Market Overview

Last week, the stock markets’ adverse reaction to Friday’s jobs report was to price in a hard landing and to expect a series of federal funds rate (FFR) cuts by the Fed, including a 50-basis-point...

To no one’s surprise, volatility has returned in a big way, and if the typical market playbooks of the past 30 years continue to work, then what we have seen regarding the yen carry trade to this...

The global economy is toast. All that's left is the distribution of the burned bits. The six one-offs that drove growth and pulled the global economy out of bubble-bust recessions for the past 30...

Ask economists how they forecast economic activity. It’s likely they will mention productivity, demographics, debt, the Fed, interest rates, and a litany of other elements. Economic confidence is...

=By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange After a surge in volatility to start the week, markets have regained their composure – at least for the time being. On Monday, the VIX volatility index surged...

US equities rebounded from a selloff earlier in the week, ending slightly higher. However, caution remains due to upcoming economic data releases. The Japanese Yen is heading for its first losing...

Market turmoil has eased, but will US CPI stir things up again? Crucial week for sterling as UK CPI, GDP and retail sales on the way The RBNZ is edging closer to a rate cut, but will it be next...

The most recent data showed that Japanese investors took advantage of the yen's strength last week to buy foreign bonds and stocks. The US weekly jobs claims to their lowest level in four weeks,...

US dollar gains as data ease further recession concerns Aussie benefits the most, also helped by RBA’s Bullock Wall Street rebounds, oil and gold gain as well Jobless Claims Drop the Most in Nearly...

Gold Rises by Nearly 2% Amid Geopolitical Tensions The gold (XAU) price rose by almost 2% on Thursday as geopolitical tensions continued to escalate. Gold continues to gain from ongoing geopolitical...

The stock market appeared confused yesterday, reacting to the weekly jobless claims and continuing claims data as if the CPI report had come in 0.4% cooler than expected. The market has been trying...

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A perfect storm: weak US jobs data, Middle East tensions, and Japan's policy shift ignite global market chaos. Is this the beginning of the end for the bull market? Octa broker takes a deep dive into...

It’s important for investors to follow stocks and bonds. And even more important to understand the relationship between them. Today, we highlight the past 20-years of there relationship via the...