Market Overview

Slump in Chinese trade numbers weighs on risk-linked assetsDollar waiting for US inflation test, yen retreats after wage dataStocks bounce back despite Apple’s troubles, gold trades...

1. If it sounds too good to be true, it's definitely not true! 2. Anyone promising returns over 15% per year should be asked why they're not counted among the greatest investors like Warren Buffett,...

China increased Gold holdings for a ninth straight month in July Crude oil unfazed as Ukraine sea attack Russian oil tanker didn’t lead to a major disruption US Dollar supported amidst bond...

Fed’s Bowman reiterates that more hikes might be need to bring down inflation German Industrial Production fell to a 6-month low US inflation data expected to support a September pause, but...

US NFPs increase by less than expected in JulyDollar, Treasury yields slide, traders add to rate cut betsLoonie suffers, BoJ debates prospect of sustained inflationWall Street extends correction after...

The S&P 500 fell roughly 2.25% last week – its first weekly decline since mid-May ’23 – per the technical software. The YTD 60% / 40% balanced portfolio return ended...

USD/JPY declines on expectations BOJ will let rates rise quickly Fed rate cut bets fully priced in by the March meeting; the implied rate stands at 5.123% Fed’s Bostic noted US employment gains...

USEveryone will be watching the US inflation report as a cool report could help support soft landing hopes and seal the deal for some that the Fed is done raising rates. Expectations for the July...

Over the last month, it appears that the crowd has now taken full swing from the economic ‘hard’ landing view to the ‘soft’ landing view.Q2 gross domestic product (GDP) came in...

BOE rate hike odds for the September 21st meeting stand at 87.3% The VIX index trades above 16, to the highest levels in two months FX Volatility starts to pick, Canadian dollar index rises to...

Crude prices rally after Saudi's signal output cuts can be extended or deepened Gold struggles as bond market selloff extends Bitcoin’s tight range narrows to $28,900 to $30,100 OilCrude oil...

Fox BusinessOn Tuesday I joined Charles Payne on Fox Business’ Making Money with Charles Payne. Thanks to Kayla Arestivo, Nick Palazzo and Charles for having me on the show. In this segment,...

Dollar strengthens on ADP and US debt downgradeISM non-mfg. PMI the next test for dollar tradersBoE expected to hike by 25bps; Will it sound hawkish?Wall Street slumps after US rating cutDollar wears...

It’s ironic that I had planned this column a couple of days ago and started writing it yesterday because the very concerns I talk about below are behind the overnight news that Fitch is lowering...