Market Overview

This will be one of the busiest weeks of the year, with a flood of economic data, an FOMC meeting, an ECB meeting, and a BOJ meeting. On top of that, there will be earnings from 3 of the big seven.The...

ESG scoring and mandates remain a subject we have contested since it sprang to life in 2020. The push of “woke activism” on, and by companies, to meet nebulous or artificial standards has...

In Q1, Intel suffered the biggest loss in its history after its revenues plunged 36%. The chipmaker presents results on July 27 and is expected to post losses similar to Q1. Can Intel's ambitious...

In the course of this inflation cycle – and I do think this is a cycle, and not necessarily a one-off, although the subsequent peaks may not surpass this year’s peak in Median CPI for some...

Following countless recession predictions, the US economy is still churning.In the latter half of 2022, recession announcements began in earnest. In June ’22, 68% of economists believed...

All signs point to a final U.S. interest rate hike in this cycle And yield-curve inversion continues to indicate a high risk of recession Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 keeps inching closer to all-time...

This week’s news on consumer inflation supports the case for expecting that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are approaching the end game. The basic calculus is that are...

The Nasdaq has been the top performer on Wall Street this year, thanks to easing inflation and receding fears over further rate hikes. As such, I used the InvestingPro stock screener to search for the...

US and European stock futures are focused on one thing and one thing only, which is the US CPI data. We strongly believe that today's US inflation data will be much better than most speculators...

New York Fed President John Williams says “I don’t have a recession in my forecast.” Neither does CapitalSpectator.com. That’s not blind adherence to a central banker’s...

It’s always nice to see bank stocks leading the market higher… but it doesn’t always work out that way.This is why we always let the price action (and patterns) dictate our...

Despite the SEC’s entanglement, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) secured the go-to status for Bitcoin ETF applications.When BlackRock filed for Bitcoin ETF on June 15th, it triggered an avalanche of...

China has struck back in its technology war with the United States and pulled out its ace in the hole: rare earths. And, Apple's index weight has given mutual funds a headache, driving increased...

This week, the spotlight will be on inflation, with key indicators such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producer Price Index (PPI), import/export prices, and the University of Michigan’s 5-10...