By Bob Stokes
5/16/2012 5:30:00 PM
Almost all bank buildings look solid on the outside. But, of course, the goings-on inside are what count. Greece is again in the spotlight, yet we know the financial health of other European banks is the bigger question...
Filed Under: banks, Elliott wave, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, eurozone, Goldman Sachs, soverign debt crisis
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/15/2012 9:15:00 PM
Today, EUR/USD, the exchange rate between the euro and U.S. dollar -- and also the world's most-traded forex market -- fell to near $1.27, a low not seen since January. Just two weeks ago, it stood almost 600 points (or pips, in forex lingo) higher. What if someone asked you back in April -- before this month's news from Europe -- where the euro would trade in May? For many forex traders, the answer would be...
Filed Under: debt crisis, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, euro, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, European debt crisis, forex, forex trading, Greek debt, online trading, sentiment, technical analysis, technical indicators, U.S. dollar
Category: Currencies
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/14/2012 3:30:00 PM
The European single currency, the euro, was introduced in 1999. Today its report card -- and that of the eurozone -- looks impressive. Why, then, is the euro also quickly becoming one of the most suspect currencies in the world?
Filed Under: Elliott Wave trading, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, socionomics
Category: Global Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/7/2012 9:15:00 PM
Bonds are a stepchild of the financial news world. Stocks, forex, energy, commodities -- all those markets get their spotlight many times a day on financial TV and in other media. Bonds, not so much. Bonds are complicated. For starters, there are lots of different bonds: Treasury, sovereign, agency, municipal, corporate; high-grade and high-yield (a.k.a. junk), etc. Then you have bond prices and bond yields; when one goes up, the other one goes down… Now multiply that across a dozen different nations. There is a lot going on.
Filed Under: Bear market, debt, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, europe, European debt crisis, eurozone, Interest Rates, safe haven, trade targets, U.S. Treasuries
Category: Interest Rates
By Nico Isaac
5/4/2012 6:00:00 PM
It’s been two years since the sovereign debt crisis crashed onto the European shores. And, despite 1-plus trillion euros in emergency bailout loans, the region’s economy has -- as my British friends would say -- “gone pear-shaped.” So, is this what rock bottom feels like?
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
5/4/2012 4:15:00 PM
Very rare exceptions aside, money markets have been safe. Learn why they now may be a lot less safe...
Filed Under: money markets, banks, central banks, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), mutual funds, stimulus package, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/2/2012 4:15:00 PM
The euro's slow upward grind from the April 15 low of near $1.31 ended with a bang on May 1. The violent decline that started that day and continued on May 2 very quickly -- as it usually happens -- erased almost all of the gains from the two-week rally. The move has been widely blamed on "European debt crisis worries." Of course...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, euro, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, forex, forex trading, technical analysis, U.S. dollar
Category: Currencies
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/1/2012 9:15:00 AM
To continue the "global investments" theme started by the recent interview with EWI's Asian-Pacific analyst about the markets in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, I also sat down with our own Brian Whitmer, EWI's European stock market analyst. -- Brian, these days it's easier than ever to get exposure to global markets, especially given the explosion in ETFs. But there are too many markets to focus on, and too many opinions about them. You chose Elliott wave analysis as your market-forecasting method. Why Elliott? Why not just watch the news, like most investors? Brian Whitmer: To be successful in the market, you need...
Filed Under: AEX, bailouts, Bank of England, brian whitmer, CAC40, DAX, debt crisis, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis
Category: Global Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
4/23/2012 2:15:00 PM
Here's an example of how EWI helps you see what's going to happen financially in Europe before it happens: Just five days after our analyst published his analysis last year, showing that Portugal was on the threshold of needing a bailout, Portugal's government officially requested a bailout. One month later, it got one.
Filed Under: bailouts, europe, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone
Category: European Markets
By Nico Isaac
4/20/2012 5:30:00 PM
It’s been over two years since the European Central Bank began its open-heart surgery of the eurozone's anemic economy. So far, the procedure has included an unprecedented $3 trillion-plus in bailouts, monetary transfusions, AND toxic debt transplants. Yet, according to a recent slew of discomforting news reports, the economies across the pond would still flatline in seconds without constant life support.
Filed Under: bailouts, banks, central banks, Club EWI, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, eurozone, monetary policy
Category: European Markets
London Prices Falling Down, Falling Down: What Inflation?
EWI's European Financial Forecast has a mountain of evidence proving that the looming threat in Europe is not inflation.
By Nico Isaac
4/17/2012 3:15:00 PM
Despite what you may have heard about ever-higher prices on High Street -- London's equivalent of the shopping nexus Rodeo Drive -- the real numbers do NOT lie: Since topping in late 2011, both Britain's Retail Price Index and Consumer Price Index have fallen to multi-year lows. Today, we present a "mountain of evidence" against the growing legion of Europe's die-hard inflationists.
