Market Overview

As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a 25bp rate cut when it met yesterday, but raised its inflation target for this and the next year, warned that the road for easing...

ECB expected to follow in BoC’s footsteps and cut by 25bps Fed rate cut hopes rise despite upbeat ISM services PMI Dollar mostly steady, stocks surge higher ECB set to deliver this week’s second...

The data from the US yesterday was mixed: a softer-than-expected ADP read and a stronger-than-expected ISM services data marked the session. According to the data, the US economy added 152K new...

That America is mired in a crisis of competence appears to be yet another issue that can't be addressed directly as it might upset the narrative control that all is well and everything is getting...

A lot of the data and trends we’re seeing lately are making me more convinced that the signals are getting it right here and the markets are looking vulnerable. The most important relationship in the...

Credit card and auto loans are increasing the risk on bank balance sheets. The largest holders of these loans include JP Morgan, Citibank, and Capital One. You have to engage in due diligence...

We continue with our discussion of investment ideas that could benefit from upgrading and expanding the power grid to accommodate surging demand from AI data centers and EVs. This third and final...

In the world of investing, success often comes from understanding what not to do as much as what to do. Inspired by the philosophies of investing legends Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Peter Lynch,...

It is becoming increasingly clear that someone is offside; it’s just a matter of who. I know talking about credit spreads and implied correlations, and the Mexican peso is not en vogue or as hot as...

Shocker! The exit polls were completely wrong in predicting the outcome of the Indian election. Not only that Narendra Modi’s BJP couldn’t secure a landslide victory in the latest elections – as it...

Sell in May and go away didn't work in 2024. Lets take a look at June seasonality and how it affects stocks, gold and the US Dollar

The performance outlook for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked higher again in May. For the fourth straight month, GMI’s long-term forecast edged up, rising to an annualized 7.1% pace, which is...

Monday's weaker ISM survey pushes the dollar lower Euro/dollar rallies to a 3-month high ahead of the ECB BoC could announce a rate cut tomorrow; loonie may suffer Oil tanks as bearish factors...

Fed sticks to ‘higher for longer’ mentality PMIs pose downside risks to nonfarm payrolls But point to sticky wage growth The data comes out on Friday, at 12:30 GMT US inflation slows but Fed...