial assets (think stocks) and there are “hard assets” like commodities. Their prices spiked post-pandemic, then came back down to earth – but recently, commodities like gold, copper and coffee all hit record highs. Watch Market Trek host Brian Whitmer give you an Elliott wave look at hard assets going back to 1900…
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Market Trek: What 4 Time-Tested “Financial Stress” Indicators Show Today
We all know that periods of financial calm are followed by periods of financial turmoil. But how do you know WHEN the change might happen? Here’s Market Trek host Brian Whitmer with 4 time-tested market sentiment indicators explaining what their current readings suggest next. (Brian’s global destination today is Japan.)
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Market Trek: “$1,000,000,000,000 Every 100 Days”
A U.S. senator once quipped, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Well, it’s not “billion” anymore. One trillion dollars every one hundred days – that’s the pace of the growth in the U.S. national debt. There are a few other debt figures you should know about… Watch our…
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Market Trek: “Magnificent 7” vs. “Magnificent 2”: Looking at You, ASML and LVMH
Would you believe that over the past 15 years only two stocks in Europe’s blue-chip Stoxx50 index have driven 27% of the gains? The luxury giant Moet Hennesy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and tech heavyweight ASML Holding NV (ASML) have dominated the European stock market. But how much longer? Watch Market Trek host Brian Whitmer as…