Market Overview

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The S&P 500The Federal Reserve has been increasing interest rates as a means to manage inflation by reducing overall demand in the economy. This strategy is intended to stabilize economic...

Nvidia and Meta's stocks have skyrocketed this year Investors looking to gain from Meta and Nvidia's rallies have plenty of ways to do so And low-cost ETFs are one of the best options out...

Based on a set of ETFs, widespread gains lifted nearly all the major asset classes for trading in the week through Friday’s close (June 2). The downside outlier: commodities, which slipped...

Could monetary conditions be supportive of the “soft landing” scenario? While the “recession” versus “no recession” debate rages, there is a precedent for a...

Most of the major asset classes fell in May. The upside exceptions: U.S. stocks and cash. Otherwise, red ink prevailed last month, based on a set of proxy ETFs representing the world’s primary...

Global economic surprises suggest that GDP growth could be better than feared Investors can gain insight into the state of the domestic and international economy from retailers, automakers, and...

The warning signs continue to mount. Yet the US economy continues to defy expectations in some quarters that a recession is near. Granted, it’s arguably a precarious expansion that’s...

Fractional Reserve banking allows for economic growth but does have its risks. Heightened surveillance and traceability of CBDC are highly concerning. But, CBDC gives the Fed even more power. The...

The agreement announced on Saturday by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy that outlines a debt-ceiling deal may prove to be the easy part. The struggle to avert a US government default this...

Assuming no last-minute surprises, it seems like we might be getting a debt ceiling deal in the US, which means you should be prepared to get overwhelmed by financial commentators' takes about...

The upcoming week promises to be busy in the stock market, with significant data due for release, ranging from ISM manufacturing figures to the BLS job report. The PCE data, disclosed last Friday,...

The contrast could hardly be more striking. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy emerged from yesterday’s latest round of negotiations with the White House with an upbeat spin but no deal. Soon after,...

Rarely in the history of US economic analysis have recession forecasts been plentiful and widely embraced. All the more extraordinary is the ongoing resilience of the economy that defies the gloomy...