Market Overview

Imagine you are about to pause a hiking cycle, and in the run-up to the event, you have stock markets pushing higher and animal spirits running loose: what do you do?You still deliver the pause you...

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in yesterday’s policy announcement, marking the first time the central bank has not lifted rates since the hiking cycle began in March 2022. But...

Markets ended the day flat after Fed's hawkish pause The pause will help Fed assess effects of previous hikes on the economy A couple of hikes remain on the table before the end of 2023 As expected,...

5 Main Fed Takeaways Fed leaves rates unchanged, dot plot shows +50bp this yr Powell says July is live meeting June pause is not a skip but continuation of moderation Rate cuts "couple years...

Markets rallied as inflation continued to decline Fed is expected to pause today and hike in July CPI could drop in July because of the base effect, and it makes more sense for Fed to raise now and...

The Fed is set to meet on June 14 and decide its next policy move.Year-on-year inflation stood at 4% in May, down from 4.9% in April, according to the consumer price index (CPI) report by the US...

Buyers pushed up prices for most of the major asset classes last week. US bonds were the downside outliers, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (June 9).Government fixed-income markets...

Markets face a decisive week, with the Fed and the ECB likely to put an end to their rate hike cycles Markets will now focus on how long rates will stay high—as well as the Fed's balance...

When the U.S. Dollar is strong, it is a headwind for precious metals. And when the U.S. Dollar is weak, it is a tailwind for precious metals. Today we check in on this relationship by looking at a...

New Video! With FOMC, ECB and BoJ this week, here's a new video on the best way to trade Central Bank decisions.Trading central bank rate decisions can be risky, but you can improve your...

Since October 2022, the stock market has traded consistently higher as earnings improved. With the first quarter earnings season behind us and the second quarter approaching, will earnings improve...

Market timing is investors' worst enemy And, buy and hold is investors' best friend in the long term Despite knowing this, most investors tend to lose a lot of money Despite the emergence of...

The US and European stock futures are trading a bit flat while traders focus on the next big catalyst that will drive the price action. The past few weeks have been about the US debt, and the drama...

Today we are going to geek out on inflation derivatives a little more. Since early 2022, just after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 10y US CPI swaps have fallen from about 3.15% to around 2.50% (see...