Market Overview

Investors are scrambling to make sense of the on-again, off-again nature of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Federal Reserve’s next moves, and the broader geopolitical uncertainty gripping the...

The recent downshift in estimates for US economic output in the first quarter persists, based on the revised median nowcast for a set of analytics compiled by CapitalSpectator.com. The sluggish...

February retail sales did little to calm investor's fears of a consumer slowdown. Sales grew 0.2% for the month but came in well shy of expectations. And the prior month was revised lower by -0.3%....

Fed expected to stand pat, focus to fall on new dot plot Yen traders await BoJ for clues about next rate hike German parliament to vote on spending surge, euro extends rally Wall Street rebounds,...

It has been an interesting correction. The average retail investor was “buying the dip” despite having an extremely bearish outlook. This is an interesting point because, as shown, the retail...

We generally don’t engage in unprovable/unfalsifiable conspiracy-linked speculation to explain market performance or government policy, but today we are making an exception because we are struggling...

Gold keeps climbing as uncertainty mounts and central banks buy more. A weaker dollar and inflation fears push investors toward safety. With supply tight and demand strong, $3,100 could be the...

Weekly Outlook This week started off with a bang with the monthly retail sales figure dropping at 8:30 a.m. ET. Ordinarily, the retail sales figure might not pack that much of a punch, but given the...

  Markets have seen another week of losses but a positive end to the week may be a sign that a rebound in US equities is the start of improving sentiment. The improved end to the week came about as...

Risk appetite to be tested after Friday’s stock rally. US retail sales report could reignite US recession fears. Tuesday’s Trump-Putin call could seal the ceasefire. Both gold and oil markets...

Gold Rallied Past $3,000 but Failed to Hold Above It The gold (XAU/USD) price broke above the critical $3,000 level on Friday but failed to hold above it, finishing the day down by 0.11%. XAU/USD has...

In a must-read new report, my friends at Goehring & Rozencwajg write, “A major shift in the global monetary system may be imminent. History offers a clear precedent: every past commodity bull...

This will be an interesting week. After all, the S&P 500 is not often down for five consecutive weeks, so one has to think this might be the week the market attempts a rebound. From what I can...

Human stupidity is the one thing you can rely on in financial markets. I recently read a great piece by Joe Wiggins at Behavioral Investment, which discusses why “Investing is hard.” The entire...