Market Overview

A quite bizarre piece of news has recently hit the investor community which is not really being addressed by the financial media. I assume the reason that it's not being covered by the financial...

Amid recent market fluctuations, maintaining a long-term perspective is crucial. Corrections are a normal part of the market cycle and offer opportunities for disciplined investors. Instead of...

Investors are gearing up for what is expected to be one of the busiest weeks of the year. Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are some of the big names due to report...

The latest National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey was an economic warning that departed widely from more robust governmental reports. In a recent analysis of small businesses,...

The only aspect of consistency in the market’s outlook for rate cuts lately has been pushing the expected date forward. Recent history falls in line with this trend and September is now seen as...

5 Ways Iran Attack Impacts Financial MarketsMarkets have stabilized but it is STILL important to know if tensions escalate again, what can happen to GOLD, STOCKS, INFLATION, US DOLLAR and more..

Stocks traded mostly sideways yesterday, even as rates and the dollar surged. However, the big news came yesterday when Jay Powell noted that it would take longer for the Fed to gain the confidence...

This is one of my favorites, and every few years I re-blog some portion of this article. The original, I wrote in 2010. The basic question is, what is the correct way to respond as an investor to...

Stocks finished the day sharply lower for a second day in a row, with the S&P 500 dropping by 1.2% and the NASDAQ dropping by 1.65%. The S&P 500 opened higher, but the selling started around...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Bitcoin were top of mind at last week’s Paris Blockchain Week, where I had the privilege of presenting to an enthusiastic crowd. The blockchain and digital...

In the wake of last week’s hotter-than-expected consumer inflation data for March, the implied forecast via Fed funds futures indicates that interest-rate cuts are unlikely in the months...

The retraction of global markets on Friday and this morning in Asia and Europe are rational risk-rebalancing moves, considering that the heartbreaking events in the Middle East present the potential...

Is immigration why employment reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) continue defying mainstream economists’ estimates? Many are asking this question as the U.S. experiences a flood...

Stocks finished the day lower following the hotter CPI report. The S&P 500 was all over the place, though, trading with big swings. These swings seem to be a sign to me of a market that is...