Market Overview

The stock market declined today by approximately 25 basis points, coinciding with a rise in rates on the 5-year and 10-year Treasuries to their highest levels since 2007. Ahead of the Fed meeting, the...

One of the biggest stories of the past week has been the synchronized strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) against the Big Three auto makers in Detroit. Although so far only 13,000 workers out of...

In 60 seconds, learn how the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes and cuts affects gold, Stocks and the US Dollar.  

The government’s third-quarter economic report appears to be on track to report that US output accelerated to 3%-plus, based on the median estimate via several sources compiled by...

Russia and Saudi Arabia recently announced that oil supply cuts will be extended until the end of 2023. The two countries will cut supply by 300,000 and 1 million barrels per day, respectively....

Inflation has come down a great deal from its peak, but what if — in a total plot twist from the Fed's plan — disinflation is what turns out to be transitory? Certainly, there are...

In this video, I talk about how $100 oil affects growth, S&P 500, Dax, and Forex. Learn how to use these trends to identify trading opportunities.

The equity market fell last week, with the indexes plunging sharply on Friday. This was mostly due to OPEX, as the supportive flows we observed at the beginning of last week have vanished since the...

The term “Bond Vigilantes” is a nostalgic twist on an old-west theme. In the nineteenth century, the American West formed self-appointed groups, or committees, to seize the duties of law...

After raising rates in July, the Federal Reserve is all but certain to skip tightening at its policy meeting next week. Fed Chair Powell will likely hint that a rate hike in November is very much a...

Predicting the stock market is impossible, and even dominant players can fall from grace eventually History has shown that new technological trends, or revolutions often lead to disappointment in the...

But before we begin, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that we have reviewed many larger banks in our public articles. But I must warn you: The substance of that analysis is not looking...

Ever since the 30-year Treasury bond yield (one ‘top-down’ macro tool to gauge the environment so that we may invest in, speculate upon, or avoid certain situations, accordingly) broke its...

US consumer inflation rose more than expected in August, but the surprise jump hasn’t persuaded markets to abandon expectations that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged at...