Market Overview

Markets have not moved much since yesterday, not even Aussie after RBA minutes which showed that they are prepared to go further with a hawkish policy to reduce inflation, but also they are concerned...

Goldman Sachs eyes a significant crude deficit in the second half of the year Markets price in 25% chance Fed cuts at December 13th FOMC meeting Bitcoin supporter Novogratz expects Bitcoin ETF gets...

The S&P 500 Futures loss of momentum is represented by the overlapping price action in the last 5 weeks. It also formed a small wedge (Jun 16, Jun 30, and Jul 14). The bulls need to create...

(Monday market open) Earnings season spreads its wings this week with reports from several giant banks and a mega-cap company on the schedule, along with a dose of consumer-oriented retail sales and...

Good morning, everyone,and welcome to a new week. One tidbit of market motion was found – briefly! – with crude oil, thanks to some fresh bridge-blowing-up action in Crimea. Normally a...

Across-the-board rallies in all the major asset classes last week strengthened year-to-date performances in markets around the world based on a set of ETFs. The downside outlier: a broad measure of...

US Stocks were mixed on Friday but traded solidly higher for the week. The markets rallied hard based on two upbeat June inflation reports released on Wednesday (CPI) and Thursday (PPI).We spent a...

Will a slumping dollar help silver soar, or is the crowd re-enacting their mistakes from 2021 and 2022?The USD Index has become a pariah, and silver couldn’t be more happy. However, the...

USThe week before the July 26th FOMC meeting will contain a handful of key economic reports and several key earnings results. The initial assessment of the economy is somewhat upbeat as CEO Jamie...

After experiencing one of its worst weeks of the year, the US dollar is stretched from a technical point of view while the short-term interest rate adjustment has gone as far as it can without...

(Friday market open) After scampering to 15-month highs this week as investors cheered signs of slowing inflation, major stock indexes embark today on a voyage through earnings season, starting with...

This week’s news on consumer inflation supports the case for expecting that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are approaching the end game. The basic calculus is that are...

US producer prices barely increase in JuneDollar extends fall as investors add to their Fed cut betsEuro and pound extend their uptrends; aussie and kiwi rallyWall Street rises on cooling inflation;...

I wish I could say that the clearly impressive trend from the peak until now in CPI and PPI is sustainable. However, I am more inclined to say “trough” with more chance of rising inflation...