Source: PaxForex Premium Analytics Portal, Fundamental Insight Investors often want to secure their investments when major swings occur in the markets; don't blame them. Seeing your portfolio fall 10%, 30%, 50% or more can be extremely frustrating. Blue chip stocks can fall, too, but something is comforting about having your money invested in a company with fundamentals that can withstand the pain of a recession or broader market decline, rather than a company that was supposedly the next scoop. The household goods conglomerate Procter...
Source: PaxForex Premium Analytics Portal, Fundamental Insight Economists forecast US Initial Jobless Claims for the week of October 1st at 203K, and US Continuing Claims for the week of September 24th are predicted at 1,345K. Forex traders can compare this to US Initial Jobless Claims for the week of September 24th, reported at 193K, and US Continuing Claims for the week of September 17th, reported at 1,347K. US Natural Gas Inventories for the week ending September 30th are predicted at 113B cubic feet. Traders can compare this to US...
Source: PaxForex Premium Analytics Portal, Fundamental Insight Microsoft stock has not had a great 2022. Stock performance lagged the broader market through mid-September, thanks in part to general dissatisfaction with technology and growth stocks, and in part to lagging growth in key areas such as PC software and video games. Sharp demand growth in the early stages of the pandemic gives way to weaker growth in 2022. But Microsoft is sure to bounce back. The company has several promising growth areas, including cloud services and a...
Source: PaxForex Premium Analytics Portal, Fundamental Insight The German Trade Balance for August is predicted at €4.0B. Forex traders can compare this to German Trade Balance for July, reported at €5.4B. Exports for August are forecast to increase by 1.1% monthly and Imports by 1.1% monthly. Forex traders can compare this to Exports for July, which contracted 2.1% monthly, and Imports by 1.5% monthly. French Industrial Production for August is predicted to decrease by 0.3% monthly. Forex traders can compare this to French...
Source: PaxForex Premium Analytics Portal, Fundamental Insight The good news about markets hitting new lows is that investors can snatch up stocks that rarely sell off at incredibly low prices. Nearly every Dow Jones Industrial Average is in the red this year, with many stocks down 20% or more. Oddly enough, Coca-Cola is not in that camp. So far this year, the beverage giant has outperformed the market, with a drop of just over 4% compared to the Dow average of 20%. That's thanks to impressive earnings projections and expectations that...