Market Overview

Credit spreads remained steady yesterday, but there were notable movements elsewhere. The one-month implied correlation index, which gauges how stocks might move together, increased. At the same...

The week kicked off on a positive note with the expectation that when Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Jackson Hole meeting on Friday, he will deliver a strong hint that the...

Global markets are experiencing significant uncertainty in anticipation of the U.S. presidential elections scheduled for November 5, 2024. It is currently clear that Donald Trump will represent the...

Social media has become the place where many of us spend our time, share our lives and, increasingly, get our news. An estimated 12 billion combined hours are spent every day on these platforms,...

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...

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...

Gold reaches a new all-time high as markets reassess rate cut expectations after evaluating resilient US data. The Jackson Hole Symposium will be a key event next week, with central bankers...

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...

The US dollar is weaker against all the G10 currencies today. The New Zealand dollar is the strongest, which might fit into the narrative that the carry trades are making a comeback, but the yen and...

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,...