In a development you would not have seen forecast in any Brexit-related headlines 6 months ago, U.K.’s FTSE-100 closed 2016 at an all-time high. Quick,…
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2016 Charts Of The Year
This post originally appeared as the J.Lyons Fund Management, Inc. December 2016 Newsletter at jlfmi.com. As 2016 draws to a close, we again take a…
Brexit Disaster Propels British Stocks To Record Highs
Far from being a financial catastrophe as predicted, the aftermath of the Brexit vote has seen British stocks soar over 20% to all-time high ground.…
British Stocks Say ‘Good Riddance’ To EU
U.K.’s FTSE-100 Index is in the midst of a historic run following the Brexit vote – but it is running into multi-decade resistance. The only…
Not Your Everyday Pounding
The British Pound wasn’t just hammered In the wake of “Brexit”, it broke historic support in the process. On a truly historic day like today…
Investors (Over?-)Prepared For Brexit Volatility
Short-term volatility expectations have eclipsed those of the longer-term, a nearly unprecedented situation given the recent tame market action. Recent days and weeks have seen…
Can Germany Prop Up The Rest Of The European Market?
The German DAX stock index re-captured a key technical level on its chart – will the rest of Europe follow suit? From the early returns,…
FX: Cable Gets Pounded
The British Pound is plumbing 30-year lows versus the U.S. Dollar. The central banks’ global game of debase your currency remains alive and well. In…
European Stocks Set To Plunge Lower?
Exactly one year after breaking out to multi-year highs, European equities are breaking down from similar levels. What a difference a year makes. Exactly one…
Is the British Pound the Next Currency to Collapse?
It’s no secret that the underlying story behind the recent and ongoing historic chapter in financial markets has been global central bank monetary policy. That…