Market Overview

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,...

Gold Plunges Amid Investors' Profit-Taking XAU/USD pair declined by 1.38% yesterday, as many investors took profits after Friday's growth. Now traders are waiting for Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman...

Most European indices including the British big caps closed Monday’s session in the negative. The French CAC 40 underperformed its peers with a 0.63% loss in the session after an attempt to the...

The swaps market slightly raised the likelihood of an August cut in the US (~68% vs. 65%), a September cut (98% vs. 88%) and two cuts this year (98% vs. 80%) over the course of the past...

The second round of French legislative election brought new surprises on the table – to say the least. Not only Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally didn’t win a majority but the New Popular...

Recently, a few media outlets have warned of the imminent demise of the petrodollar agreement, commonly called the petrodollar. With such narratives comes investor anxiety. Consider the following...

Dollar slips further ahead of crucial US jobs report Pound marginally higher as Labour crush the Tories in UK election Equities set to end week on a high note, Bitcoin keeps slumping Stakes are...

The NFP Report Will Define the Gold Trend After the sharp rise on Wednesday, the gold (XAU) price declined by 0.03% on Thursday and consolidated within the $2,350–$2,360 range. Traders are eagerly...

The UK’s Labour Party is set to win a highly anticipated landslide victory in the general election. Cable is at 1.2780, and the FTSE Futures are pointing at a positive start to the session. With the...