Market Overview

By Mike Maharrey After two months of keeping their credit cards in their wallets, American consumers pulled out the plastic again in October.A surge in card spending drove consumer debt higher by...

Gold continues to march higher from the $2550 buy zone, and Silveris beginning to look like the short-term leader of the precious metals pack. The first leg of the rally saw gold rush to $2720, and...

Crude Oil prices rose on Monday on Middle East uncertainty after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria as well as expectations that China will stimulate their economy with lower interest rates...

Record TSA travel, a Black Friday spending boom, and monster movie debuts set an upbeat tone ahead of the winter holidays “Moana 2” gross box office revenue impressed analysts, though...

Disinflation has stalled recently, but economists are debating if this is a temporary blip that will soon give way to a softer trend. Tomorrow’s consumer price report for November will be widely read...

US stocks experienced a rare red session on Monday. Focus has shifted to Wednesday’s US CPI report. RBA softens rhetoric, Aussie loses ground. Risk Sentiment Was in Retreat on Monday Risk appetite...

S&P Emini market analysis Emini daily chart The S&P 500 Emini is continuing to form a tight bull channel on the Daily chart. However, the risk is getting big for the bulls. This increases...

Oil prices are on the rise as the Assad regime in Syria falls raising questions about the geopolitical risk factors going forward.   The potential for a power vacuum could lead to some unintended...

AI Revolution: Top 3 Hidden Stocks Worth Buying Now! Artificial intelligence (AI) has long ceased to be a promising idea, but it has become an essential tool that is actively changing many...

Housing affordability helps explain why residential real estate transactions have reached a standstill. Over the last five years, housing prices have surged. Per the Case-Shiller 20 City Home Price...

In The Financial Times this week, Ruchir Sharma (chair of Rockefeller International) argues that “America is over-owned, overvalued and overhyped to a degree never seen before.” Warren Pies points...

Geopolitics in the spotlight, gold fails to materially benefit.  Dollar loses ground, but stocks in buoyant mode. China data disappoints; RBA meets tomorrow. Syrian Developments Fail to...

This week: sentiment and speculation, strategist sprint, gold vs stocks, commodities vs bonds, US vs Europe, earnings trends, valuation extremes, and the doubt-vs-hype cycle in fund flows. Learnings...

November non-farm payrolls showed a +227K gain in employment, exceeding street expectations of +218K. September and October job gains were revised upwards by a total of +56K more than previous...