Market Overview

Jackson Hole was a pivotal moment for markets; as Federal Reserve Chair, Jay Powell indicated, he was earnest about getting inflation to cool off, and it was going to be a long and challenging road...

Rising rates, accelerating inflation, and slowing economy hammered S&P 500 Energy and healthcare shares have been the market’s top gainers Investors should consider buying Exxon Mobil and...

Recent data for the US economy reflect a mixed profile, but several widely followed business-cycle indicators are screaming recession.A pair of Treasury yield curves are signaling that the odds are...

Critics fault new budget for failure to plan for long-term growth US quiet ahead of Thanksgiving holiday as investors anticipate lower rate hikes ECB policymakers show little enthusiasm for another...

The FTX saga and Sam Bankman-Fried's illegal and extremely unethical actions capture much of the financial press’s attention right now. For good reason. The real-life story has echoes of...

The Dow Jones has sharply outperformed the Transportation Average The former is on the cusp of breaking out above its August peak The latter is well underneath its summer high Technicians can easily...

Although there have been hints that the worst of the selling has passed, there’s still plenty of room for skepticism, based on trends for key markets via a set of ETF pairs for prices through...

Markets went into a euphoric mood after the CPI report came in lighter than expected last week. While the numbers showed that the pace of inflation might be slowing, it remains just one measure of...

The recovery in US economic activity in the third quarter appears set to continue in Q4, based on the median for a set of estimates compiled by CapitalSpectator.com. Although the numbers point to a...

Nasdaq up 12.6% from its October 13 bear-market low High-growth tech stocks have staged impressive recoveries Buy Block and Splunk as inflation fears recede and Fed pivot hopes increase The Nasdaq...

Dollar, Treasury yields must keep falling for gold to achieve $1,850 target Fed rate pivot in December also crucial for gold rally If Fed goes ahead with 50 bp hike, could still rise $30-50 an...

Last hoorah for Q3 earnings with household-name retailers reporting Bouts of volatility with some of these stocks in 2022 Take a cautious stance owning the group heading into year-end Earnings season...

Fed governor warns against overreacting to October decline in CPI Fed funds futures show Fed rate topping 5% by spring German labor unions seek big wage hikes as ECB worries about inflation Investors...

The major asset classes continued to recover in the trading week through Friday, Nov. 11, based on a set of ETF proxies. The lone exception: a broad measure of commodities.Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real...