Market Overview

One of the hottest stocks to have its initial public offering (IPO) recently is tech company ServiceTitan (NASDAQ: TTAN). The software company made headlines after its valuation jumped over 42% on...

The US economy added more jobs than expected in December, providing a fresh dose of optimism that the labor market will remain strong for the near term. There’s lots of uncertainty ahead as Trump 2.0...

Strong US labour market data dent Fed rate cut chances. The 10-year US yield climbs as dollar’s gains persist. The pound is probably reliving the September 2022 events. Gold remains in demand, oil...

Gold Rises Ahead of Donald Trump's Inauguration On Friday, gold (XAU/USD) increased by 0.74%, as the uncertainty regarding the policies of the incoming Donald Trump administration boosted the appeal...

'If you were to ask me what will be the key driving theme of 2025, I would say it will be the after-effects of the U.S. presidential elections', says Kar Yong Ang, a financial market analyst at Octa...

This week, the PPI, CPI, and Retail Sales data will be significant. This follows a strong December job report. The household survey was also robust, showing that nearly 478,000 people found jobs...

Developments such as Forex market volatility, rising commodity prices, and Southeast Asia's economic growth are poised to reshape the trading landscape in 2025. Market participants need to be aware...

The US dollar continues its ascent after breaking out from a 2-year trading range in response to recent data pointing to “stickier” than expected inflation, resulting in a Fed that probably has to...

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini Futures The S&P 500 Emini market formed a weekly Emini lower high major trend reversal this week. The bears need to create a follow-through bear bar to increase...

Strong US Jobs Report Impacts Fed Expectations with some analysts now predicting no cuts at all. The S&P 500 experienced a sell-off, breaking below key support levels and raising concerns about...

I publish an updated version of my New Year “investor” resolutions yearly. The purpose of the process is to take an annual inventory of what I did and did not do over the last year to improve my...

A deep look at tariffs and the most attractive macro asset classes to kickstart 2025. What if tariffs end up being non-inflationary and negative for growth? And what if Trump focuses on short-term...

Inflation is relatively low compared with the post-pandemic surge, when the year-over-year change for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) peaked at 9.0% in June 2022. The current 2.7% pace through this...

“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which ran its series finale last year, starred Larry David as an over-the-top version of himself in a comedy series that showed how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day...