Market Overview

Optimism is on the menu ahead of today’s much-awaited US inflation report. The US 10-year yield tipped a toe below the 4% level, the S&P 500 came at a spitting distance to the December peak...

Looking at the Economic Modern Family (weekly charts), to date, they all peaked in December.The Russell 2000, Regional Banks, Transportation and Retail, as far as index and sectors go, backed off the...

A lot is riding on tomorrow’s US consumer inflation report for December for markets, which are pricing in relatively upbeat news.Quite a lot of the stock market’s upbeat profile recently...

Dollar recovers as traders await CPI inflation dataFake SEC message triggers volatility in bitcoinDow Jones and S&P 500 slide, Nasdaq remains elevatedOil recovers on US inventory drawdownDollar...

Market narratives have been around for ages. However, the internet and, more recently, social media allow narratives to spread much quicker. Accordingly, they have become more frequent and potent...

Gold Remains Above 2,020 As Investors Are Cautious Ahead of the US Inflation ReportThe gold (XAU) price rose above 2,040 on Tuesday but later lost most of its gains and finished the day essentially...

The World Bank said yesterday that it expects growth to fall to 2.2% for the period that includes 2020 and 2024 and that’s the slowest 5-year period since 1990-1994. The slowing global growth...

This week’s CPI report will be a big factor in helping to tip the scales on whether the Fed will cut interest rates in March. The market may be more vulnerable to an upside surprise in CPI given...

Gold Continues to Move Within a Short-Term Bearish TrendThe gold (XAU) price dropped by 0.87% on Monday as the US Treasury yields remained elevated due to decreasing expectations for a soon interest...

Stocks back near record highs as ‘tech fever’ grips investorsOil and gold prices lick their wounds after recent declinesBritish pound and Japanese yen outperform in quiet FX tradingWall...

During the last week of December, I polled my Twitter followers for their outlook on the markets and the economy for 2024. The results were quite interesting, but before we look forward, we must look...

It was one of those days; as soon as I woke up, I knew it could be a long day because the VIX was up probably more than it should have been for flat futures.If it feels like Deja Vu, it is probably...

The US equities followed up on the European stock market gains on Monday; technology stocks gained the most and their precious contribution to the S&P 500 pushed the latter up by more than 1.40%...

By Clint Siegner, Money Metals ExchangeThe outlook for pension systems is growing increasingly dire. Promises made to retirees have been generous and they can only be kept if prices for all kinds of...