Filed Under: Bank of England, central banks, europe, european markets, inflation, Interest Rates, monetary policy
Category: European Markets
By Nico Isaac
3/30/2012 6:30:00 PM
Let's hear it for European equities. The major stock markets across the pond saw their best first-quarter winning streak since 2006. And while many experts are waiting to see how the markets deal with Europe's austerity measures -- the April 2012 European Financial Forecast lets the cat out the bag: "European Stocks Have Already Signaled" their next move. Take note, because this is what it feels like to watch history in the making.
Filed Under: AEX, banks, CAC40, DAX, debt, diversification, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, Greek debt, inflation, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Nathaniel Williams
3/27/2012 10:45:00 AM
If all your friends and the critics say a summer blockbuster movie is worth seeing, you might just go. But if everyone says European stocks are the place to invest, do you invest? That was the situation last spring when EWI's European analyst took a contrarian stance based on this key tip-off.
Filed Under: europe, european markets
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/4/2012 11:45:00 AM
When you look at a long-term chart of Europe's four main stock indexes --- the DAX, FTSE-100, CAC-40 and EuroStoxx 50 -- you notice one striking detail: Since at least 2000, every prolonged stock market rally turned out to be a set-up for another devastating crash. This fact is obvious when you glance at the opening chart of EWI's new, March 2012 European Financial Forecast. Of course, European stocks have rallied strongly off their 2009 lows, too. What should you make of this?
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, investment decisions, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
A 13-Year Trend Channel Line In Gold Sends A Clear Message
Our February Elliott Wave Finanical Forecast presents a compelling chart of a channel line in gold that goes back to 1999.
By Nico Isaac
2/28/2012 4:00:00 PM
Hedge funds love it. Housewives love it. And now, pooch hounds love it. On February 26, the world's fascination with gold reached unchartered "terrier"-tory when the scene-stealing Uggie the Jack Russell dog from "The Artist" sported an 18-carat gold bone-shaped tag to the 84th Academy Awards. So, as demand for gold continues to soar, the question is: Will gold prices do the same?
Filed Under: bailouts, bull market, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, europe, European debt crisis, financial forecast, fundamental analysis, Gold, Greek debt, precious metals
Category: Gold and Silver
The Most Comprehensive Elliott Wave Tutorial, Yours Free
Club EWI's free introductory tutorial on Elliott wave analysis is your key to unlocking the mystery of market behavior
By Nico Isaac
2/21/2012 3:15:00 PM
Check out the following news items from February 21: First, Greek bailout news is "bullish": "US Stock Futures Rise On Back of Greece Bailout Deal." And then hours later, the same bailout news is "bearish": "Europe Stocks Decline After Greek Bailout Deal." The Elliott Wave Principle resets the stage from an entirely different starting point. Wave analysis asserts that while news can have a temporary near-term effect on market prices, the larger trend is governed by one consistent force: social mood, or collective investor psychology.
Filed Under: bailouts, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, emerging markets, europe, european markets, fundamental analysis, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Education
European Stocks: A Chicken or a Fox?
EWI's European Stocks Specialty Service brings you original price charts and objective Elliott wave analysis of the Euro STOXX 50's next big move
By Nico Isaac
2/8/2012 5:30:00 PM
If you didn't know any better, you might think the recent news items regarding the European stock markets were being written from inside a loony bin. Case in point, the following slew of Euro-related headlines: "European stocks DECLINED as Greek talks... continued" -- VERSUS -- "European Stocks RISE Amid Greet Debt Talks."
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, euro stoxx 50, europe, european markets, Fibonacci, fundamental analysis, prechter, Prechter's Perspective, Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Category: European Markets
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
2/3/2012 6:45:00 PM
Mainstream analysts can busily debate Europe's "fundamentals," but here at Elliott Wave international our European Financial Forecast editor Brian Whitmer reports this...
Filed Under: AEX, bailouts, Elliott wave, euro, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, eurozone, prechter, technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
Greek Stocks Surge 21%: How to Be Prepared for the Next "Surprise" out of Greece
Elliott Wave International's European Short Term Update explains why the latest rally in Greece's FT-ASE was a predictable event -- without the news or "fundamentals."
By Nathaniel Williams
2/2/2012 12:00:00 PM
Here at EWI, our analysts don't forecast based on the whims of the financial news or "fundamentals", because we know from observing market behavior for over 30 years that news and events are not the markets' driving force. Instead, we study price chart patterns -- a method we've found much more reliable at predicting trend changes. Let me show you an example using the latest stock rally in Greece.
Filed Under: bailouts, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave trading, europe, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
Who Downgraded France before S&P Did?
Discover how rating agencies simply endorse the judgments that stock markets make
By Nathaniel Williams
1/24/2012 2:00:00 PM
After Standard & Poor's downgraded France on Jan. 13, 2012, some analysts were shocked -- while others fiercely criticized the move. But is it S&P they should be mad at?
Filed Under: debt downgrade, europe, European debt crisis, european markets
Category: European Markets