Charts of the Week
Speculators Bet Against Precious Metals
August 8, 2018
Speculators are betting against precious metals to a degree rarely seen.
Speculators are betting against precious metals to a degree rarely seen.
Booming business has helped pipeline operators deliver on the performance but investors appear to be taking profits.
A look at stock market turnover across different countries/regions
Venezuela's annualized inflation rate is now over 100,000% over the last three months and now in rarified air seen by the like of the Weimar Republic and Zimbabwe.
Central bank balance sheets continue to shrink.
The number of multiple jobholders reaches a decade high.
The following charts support the idea that the midterms are going to be a lot closer than conventional wisdom suggests.
A look at stock fundamentals.
A long-term look at the P/E ratio.
The consumer services industry is poised to out-perform in the months ahead. We dig into small and big-ticket vacation plans of consumers to explain wage growth and central bank tightening expectations.
Refiners are enjoying windfall profits as oversupply discounts widen in the Permian Basin and Western Canada. The industry is likely to remain an investor favorite as these tailwinds persist into next year.
Today's topics include thoughts from Camp Kotok, Turkey, quant funds continue to struggle, stock buybacks, the bull market, zero-fee funds, the British pound and the yuan.