Market Overview

US recession risk appeared to ease in the wake of last week’s encouraging updates for retail sales and jobless claims. Will the better-than-expected numbers delay the widely expected rate cut that...

Traders and investors are taking a little break today as stock futures in the US and Europe show no clear direction. This is because last week, the US and European equity markets performed...

Stocks record strong weekly gains as the first Fed rate cut gets closer Markets are gradually preparing for the Jackson Hole gathering Euro/dollar trades within a critical resistance area Gold in...

Gold (XAU) climbed by 2% on Friday, reaching an all-time high. Strong demand for safe-haven assets fueled the rally as markets assessed the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook. Upbeat US...

I expect volatility to increase this week, particularly with VIX options expiring on Wednesday. The current VIX option positions suggest that the VIX may remain around the 15 level, which means the...

The week starts on a mixed note in Asia, after major US indices recorded their best week since last October and boosted appetite in global risk markets. A softer-than-expected CPI read in the US...

A recent article co-authored by Stephen Miran and Dr. Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, accuses the U.S. Treasury Department of using its debt-issuance powers to manipulate financial conditions. They...

Background industry numbers indicate that consumer resilience should continue to shrug off fears of a broader economic slowdown in H2. With rate cuts on the way, the outlook might be looking...

A lot can happen over the course of a week when it comes to the crowd’s fickle sentiment du jour on matters of recession. At this time a week ago the headlines warned that a contraction, if it hadn’t...

I was recently asked about the seemingly strong “economic growth” rate as the Federal Reserve prepares to start cutting rates. “If economic growth is so strong, as noted by the recent GDP report,...

Gold Struggles to Maintain Gains Amid Positive US Economic Data The gold (XAU) price initially rose towards $2,470 but failed to break above it as the US Retail Sales report showed that consumer...

Stocks kept rising because retail sales and jobless claims data were better than expected. This is the second week in a row that stocks have jumped after a good jobless claims report. I’m not sure if...

Last week, I wrote an article entitled “Reasons For A Crash.” And, I will let you in on a little secret – I actually wrote that title as a test. You see, I assumed that the great majority of those...

The market mood got a further boost yesterday after the latest data release from the US hinted that the economy is not doing that bad, after all. Retail sales rose 1% in July, more than expected by...