Market Overview

The September CPI report is due Thursday and is expected to show headline annual inflation rising 3.6% compared to the 3.7% reading seen in August. Overall, while the trend is lower, I believe the...

On October 5, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a very telling statement about the future course of interest rates. YELLEN SAYS DEBT SERVICE COSTS WILL BE 1% OF GDP FOR THE NEXT DECADE....

The S&P 500 finished about 50 bps today higher but had been up more than 1% at one point—stocks turnaround after 1 p.m. ET, following a weak 3-Year Treasury auction.The 3-year auction ended...

How does the Israel-Hamas war impact the financial markets and your investments, trades in stocks, gold, oil and forex?It all boils to Iran. Here are the opportunities in Treasuries, gold, oil, oil...

Savvy investors are aware that geopolitical tensions and uncertainty can significantly influence the financial markets. That includes human migration—or, to be more specific, weaponized...

Soaring bond yields have pushed the equity risk premium to the lowest level since 2002, signaling a potential equities sell-off.US Treasury yields have been hitting record highs lately as the Federal...

Financial behemoths JP Morgan, BlackRock and Wells Fargo are set to kick off earnings season JP Morgan looks set to continue positive earnings streak as BlackRock's stock approaches key support area...

Geopolitical tensions roil global markets as focus shifts to Middle East. Oil prices surge amidst escalating risks. Gold, dollar also rebound amidst rising safe haven demand Global markets are kicking...

Mechanical aspects of the market took over on Friday after the surprise job report. The job growth was nearly double what was expected, while unemployment and wage growth were basically within the...

Stocks finished yesterday flat after being down earlier for most of the session. A sell-off in the dollar ahead of today's Job report was the main catalyst for the bounce. The S&P 500, for the...

Just when you thought it was safe to assume that the soft-landing fix was in, the bond market has thrown a wrench into the machine. So it goes with the constantly shape-shifting risk profile for the...

Stocks gained on Wednesday, rising by around 80 bps, as the dollar and rates fell.There is still a lot of data to come this week, with the Job report on Friday now front and center. However, despite...

Based on some comments, it appears we scared a few people with A Crisis Is Coming.Our article warns, “A financial crisis will likely follow the Fed’s “higher for longer”...

Well, rates continue to increase following a hotter-than-expected and very volatile JOLTS data point. Now, rates are at a point where the economy will start to slow, and financial conditions are...