Market Overview

Fed’s Powell says March rate cut not the “base case”Dollar gains, but Treasury yields slideBoE to stand pat, focus to fall on guidanceWall Street tumbles, awaits more earnings...

The Fed disappointed markets yesterday, crushing March rate-cut hopes. This should have been expected as the central bank's priority is to eliminate any possibility of inflation returning. As...

By Padhraic GarveyWe are a bit surprised the market has not moved more on the Fed’s firm preference for a holding pattern on rates. Bottom line we see pressure for yields to edge higher on a...

The Gold Price Stays High Despite a Hawkish Message From the FedThe gold (XAU) price rose above 2,050 on Wednesday but failed to hold the level and decreased after Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve...

The U.S. Labour Department will be reporting on Friday, 2 February. The Nonfarm Payroll (NFP) is expected to increase by 180,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate is forecast to rise to 3.8%...

Part One of this series led with a graph implying that we are embarking on an inflation rollercoaster for the next ten years, similar to the experience of 1965 to 1982.Parts One and Two explained the...

Federal Reserve Meeting Key PointsThe FOMC left interest rates unchanged in the 5.25-5.50% range and made no changes to its balance sheet plans, as expected The monetary policy statement was less...

Although Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc. reported better than expected earnings, after hours and then with follow-up during the trading session, sellers came out to lock in...

The Federal Reserve is all but certain to leave rates unchanged at its January FOMC meeting. Fed Chair Powell could strike a more hawkish tone than expected in the post-meeting press conference. As...

Aussie turned lower overnight after inflation data came down to 4.1% on a yearly basis from 5.4, expectations were 4.3. So it's a nice drop meaning that RBA can be more dovish, but still as long as...

Gold trades near a 2-week high as the market focuses on today's Fed meetingThe gold (XAU) price rose by 0.21% on Tuesday as a weaker US dollar made the metal more appealing for holders of other...

We had good news, bad news, and news that are fundamentally good for the economy and bad for the global rate cut expectations.Good news. The European economies performed better than expected last...

A global market rebellion?  Can it really happen, and how should citizens of the world prepare to handle it?  JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon thinks it can happen. He gives America roughly the...

For the fourth time in the last 10 years, the stock market broke to a new all-time high after consolidating for a few years or crashing as it did during COVID-19.Two of the previous three instances...