Market Overview

Market volatility has become a recurring theme lately, driven by multiple factors that contribute to investor uncertainty. These factors include persistent inflation, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,...

It is important – and I say it every year – to remember that when we are looking at economic data from December (and in many data series such as Employment, January as well) there are massive error...

The S&P 500 has started 2025 in decline, weighed down by sharp losses in tech giants like NVIDIA and other Magnificent Seven members. A strong December jobs report has spurred concerns of...

Last year’s final quarter featured a record increase in the number of ETF splits. Reverse splits dominated, along with a high volume of leveraged and inverse funds splitting. Schwab and...

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 0.4% in December, which was right in line with expectations. Headline inflation was most affected by the volatile energy category, which increased...

The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) added 0.3% m/m in December, slightly below the average expectation of 0.4%. Annual inflation eased to 2.5%, having remained mostly in the 2.0-2.5% range for the past...

US PPI figures raise hopes of a downside surprise in CPI data. Dollar on the back foot, yen soars as BoJ rate hike bets gather pace. Pound whipsaws on surprise cooldown in UK inflation. Stocks...

Key Statistics: Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor Release Period: December 2024     Last Release Date: December 11, 2024,     Actual: 2.7% vs Forecast: 2.7%. Previous:...

Gold Rises on Weaker US Economic Report Gold (XAU/USD) gained 0.53% after the release of cooler-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) report. The PPI data weakened the US dollar (USD) and...

US CPI expectations: 2.7% y/y headline inflation, 3.3% y/y core inflation The Fed is likely to remain on hold for the next several months regardless of this month’s CPI reading, with a...

The market continues to price in the chance for a rate cut in 2025, which could be a big mistake. Despite inflation’s fall from the COVID-induced highs, it remains hot and is not cooperating. Even if...

Small business optimism soared for the second straight month, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which has been reporting this data set monthly since 1986. The index...

For the past decade, it seems all roads across the Global capital markets have led to America. And in all fairness, this has been entirely the right path to travel, at least when it comes to...

Beating the market for one year can be seen as a fluke; two years can be considered lucky. But, when investors and their funds beat the market for decades, the best thing that Main Street can do is...