Market Overview

Gold Holds Above Historical Highs as Middle East Tensions ContinueThe gold (XAU) price remains elevated as traders exercise caution due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Israel's air force...

Euro edges higher despite continued hawkish commentary from Fed officialsGeopolitical developments cast doubt on ECB June rate cutYen fails to make considerable gains as market looks to Friday’s...

The big story of yesterday was the disappointing results from the biggest European company, ASML Holding (AS:ASML) (NASDAQ:{{39320|ASML} }), which sells equipment to chipmakers so that they could...

5 Ways Iran Attack Impacts Financial MarketsMarkets have stabilized but it is STILL important to know if tensions escalate again, what can happen to GOLD, STOCKS, INFLATION, US DOLLAR and more..

We recently wrote Japan’s Lost Decades to appreciate better why Japan’s GDP is smaller than it was in 1995 and why it took 35 years for its stock market to set its recent record high.Many...

Stocks remain under pressure as Fedspeak and US data dent rate cuts chancesDollar remains dominant against both the euro and the yenUK inflation surprises on the upside; the pound tries to rallyA...

This is one of my favorites, and every few years I re-blog some portion of this article. The original, I wrote in 2010. The basic question is, what is the correct way to respond as an investor to...

Stocks traded mostly sideways yesterday, even as rates and the dollar surged. However, the big news came yesterday when Jay Powell noted that it would take longer for the Fed to gain the confidence...

There’s an old saying in economics: “Demographics are destiny.”Why? Because a young and dynamic population is what carries everything – from spending and productivity...

In today’s presser with Powell basically said what he typically says:Higher for longer but maybe not as risks remain to the economy while inflation is too sticky. Here are some of our thoughts...

Economic “reflation” is becoming the next bullish narrative as equity valuation increases continue to outpace earnings gains, at least according to Gold Sachs and Tony...

Surging US retail sales dampen Fed rate cut expectations Wall Street sinks, dollar scales fresh highs as yields jump China GDP beat offers only tepid support as March data disappointsYen continues to...

Geopolitical Concerns Drive Gold Higher Despite the Strong US DollarThe gold (XAU) price rallied by 1.67% on Monday even though stronger-than-expected retail sales data lowered the probability of an...

Stocks finished the day sharply lower for a second day in a row, with the S&P 500 dropping by 1.2% and the NASDAQ dropping by 1.65%. The S&P 500 opened higher, but the selling started around...