Market Overview

US Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the big number to watch this week. Here's an important trading tip on US Dollar & US Inflation Relationship

Fading rate cut bets fail to deter tech rally as S&P 500 tops 5,000Relief as no major changes in annual US CPI revisions, January report eyed nextDollar drifts sideways in thin trading amid...

Some investment considerations for Valentines Day February 14th is Valentine’s Day, and the latest test of the resilient consumer. It also highlight the dramatic surge in cocoa, and sugar,...

Markets are in risk-on phase when looking at stocks, but it's a completely different thing when looking at US Dollar Index Futures and Yields which are all still in uptrend.The question is which one...

Gold Stabilises Near 2,020 as the Market Focuses on the US Inflation DataThe gold (XAU) price dropped by 0.44% on Friday, pressured by elevated Treasury yields ahead of the US inflation data this...

Last Friday’s inflation revisions in the US were insignificant and hinted that inflation in the US was about the same by the end of last year. Consumer prices rose 3.3% in the final 3 months of...

Keynes once said that markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.I love this quote because it speaks about the power of narratives, and my humble adaption of that would...

Mike Green is a portfolio manager and chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management, as well as author of the “Yes, I give a fig” newsletter on Substack. In this wide-ranging discussion,...

The bubble in ‘no holds barred’ monetary policy (birthed under Alan Greenspan) and the bullish markets it benefits are in their third decadeGold, meanwhile, will not be ready until the...

Yen gets mauled as traders lose confidence in BoJ tightening cycleDollar set for fourth week of gains, inflation revisions today may be crucialOil prices soar, stock markets take a breather but still...

The cost of housing remains a hot-button topic with both Millennials and Gen-Z. Plenty of articles and commentaries address the concern of supply and affordability, with the younger generations...

Safe-Haven Demand Keeps the Gold Price HighThe gold (XAU) price remained near 2,030 on Thursday, largely unchanged from yesterday. Overall, the strong US dollar and higher Treasury yields still...

So, it was another rather boring day, with the S&P 500 finishing flat, rates up, the dollar up, and implied volatility somewhat higher. This has been a very odd earnings season.Last night, I noted...