Market Overview

Most of the major asset classes retreated in April. The overall losses mark the worst month for global markets so far in 2024, based on a set of ETFs.The upside outliers last month were limited to...

Comfort is often the worst enemy of the economy. Recall the Dotcom Bubble in 2001, which threw most investors off after a sustained bull run in tech stocks. In the same century, the world was hit with...

The monthly ADP labour market report showed that America created 192K new jobs in April, above the forecasted 179K and following +208K in March (revised from 184K). Overall, there was a slight...

In an op-ed for the Washington Post on November 5, 2010, Ben Bernanke did a victory lap, praising the Fed’s efforts in stemming the financial crisis. In the article, he discusses how QE and...

Fed meeting in the spotlight; equities under pressureDollar strength continues, could intensify if Fed appears hawkishQuestionable yen intervention result; more action over the next sessions?Bitcoin...

Gold Dropped as USD Strengthened In Anticipation Of The Fed's Interest Rate DecisionGold (XAU) moved within a bearish trend on Tuesday and lost 2.1%, while DXY gained 0.64%. Even lower-than-expected...

Mood among investors is not cheery into the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest monetary policy decision due later today. And it’s understandable. The Fed must respond to three straight month...

The value of modeling recession risk-based multiple indicators is a hardy perennial. The latest example comes by way of aggregating trends in the 50 US state economies for estimating the odds that an...

Gold Moves Sideways Ahead of the Fed Interest Rate DecisionThe gold price (XAU) moved within the 2,324–2,344 range on Monday due to a lack of important news or other driving factors. Although...

Tomorrow, markets expect the Fed to have a similar message as the previous meetings. While rate cuts are highly unlikely, a hawkish surprise from Powell could jolt markets. Watch key indicators like...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stole the light with a 15% jump on Monday after Elon Musk’s surprise visit to China resulted in a partnership with Baidu’s maps and navigation futures that cleared the...

On 30 April – 1 May, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) will meet to decide on key interest rates in the U.S. economy. The Fed is expected to leave rates...

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini FuturesThe market formed a Weekly S&P 500 Emini inside bar closing near its high, forming a pullback from around the 20-week EMA. The bulls want a breakout above...

Yen reverses higher after breaching 160/dollar, but no comment on interventionDollar slips despite more hot inflation data; Fed decision and NFP loom largeStocks extend gains on earnings, strong US...