Market Overview

Geopolitical tensions roil global markets as focus shifts to Middle East. Oil prices surge amidst escalating risks. Gold, dollar also rebound amidst rising safe haven demand Global markets are kicking...

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini FuturesThe weekly chart formed an Emini test breakout point; a two-legged pullback testing the February 2 high (breakout point) and the bull trend line. The bulls...

Israel-Hamas war pushes up oil prices amid risk of wider conflictDollar, yen and gold rise too as investors rush to safetyFed rate hike odds reverse NFP boost; US CPI, Fed speakers eyed nextMiddle...

Friday's market turmoil reflects ongoing economic uncertainty, increasing US recession odds again. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs challenges the yield curve's predictive power in today's economy. Who's...

The week stated with stock markets facing pressure due to a violent attack by Hamas on Israel.The involvement of other players, notably Iran suspected of aiding Hamas, has raised concerns of a...

Both the consumer (CPI) and producer prices indices (PPI) will be released this week – PPI on Wednesday morning, October 11th, 2023, and CPI on Thursday morning, October 12th, 2023, according to...

Mechanical aspects of the market took over on Friday after the surprise job report. The job growth was nearly double what was expected, while unemployment and wage growth were basically within the...

Capital flows into the safety of the US dollar and gold this morning, while oil is up almost 4% after Hamas’ unexpected attack on Israel wreaked havoc in the region last Friday, and tensions...

September Non-Farm Payrolls - Good for USD and BAD for Gold and Stocks. Here's a look at why

Nonfarm payrolls coming up, forecasts point to a solid reportDollar winning streak set to extend to 12 weeks if data is solidGold stabilizes as yields calm down, but oil prices crash Nervous markets...

Stocks finished yesterday flat after being down earlier for most of the session. A sell-off in the dollar ahead of today's Job report was the main catalyst for the bounce. The S&P 500, for the...

Bond futures traders wagers (open interest) hit record high; Bets are calling for a hike at November 1st meeting US jobless claims edge higher but still remain historically low levels Fed’s Daly...

By Jason BodnerSo, bad news first then? We might not be out of the woods just yet. September was an ugly month for the market with the S&P troughing down 4.9% from August’s close, and Nasdaq...