Market Overview

Stocks and gold have been “predictable” as we approach Inauguration Day. “Predictable” taking the form of our previous “to or through the election” view for the 2024 bull, which was ginned by the...

MON: US Presidential Inauguration, PBoC LPR, Eurogroup Meeting; German Producer Prices (Dec) TUE: UK Unemployment/Wages (Nov), German ZEW (Jan), Canadian CPI (Dec), New Zealand CPI (Q4) WED:...

Fed’s Waller hints at first half rate cut, but dollar edges up. Wall Street slips despite solid US retail sales and strong bank earnings. China GDP beat also fails to lift markets as Trump...

Markets brace for impact ahead of Trump’s inauguration. BoJ seen raising rates at first gathering of 2025. Euro and pound traders turn gaze to PMIs. Canada and New Zealand CPI data to shape BoC and...

Gold Rises on Weak US Data Gold (XAU/USD) rose by 0.67% on Thursday, closing slightly below the $2,720 resistance level. The US Department of Commerce reported yesterday that retail sales rose by...

Retail sales came in at $729.2 billion in December, a gain of +0.4% for the month. This was below the street's expectations of a gain of +0.6%. But still another record high. November's results were...

Key Takeaways:  Annual inflation accelerated up to 2.9% in December from higher energy and food prices.  Stripping out food and energy, core inflation rose 0.2% from a month ago, less than expected...

Mixed US CPI report results in a risk-on-market reaction. Both stocks and bitcoin record sizeable gains. Today’s US data prints could upset markets again. Yen benefits from BoJ rate hike talk; pound...

Gold Rises as Markets Expect More Fed Rate Cuts After CPI Release Gold (XAU/USD) increased by 0.7% on Wednesday as the US dollar (USD) weakened following the release of lower-than-expected US...

Market volatility has become a recurring theme lately, driven by multiple factors that contribute to investor uncertainty. These factors include persistent inflation, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,...

It is important – and I say it every year – to remember that when we are looking at economic data from December (and in many data series such as Employment, January as well) there are massive error...

The S&P 500 has started 2025 in decline, weighed down by sharp losses in tech giants like NVIDIA and other Magnificent Seven members. A strong December jobs report has spurred concerns of...

Last year’s final quarter featured a record increase in the number of ETF splits. Reverse splits dominated, along with a high volume of leveraged and inverse funds splitting. Schwab and...

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 0.4% in December, which was right in line with expectations. Headline inflation was most affected by the volatile energy category, which increased...