Market Overview

Gold stocks are increasingly standing out in stock markets slammed by Trump’s massive tariffs. While general stocks plunge into a deeper correction threatening a bear, gold stocks just broke out to a...

MON: N/A TUE: N/A WED: FOMC Minutes THU: US CPI (Mar) FRI: UK GDP (Feb), US PPI (Mar), US UoM Prelim (Apr), US Earnings Season (Q1 25) FOMC MINUTES (WED): At its March meeting, the Fed kept...

The US is the world’s leading exporter of services to the global economy. The services sector is also the dominant source of economic activity in America. Those are strengths, but they’re also...

US stocks slump in worst day since 2020 Covid crisis amid tariff blitz Dollar hits 6-month low as Treasury bonds outshine, yields sink But global equity selloff eases slightly ahead of NFP report,...

Dollar traders await US CPI data amid global trade turbulence RBNZ to cut by 25bps, could maintain dovish stance China’s CPI and PPI to reveal tariff impact on inflation Strong UK GDP data could...

Where Are Markets Today? European markets and U.S. futures are trading lower as investors continue to a highly defensive mode amid escalating global trade tensions and fears of a potential economic...

US Nonfarm Payrolls data for March 2025 is released April 4th, with expected job growth of 135K- 140K. Market reaction is heavily influenced by recent tariff announcements and expectations of...

Gold Declines, but Bullish Trend Remains Intact The gold (XAU/USD) price declined by 0.66% during a very volatile trading session on Thursday as traders weighed the impact of US President Donald...

While traditional financial markets experienced severe turbulence on Thursday, April 3, 2025, with major U.S. indexes posting significant losses following President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff...

The trade deficit improved slightly in February, as exports increased by $8 billion while imports remained unchanged. I don’t believe the trade deficit is the big issue here, as the countries that...

NFP report expectations: +137K jobs, +0.3% m/m earnings, unemployment at 4.1% Leading indicators point to near-expectation reading in this month’s NFP report. Headline job growth is potentially...

With the new measures included, the total tariffs on China, Japan and the EU are now 54%, 24% and 20% respectively. Most instruments apart from havens declined sharply in the aftermath of the...

Over the past few weeks, we have discussed the sharp jump in the trade deficit due to a surge of imports trying to front-run potential tariffs. Thus far, the impact of front-running tariffs on...

The US Dollar and stocks around the world are in a freefall today after US President Donald Trump slapped “reciprocal” tariffs of between 10% and 49% on nearly every country. The economic sense of...