Market Overview

The gold (XAU) price rose by 1.85% yesterday, the largest daily increase since March 1. Overall, XAU/USD continues to rise for the third consecutive week. The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report...

I don’t know for the Federal Reserve (Fed) but investors definitely got to the evidence that inflation is on the right path to justify a Fed rate cut sooner rather than later yesterday after the...

by Jack Fischer During LSEG Lipper’s fund-flows week that ended July 11, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the tenth week in...

In May, core CPI printed at +0.29% and +0.25% on Median. But a lot of that, most of it, was core goods and the question was whether that month was a one-off due to be reversed at some point, or if...

Powell’s testimony dents the dollar US CPI data could deepen the wounds Pound gains as BoE’s Pill dampens August cut bets Wall Street at new highs, gold gains as well Dollar Softens Ahead...

All eyes are on the US CPI report today. Lower-than-expected numbers could boost stocks and weaken the dollar, while a surprise surge could trigger a correction. We will also take a look at what...

Let’s continue to count. 37. Yesterday was the 37th time the S&P 500 hit a record since the beginning of this year. The index rallied past the 5600 level to close the session above this mark for...

Traders Buy Gold After a Monday's Drop On Tuesday, XAU/USD rose by 0.18% as investors cautiously bought gold after a sharp drop on Monday. "Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell, speaking...

Concerning the topics that we write about regularly, over the past year we have been most wrong about the stock market and the US economy. Indeed, the average stock has not fared particularly well,...

Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony yesterday wasn’t overly optimistic but it revived the expectation that a rate cut could come sooner rather than later. On the first day of his...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed brought interest rates to roughly 0% and held them there for years. Then, in late 2015, they started a rate-hiking cycle that lasted until the repo...

Get ready for market volatility! This Thursday's CPI report could trigger a rate cut frenzy or a dollar surge—depending on inflation's next move. Will the Fed's dovish hopes hold true? Take advantage...

Judging by the analysis in some circles, a recession is a forgone conclusion. More cautious types argue that the expansion continues, but just barely, and that a formal recession will likely start at...

Lately, I have been getting many questions about investing in private equity. Such is common during raging bull markets, as individuals seek higher rates of return than the market generates. Also,...