Market Overview

Currently, there is no real reason for the Federal Reserve to either hike or lower the interest rates.The overall market has absorbed these rates better than most expected. Even with the CPI and PPI...

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals ExchangeThe bank bailout program established by the Federal Reserve in the wake of last spring's banking crisis is scheduled to shut down on March 11.Then what?There are...

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals ExchangeDefining inflation as "rising prices" creates all kinds of confusion.As I explained in-depth, historically, inflation meant an increase in the amount of money...

Growth remains on track to soften in the first quarter, based on the median GDP nowcast for a set of estimates compiled by CapitalSpectator.com.Although recession risk is still low, output looks set...

‘Higher for longer’ fears ease as US consumers spend lessPullback in yields propels S&P 500 to another record closeDollar softness props up euro as ECB doves get more vocalEarly rate...

Over the last several months, we have seen repeated employment reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that crushed economists’ estimates and seemed to defy logic. Such is particularly...

Remember when the GameStop (NYSE:GME) frenzy caught Wall Street by surprise?It showed us that the stock market could sometimes play by unexpected rules. It's a clear sign that just sticking to the...

Trade Ideas for Friday 15th February 2024 If you managed to buy some EUR/JPY at 160.90 (this was the low for the day so it would have been tough to get the position on I know), the pair immediately...

The S&P 500 rebounded past the 5000 yesterday. This time, a mixed set of manufacturing data and a drop in US retail sales – which fell the most in almost a year – were brought forward...

During LSEG Lipper’s fund-flows week that ended February 14, 2024, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the third week in four,...

US retail sales fell 0.8% in January instead of the expected 0.2% decline. Sales excluding autos fell 0.6% instead of the expected 0.2% rise. This drop took sales back to their lowest level since last...

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals ExchangePrice inflation was supposed to be dead and buried months ago. But it’s doing just fine, thank you very much. The January Consumer Price Index report makes...

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Dollar pulls back, US retail sales enter the limelightPound wounds deepen as UK economy slips into recessionYen gains on fears of intervention, despite Japan’s downturnDollar retreats on...