Market Overview

Gold Faces Pressure Despite Weaker US Jobs Report Gold (XAU/USD) decreased by 0.78% as the US dollar (USD) remained steady despite the US adding fewer jobs than expected last month. The US economy...

US jobs data missed estimates, keeping recessionary fears very much in play. US Equities continue their September struggles as Oil falters as well. ECB expected to cut rates amidst slowing European...

The macro evidence suggests we are at a major turning point. It’s the sort of thing that could precipitate a reversal in the relative performance of commodities versus stocks. On its own, the stock...

This week all eyes will turn to prices, with the CPI report on Wednesday, the PPI report on Thursday, and import/export prices on Friday. Analysts expect the CPI report to show a 0.2%...

Here’s the coming week’s detail on US economic releases, per Briefing.com calendar: The August CPI report is due Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, before the opening bell. Investors are expecting...

Recessions don’t happen very often, and they don’t last very long. Most of the nine recessions since 1960 were caused by the tightening of monetary policy, which triggered a financial crisis and a...

This past week, I heard an interview with President Trump, during which he postulated that “this country will go into a depression if she wins the presidency.”  Now, believe me, I am no fan of...

ECB is expected to ease again, but will it be another ‘hawkish cut’? US CPI report will be the last inflation update before September FOMC UK monthly data flurry begins with employment and GDP...

It certainly seems that technological advances make our lives better. Instead of writing a letter, stamping it, and mailing it (which was vastly more personal), we now send emails. Rather than...

NFP report expectations: +164K jobs, +0.3% m/m earnings, unemployment at 4.2% The leading indicators point to an as expected reading in this month’s NFP report, with headline job growth potentially...

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday after the stock market closed, that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had sent Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) a subpoena related to a potential antitrust investigation. We...

Risk appetite got another hit yesterday after the US ADP report printed a weaker-than-expected number. The data suggested that the US economy added only 99K new private jobs last month, significantly...

Fresh signs of a cooling labour market are boosting confidence in the Fed's policy turnaround but have so far had a mixed effect on the dynamics of major markets.The labour market is in the spotlight...

The current lineup of US GDP nowcasts for the third quarter continue to indicate a softer but still solid growth rate. Wall Street is wondering if the upcoming payrolls report for August will change...