Market Overview

After a long weekend, the market action on January 16th held some surprises.The Bullish Trends or gainers were the dollar and here is the surprise for some-many different commodities. The Bearish...

The year-over-year growth rate of the US CPI was reported last Thursday to be 3.4%. This was 0.3% higher than the number reported for the preceding month and 0.2% higher than the average forecast, but...

The January effect, named for the perceived market anomaly where stock returns in January are higher than in other months, has been a subject of interest since it was first written about in...

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals ExchangeYou know all about price inflation and how it squeezes your wallet. But there are also ninja price increases out there that you might not notice. It's called...

Euro skids even as ECB officials dampen early rate cut expectationsDollar jumps on fears Fed’s Waller will take a similarly hawkish stance Pound and aussie tumble on soft dataOil and gold pulled...

The average holding period for stocks has dwindled to a mere six months. Considering recent years, it is almost impossible to rack up gains with such a short holding period. As investors, we are...

I sense that the first quarter of this year will be marked by the realization that it’s too early for the central banks to cut the interest rates unless something really bad – like another...

The Fed has been running QT for a while and yet there is still abundant liquidity in the financial system.Fed’s bond holdings are down $1.3 trillion from their peak (due to QT), yet only half of...

Fed rate cut expectations go into overdrive after soft US producer pricesBond yields slip, but dollar little changed and mixed earnings weigh on stocksFocus shifts to Chinese growth and global...

Rising Geopolitical Tensions and Slowing US Producer Prices Push Gold HigherThe gold (XAU) price gained over 1% on Friday due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, while lower-than-expected US...

The US stock markets ended last week on a cautiously positive note. Friday’s producer price inflation came as a certain relief to inflation worries as the latest data showed an unexpected...

US markets will be closed today, making for another short week. This will be an option expiration week with the VIX on Wednesday and Monthly stock OPEX on Friday.This will open a window for increased...

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By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals ExchangeJust one quarter into fiscal 2024, the federal government has already run a budget deficit of over half a trillion dollars.The December budget shortfall came in...