Market Overview

Investors looking to US NFPs for confirmation of their Fed rate cut betsRBA could still signal that higher rates are possibleBut BoC may confirm that interest rates have peaked in CanadaJapan’s...

I previously discussed a slate of recessionary indicators with high correlations to recessionary onsets. However, as we head into 2024, many Wall Street economists predict a “soft landing”...

US dollar softer ahead of Powell as US inflation and consumption coolEuro regains some posture, stocks look to stretch November gainsOil unimpressed by OPEC+ decision for deeper cuts, futures...

U.S. stocks ended November on a high note as cooling inflation boosted hopes the Fed is done hiking. December is expected to be another strong month as per recent history. Looking for a helping hand...

Gold Is Rising for the Second Month on Expectations of a Dovish U.S. Monetary PolicyThe gold (XAU) price declined by 0.43% on Thursday but remained close to seven-month highs as the Personal...

Here we are, saying thanks and goodbye to the excellent month of November for both bond and equity markets. US bonds rallied, and the bond yields melted starting from the end of October remember, and...

On Wednesday, I joined Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi on Yahoo! Finance to discuss an untold (under-covered) story about Charlie Munger and the future of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa). This story was...

· Tumbling inflation erodes euro’s gains as dollar perks up despite rate cut bets · Wall Street loses some steam but stocks still set for best month of the year...

Gold Hovers Near a 7-Month High as the Market Awaits U.S. Inflation ReportThe gold (XAU) price remained stable within a narrow range on Wednesday, close to a seven-month high, even though the U.S....

The rally in US bonds continued at full speed yesterday and bonds are set to record their best month since the GFC this November. The US 2-year yield tumbled to almost 4.60% yesterday from nearly 5%...

Today’s Trade IdeasGold XAU/USD beat 2018 this week for our buy signal to hit the next target of 2029/30 and even reached 2051. The outlook remains positive so on a break above 2053 we are...

The bungee jumper doesn’t just bounce once.Stated in a more high-falutin’ way, perturbed systems normally don’t converge straight back to equilibrium. Obviously, the 2020-2021...

Financial “wisdom” is said to be cyclical rather than cumulative, but that’s unfair. At least in the dominion of portfolio management and design, academics and money managers have...

“For me, context is the key – from that comes the understanding of everything.” - Abstract Artist Kenneth Noland. That holds true for us as well! Proper context is required to...