Market Overview

The price of gold (XAU/USD) increased by 0.45% on Monday, hitting a record high. Investors sought a safe haven amid growing concerns over inflation and economic slowdown, fuelled by US President...

Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the Manufacturing sector came in at 50.9 for January. Well above the street's expectation of 49.3. The last time we had a...

Last Monday, it was the DeepSeek news that sank stocks. This week it’s tariff concerns. However, the situations are quite different. The DeepSeek news wasn’t necessarily what it seemed on the surface...

Since many of you were not trading through the wild Trump 2.0 years, I felt that it was important to share my tips on how to navigate the market volatility. Don't miss this 2025 Day Trader Survival...

Q4 S&P 500® EPS growth expected to come in at 13.2%, the highest growth rate in three years. Large-cap outlier earnings dates this week include: AMD, JNPR, HON, ALGN. Peak season begins...

Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) market cap dropped, DeepSeek continues to disrupt, and European banks outperformed the Mag 7. Here are the last seven days in seven charts. 1. $590 Billion Dollars of Nvidia...

Trump announces tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Stocks and cryptos are under severe pressure as the dollar surges. A busy data calendar today that also includes Fed speakers.  Gold in the red,...

Personal Consumption Expenditures minus food and energy (Core PCE) increased 0.2% in December, and 2.8% over the last 12 months. The Fed’s preferred indicator on inflation has now remained stubbornly...

Gold Soars Toward Record High Amid Trade War Fears The gold (XAU/USD) price reached a new all-time high of $2,817 on Friday as safe-haven demand remained strong due to geopolitical uncertainties and...

Many are quoting that the Year of the Snake is a bad year for stocks. However, this is the Yin Wood Snake and a year ending in the number 5. The last time we saw the Year of the Yin Wood Snake was in...

The Tariff Man is back, and I guess at this point, those on social media who thought that tariffs were negotiating tactics and thought Trump was bluffing weren’t around during Trump 1.0. This version...

The markets certainly didn't give a ringing endorsement to Trump 2.0 tariffs announced on Friday: 25% each on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China. During his presidential campaign, Trump talked about...

The Fed’s meeting lived up to expectations: boring. Boring is fine. They kept the federal funds rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. The only market reaction resulted from some heavy-handed...

MON: Chinese New Year (Market Holiday - Mainland Closed, Hong Kong Open), BoJ Summary of Opinions, OPEC+ JMMC Meeting, Chinese Final Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Jan), EZ/UK/US Final Manufacturing PMI...