Explanation Of Leveraged Loans And Corporate Debt
There has been a huge increase in corporate debt to record levels, but the cost to service the debt is manageable because interest rates are…
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Oritginal article by UpFina The S&P 500 is at a critical juncture as investors and traders will be determining if this is the start of…
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Original article by UpFina There is lots of incredible analysis when it comes to finance and economics. However, a lot of it overlooks the simplest…
Is The US Becoming Japan 2.0?
The April jobs report in the US wasn’t great as there were misses across the board. The total jobs created was 164,000 which missed estimates…
Private Sector Yield Curve Inverted Vs Peak Growth Isn’t Bad For 1 Year Returns
Original article by UpFina In this article, we will discuss some of the countervailing trends which are occurring to help you formulate a balanced outlook…
Fed Hiking Into Weakening Economy
Original article by UpFina The economy is seeing a modest pickup in inflation even as GDP growth slowed to 2.3% in Q1 of 2018. That…
Catch 22: Do You Know Too Much Or Not Enough?
Original article at UpFina There is a lot of speculation about what the rise of passive investing will do to the economy and the stock…
Stocks Falling After Great Earnings Results, Why?
Original article at UpFina Heading into the Q1 earnings season, we mentioned that the bar was raised very high. Usually, the estimates fall a…
Years after the recession the death rate still exceeds the creation rate for more cities than in the past few decades
Original article at UpFina A statement popular in business is “if you’re not growing, you’re dying” (attributed to William Burroughs). It’s a great quote because…
Is 2008 Financial Crisis A Reason To Be Bullish About Future?
Original article posted by UpFina Many bearish investors have become obsessed with being negative about stocks on the grounds that investor sentiment was at an…
The Longest Business Cycle In History?
Original article by UPFINA The U.S. stock market is in a 9 year bull market which makes many investors skeptical of the continued likelihood of…
The Market Is Controlling CB Policies
Original article by UpFina In the past few weeks we have reported on the economic weakness in Europe. The Citi Economic Surprise index for Europe…
Junk Bonds Get A Boost From Oil Prices
Original article by UpFina We previously reviewed the oil market in U.S. Shale vs. OPEC Oil Price War: Who Will Win?. American production of oil…
Corporate Debt At A Record High For Median Firms
Original article by UpFina Every business cycle has a debt build up followed up an inevitable deleveraging. In order to grow their businesses in excess…
Rate Hike Cycle To End In 2020? Europe Is Weak
Original article by UpFina A big question investors are trying to wrap their heads around is why the headlines suddenly matter to equities in 2018….