Market Overview

Your mother likely imparted valuable investing lessons you may not have known. With Mother’s Day approaching and bullish market exuberance present, such is an excellent time to revisit the...

Here's my outlook for US Non-Farm Payrolls and tips on How to Trade itStronger NFP should be: USD up US yields up Stocks down Gold down Weaker NFP should be: Gold up Mildly +Stocks up Dollar down US...

What a difference a quarter makes. Coming into 2024, strategists were generally downbeat about what the year’s equity returns may be. Tempering expectations made sense considering the S&P...

Stocks finished the day flat after a hot ADP report sent rates higher, and a cool ISM report sent rates back to flat. That left stocks moving sideways after a brief move higher in the midday and a...

Forecasts that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in June took another hit after Monday’s relatively firm manufacturing survey data for March.Markets are still pricing in...

Back in 1989, Japan was taking over the world. The country’s economy had grown 6.7% in 1988. Sony had just bought Columbia Pictures, one of the largest Hollywood studios, for $3.45 billion....

US Stocks indices are down sharply today as US 10-year yields hit 4-month highs.But, could stocks & other assets still hit new highs this month? In this video I discuss What's behind the Massive...

During running bull markets, much commentary is written on why this time is different and why investors should not worry about market corrections. One such piece was written recently by Fisher...

The rally in global assets broadened in March, lifting nearly every slice of the major asset classes. The downside outlier: bonds in emerging markets. Otherwise, last month delivered a clean sweep of...

A busy week lies ahead, with tons of data and much Fed speak. This will make for plenty of headlines and possibly a volatile week as the focus shifts back to the economy.Powell will continue his West...

My Best Tips for Trading Japanese InterventionIn this video, I talk about: What intervention is When it could happen What to watch for How to trade it

At last week’s FOMC meeting, Jerome Powell said, “We think financial conditions are weighing on the economy.” His comments seem sensible, given the following:The Fed is reducing its...

As the steadier measures of inflation (core, median, or sticky depending on your preferences) have started to overshoot expectations slightly – the y/y measures continue to decline, but slower...

After a volatile 2023, CEO confidence seems to be rebounding in 2024. A number of readings on CEO sentiment, including our own Late Earnings Report Index (LERI), seem to be indicating that...