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The usually-zen Sy Harding is all fired up today – please read on for a “too big to fail” undressing! Too Big To Fail Banks Certainly Have Not By Sy Harding Fair warning – the following may make you sick. This week the Federal Reserve of St. Louis released a report estimating that Americans on […]
The latest jobs report for March 2013 sparked some mixture of relief, optimism, and skepticism, depending on your perspective. Technician Sy Harding doesn’t think it matters as a leading indicator – watch the tape to see what’s ahead, he says. Sy is currently keeping a cautious “buy” call on stocks – but he is prepared […]
By Sy Harding, Editor, Street Smart Report In my last column I made the statement that if only we could ignore Europe, global economic fears would not be so ominous since there were indications the U.S. economic slowdown had bottomed and a nascent recovery might be underway. We’ve now received more evidence of the latter. […]
No jobs is not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself (Eat People, anyone?)…unfortunately I don’t think the latest jobs report was driven by any massive productivity enhancing automation of the human workforce! —- Being Street Smart Sy Harding Jobs Report Rains on Soft Spot Hopes July 8, 2011 The Labor Department’s employment report […]
The poor greenback – it’s the most hated asset on the planet right now. And why not? We know that the Fed wants a weaker currency, and appears determined to continue to devalue the buck (in an orderly fashion, of course). But markets never trade in straight lines, and the “short dollar, long everything else” […]
We should always be careful when everyone is on one-side of a given trade…just ask anyone who went into last week long silver! Regular columnist Sy Harding returns this week, cautioning against the current prevalent belief that all stock dips are to be bought. Here, he shares his thoughts about the disappointing economic numbers, along with […]
Ask anyone who remembers the 1970’s – there’s no inflation like wage inflation, which has a nasty habit of perpetuating across the economy at large. With Chinese leaders about to convene for some chalk talk around their next five year plan – and raising wages near the top of their agenda – what does this […]
Regular contributor Sy Harding takes a look at the amazing levitation the US stock market continues to display – which is especially impressive given the ugly price action we’re seeing in the BRIC’s… —- The US Market’s Remarkable Resilience Being Street Smart Sy Harding February 11, 2011 The U.S. stock market’s continuing strength in the […]
Buy and hold sure doesn’t get the respect it used to! Is it still a viable strategy today? Perhaps more importantly – does anyone even care? Guest contributor Sy Harding takes a look at the downtrend in holding periods for stocks – and talk about a bear market, this trend has been firmly entrenched for […]
Sy Harding takes a look at the disappointing unemployment numbers – and shares why they are irrelevant when it comes to forecasting. —- The Dismal Jobs Report Is Not Important Being Street Smart Sy Harding January 8, 2011 Another month – another disappointment in the employment picture. But it doesn’t matter! The economic recovery continues. […]
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