Market Overview

Most investors believe that U.S. government debt is risk-free. Why shouldn’t they, every economic and financial textbook, media outlet, and bond guru say so?Did you know it used to be a fact...

Financial markets have had a bumpy ride lately, inspiring fresh concerns that this year’s rebound from 2022’s sharp loss has run its course. It’s premature to dismiss that...

We rationalize why US longer tenor rates are rising – basically, the curve is inverted and getting used to discounting structurally higher rates. If so, reversion to a normal curve must mean...

Before investing in a stock, it's crucial to have a plan for managing losing positions But before you do that, it is critical to examine the reasons behind your decision Ultimately, there is no...

These are 5 Market Risks to Watch for September

The holiday-shortened trading week will focus more on digesting data from last week than on anticipating new data. The key data to watch this coming week is the ISM Services Index, expected to be...

Cash led the performance race in August for the major asset classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. In fact, most markets posted losses last month. The handful of winners, in addition to cash: a broad...

Powell’s recent Jackson Hole Summit speech was mainly as expected. Well, except for the part where Powell obfuscated the truth behind the surge in inflation. More telling was the...

The BRICS nations are coming of age.At its annual summit in Johannesburg last week, the bloc of five emerging countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—announced plans to...

After three straight weekly declines, the Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded for the trading week through Friday, Aug. 25. This unmanaged benchmark holds all the major asset classes (except cash) in...

Powell's recent statements raised the chance of a September rate hike to 20%, with November at over 50%. Bond market faces uncertainty due to the Fed's ambiguity-based policy and bond vigilantes'...

The Fed's Jackson Hole speech was largely uneventful last week Tech sector could face headwinds, and gold and silver could rally Meanwhile, the Chinese economy is starting to show signs of...

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US economic growth in the first half of the year appears on track to continue in the third quarter, based on the median estimate via several sources that are aggregated by...