Market Overview

The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest monetary policy meeting showed that the Fed members agreed to ‘proceed carefully’ with their future rate decisions. Carefully...

There was a government-spending-fuelled burst of economic activity in the US during the third quarter of this year that led to a high GDP growth number being reported for the quarter, but signs of...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) leads Wall Street higher, lifted by AI mania and rate cut bets But will FOMC minutes spoil the party?Dollar slips to 3-month lows; aussie surges on hawkish RBA, China...

The USD is down across the board with US yeilds, while stocks are trading higher, but today we will got a release of the FOMC minutes, so its a delayed information from November 1st, meaning that...

Gold Is Approaching 2,000 as FOMC Minutes Are Expected to Be DovishOn Monday, gold (XAU) price dropped to 1,965 but later recovered sharply on the back of falling U.S. Treasury yields. XAU/USD has...

The US bonds extended their rally after a relatively strong US 20-year bond auction. The US 20-year yield tanked to 4.70% from 5.40% back in October. The US 10-year yield slipped below 4.40%, while...

The market is currently discounting a soft landing for the economy and this should continue into 2024. However, there is a rising risk that turns to recession or stagflation in 2024.

Market Overview: Emini FuturesThe S&P 500 Emini Strong Bulls formed 3 consecutive bull bars closing near their highs, breaking far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trend line on the weekly...

Gold Lacks Bullish MomentumGold (XAU) declined on Friday, losing initial gains XAU/USD got on the back of the weakening US dollar. Economic data indicating a slowing U.S. economy brought the US dollar...

Forget inflation predictably floating around 1.5% as in the last decade.Does this mean this paradigm shift will see inflation consistently print at 4% going forward? Not necessarily. But it sure means...

Last week, U.S. inflation data were better than expected, showing a deceleration.This reaffirmed investors' confidence and their bets on an end to the monetary tightening cycle and a possible initial...

The previous week marked a significant shift in market sentiment regarding Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike expectations. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) update revealed a slower-than-anticipated...

Since we came back from vacation, I wrote 3 Daily’s.The first one was on the Economic Modern Family and how it opened its loving arms to the bulls. I was particularly keen on small caps or the...

This was a week of good news pretty much across the board, which doesn't happen all that often. Congress managed to kick the can down the road again on spending, avoiding a governmental shutdown....