Market Overview

The US Dollar Rises Even Though Inflation Eases, Bringing Down XAU/USDGold (XAU) initially rose on Wednesday but fell after the release of the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) report, even though...

Stocks finished flat yesterday, following the slightly stronger-than-expected retail sales and weaker PPI data. Overall, yields and the dollar rose, which helped hold the S&P 500 to a gain of only...

Yesterday was about digesting Tuesday’s softer-than-expected US CPI data, feeling relieved that the US Senate passed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown and welcoming a...

UK inflation fell to 4.6% in October (6.7% in September) Markets expect the next move to be a rate cut next summer EUR/GBP struggling to break technical resistance, despite data UK inflation fell...

S&P Emini pre-open market analysisEmini daily chart o    The Emini formed a strong bull breakout yesterday, following the release of the CPI...

It is easy to get carried away and attempt to time a raging bull market But that is the opposite of what a wise investor should do, according to the great Benjamin Graham Ultimately, having a 'margin...

In February 2023, we wrote this article. The article walks through Michael Kantrowitz’s HOPE model. HOPE, or Housing, New Orders (ISM), Corporate Profits, and Employment, provides a handy...

lowing US inflation confirms view that Fed is done with hikesAussie and kiwi gain the most on bolstering risk sentimentPound pulls slightly back on lower-than-expected UK inflationWall Street rallies...

Stocks rallied following the CPI report, as falling energy prices offset the rise in the net benefit of health insurance and other medical impacts. Energy and gasoline prices fell sharply, and so did...

The Federal Reserve (Fed) doves got a big energy boost yesterday by a slightly lower-than-expected inflation report. The headline inflation fell to 3.2% in October from 3.7% printed a month earlier,...

We update the secular trends and show with history how the new secular bear market in bonds likely leads to a secular bear market in stocks and then last, the US Dollar.

Today's release of the US October CPI consists of 4 main components. Here are the 2 most important parts of the report bond, gold and currency traders will be prioritizing. Start watching from 7:07...

Yen spikes, but ends Monday as the main loserDollar traders lock gaze on US inflation dataUK jobs report beats estimates, CPIs the pound’s next testWall Street ends mixed, awaits US CPI...

Are you an “investor” or a “speculator?In today’s market, the majority of investors are simply chasing performance. However, why would you NOT expect this to happen when...