Market Overview

This week is huge: revisions to 2023 CPI, US labor market print, the Fed, and, most importantly, the Quarterly Refunding Announcement (QRA) everyone talks about.So I thought I’d share an initial...

This week will be busy, and if you are taking time off, don’t.The news starts Monday afternoon and runs through Friday morning, and all of it will impact where stocks and rates go from here...

The only thing that was genuinely surprising in yesterday’s fourth-quarter report on US economic activity was the strength of the increase.The positive directional bias, by contrast, has been...

As money market account balances soar, the mainstream media again proclaims, “There is $6 trillion of cash on the sidelines just waiting to come into the market.”No? Well, here it is...

Driven by robust consumer spending, US GDP grew faster than anticipated in Q4 2023. The US gross domestic product (GDP), a key indicator of economic growth, grew slower in Q4 than the previous...

Stocks finished higher, with the S&P 500 climbing by 0.08% on the day. Yesterday was not boring. It was very interesting and exciting in some ways to see how things are coming together, as I noted...

Investing.com recently hosted an educational webinar introducing ProTips, a revolutionary tool designed to simplify the stock market. ProTips are the newest way to help you make smart and informed...

Part One of this series highlights how the government’s fixation with full employment and the Fed’s belief in the faulty Phillips Curve model from 1965 to 1982 fueled multiple bouts of...

Just to remind you, a few weeks ago, I wrote an article which outlined the potential for a major bear market lasting between 13 and 21 years. In fact, this may even cause a long-term depression. And,...

In 60 seconds, I share the 3 things to watch this week.

Contrary gloomy predictions, investors that bought the 2022 dip are now sitting on juicy returns as the S&P 500 hits a new high Likewise, investors that resisted the selling pressure of the last...

The S&P 500 has hit a new record high after 512 trading days - one of the largest negative streaks in history Meanwhile, hedge funds hold the highest level of Nasdaq 100 purchases in almost seven...

Economic growth continues to defy expectations of a slowdown and recession due to continued increases in deficit spending.The U.S. Treasury recently reported the December budget deficit, which shows...

Next week’s official release of US GDP data for the fourth quarter remains on track to post a moderate increase, based on a median estimate for a set of nowcasts compiled by...