Entries by Tom 2

Stock Market Today – A Very Important Week Ahead

Although nearly every week is replete with news, economic events and all manner of market-moving headlines, not all weeks are created equal. This week is, in fact, the first really important macro-economic week of 2015, and while there aren’t a huge number of economic events, what we do have on tap is extremely important. Obviously, […]

The World Bank Slashes Growth, and Traders Thrash Copper

The World Bank thinks global growth will be slower than originally estimated. On Tuesday, the lender issued its semiannual Global Economic Prospects report, and for global growth bulls the outlook wasn’t very encouraging. For 2015, the global economy is estimated to expand by 3%, which is down from a projected 3.4% growth rate in June. […]

5 Macro Risks Keeping Stocks Down

Markets by their very nature are risky, but sometimes the macro risks are bigger and more dangerous than the bulls can handle. As we kickoff 2015, I see five big macro headwinds facing stocks—headwinds that are likely to limit upside at least in the near term. In order of near-term importance, they are: 1) What […]