Market Overview

(Wednesday market open) As Congress gathers to vote on a debt ceiling bill, the market’s focus turned overseas this morning to cooler-than-expected data from China and Europe. Stocks came under...

The warning signs continue to mount. Yet the US economy continues to defy expectations in some quarters that a recession is near. Granted, it’s arguably a precarious expansion that’s...

June is expected to be another volatile month on Wall Street amid a trio of significant market-moving events. Market's focus will be on the U.S. jobs report, CPI inflation data, and the Fed’s...

Fractional Reserve banking allows for economic growth but does have its risks. Heightened surveillance and traceability of CBDC are highly concerning. But, CBDC gives the Fed even more power. The...

China PMIs disappoint, dragging down risk-sensitive currenciesYen recovers, helped by safe-haven flows and Tokyo FX warningEuro turns to German inflation data, tech stocks close stellar monthChinese...

The following chart shows that over the past five years the US$ copper price (the brown line) and the S&P 500 Index (the green line) generally trended in the same direction. Why, then, have they...

Russian oil shipments weaken but are still well above last year’s average Gold finds support after tumbling towards the Mid-March low Bitcoin hits a two-week high but still appears to be firmly...

Consumer Confidence hits 6-month low Nvidia joins the $1 Trillion club Treasury Yields tumble on debt deal optimism; 10-year falls 11.4 bps to 3.685 Wall Street has returned from a long weekend with a...

Despite Washington, D.C. dabbling with possible default, stocks spent much of May dressed in green for the season. Resilience was the theme, though the rally mainly reflected a few mega-cap tech...

(Tuesday market open) Stocks continued their winning ways early Tuesday, and Treasury yields dropped sharply after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a debt ceiling deal over...

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), is the price unrealistic? Over the past 2 years, the shares of Nvidia Corporation ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) have soared despite deteriorating fundamentals. The use of artificial...

The agreement announced on Saturday by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy that outlines a debt-ceiling deal may prove to be the easy part. The struggle to avert a US government default this...

Assuming no last-minute surprises, it seems like we might be getting a debt ceiling deal in the US, which means you should be prepared to get overwhelmed by financial commentators' takes about...

Dollar continues to recover ground, bolstered by Fed bets Gold falls to 6-week lows as debt ceiling deal spreads relief Stocks set to open higher, despite looming liquidity drain Euro/dollar grinds...