Market Overview

It was a boring day, with the S&P 500 falling to start and basically trading sideways. Today, of course, will be the FOMC meeting, and I do not expect anything material to come from it. There is...

Stocks drop as tariff uncertainty weighs The 2-day FOMC meeting begins Ford falls after suspending guidance Oil rebounds from a 4-year low Stocks Fall on Tariff Concerns as the FOMC Meeting...

U.S. stock futures suggest a second day of losses. Palantir's (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock fell 9% in early trading after disappointing results. Ford's stock also dropped after pulling its financial outlook...

In 2024, Chinese automaker BYD dethroned Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) for the first time to become the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars. BYD is now conquering Europe and...

An email from a reader of ours led with the title “PCE is quite confusing.” He asked if we would explain the difference between the monthly PCE prices index and the quarterly PCE prices, i.e., the...

European shares barely moved on Tuesday as investors reviewed corporate earnings, watched for possible tariff changes, and waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision later this...

Gold Rockets as Trump Threatens New Tariffs Gold (XAU/USD) rose by 2.89% on Monday as the US dollar (USD) continued to decline. US President Donald Trump's new tariffs threat increased demand for the...

Market sentiment improves, but recession concerns remain Fed to stand pat, focus will be on statement and press conference Traders may look for clues on how tariffs will affect the economy But...

On Monday, the S&P 500 finished the day lower by roughly 65 basis points. From a stock market perspective, it was relatively uneventful. When looking at the S&P 500, I still believe it’s...

In the world of global finance, the shifting tides of interest rate speculation have been creating significant ripples across the markets, especially influencing the movements of major currencies...

Something important is about to happen next week. It’s a really exciting week ahead of us, even though many investors don’t realize what’s really happening here. The key things that are currently in...

Japan holds over $1 trillion of US Treasury securities, making it the largest sovereign holder by a significant amount. Thus, the possibility has arisen that Japan might use its extensive holdings as...

President Trump said he wouldn’t fire Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, but the pressure for rate cuts continues. The market, however, is still betting that the central bank will stand firm and leave...

US trade fell, but markets shrugged off the decline, with the Nasdaq 100 bouncing back to pre-Liberation Day levels. Each week, we take you through the last seven days in seven charts. 1. A Negative...