FYI | Jul 11 2014
By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena
I like to question the ruling logic that goads the herd, or at the very least stimulate independent thinking. There's a big difference between playing market momentum as a short term trader and trying to figure out what the best asset purchases are for longer term investing.
Since 2012 I maintain my own feed of quotes, comments, responses and market insights via Twitter. Not everyone is on Twitter, which explains the requests to make my Twitter items also available through the newsfeed on the FNArena website.
Usually I combine all Tweets from the week past in one weekly story. Below are my Tweets from the week past. Enjoy.
Investors can follow me on Twitter via @filapek
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– UBS analysts have, again, cut price forecasts (most) #commodities, ask: last time? Energy forecasts up. Prefer BHP, RIO exposures #ausbiz
– Post extensive in-depth study, Macquarie concludes Iluka (#ILU) not well positioned in changing market. Downgrade to Underperform #ausbiz
– Overnight: Espirito Santo concerns push #equities down. #Oil + #gold up. Base #metals mixed. #Ironore up US30c to US$96.90/t #ausbiz
– Trading Tip from Morgan Stanley: Suncorp (#SUN) shares to fall over next 60 days as short term valuation now less appealing #ausbiz
– Trading Tip from Morgan Stanley: JB Hi-Fi (#JBH) to rise over next 45 days as company likely to lift div payout ratio in August #ausbiz
– Overnight: Fed keeps #equities supported. #Oil down, #gold up. Base #metals mixed. #Ironore up US10c to US$96.60/tonne #ausbiz
– Despite regularly recurring excitement about oil & gas, Santos (#STO) shares have failed to perform. Why? http://tiny.cc/kqhpix #ausbiz
– Overnight: US #equities down. #Oil down. #gold and base #metals up. #Ironore up US60c to US$96.50/t. GerMANY-Branil 7-1 #ausbiz
– Observed: JP Morgan's Resources vs Financials Timing Model continues to prefer latter, despite 3 weeks of relative underperformance #ausbiz
– Citi retains the view #BHP Billiton (BHP) likely to surprise in August with cost cutting and other measures, boosting div, cap mngt #ausbiz
– Quote from Citi report on ANZ Bank: There is no apparent link between GDP growth and share price outperformance in Asia. True! #ausbiz
– …on the other hand… Morgan Stanley sees buying opportunity Alumina Ltd (AWC), profit drivers yet to hit investors' attention #ausbiz
– A new boom for resources? Morgan Stanley downgrades Newcrest, White Haven Coal and Resolute Mining, retains faith in #gold stocks #ausbiz
– Overnight price action: #equities weaker. #Oil, #gold weaker. Base #metals mixed, with #lead, #zinc up. #Ironore down US60c to US$95.90/t
– Australian investors have inferior protection from poor investment advice compared to their peers around the world, FinaMetrica #ausbiz
– Macquarie quant analysis finds Telstra, Sigma, CPU likely to surprise in August, while Reject Shop, Atlas Iron and Ten likely to disappoint
– Macquarie: US output gap far less than consensus estimates, underpins key view FOMC will move to raise the short rate in 1Q15 #ausbiz
– As slack in US labour market is decreasing fast, Danske Bank argues it's increasingly difficult for Fed to remain very dovish #Investing
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