Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The latest retail sales report seems to have given Wall Street something to cheer about. Headlines touting resilience in consumer spending increased hopes of a “soft landing” boosting the stock...

The World Debt Clock, as featured on USDebtClock.org, offers a real-time visualisation of the national debt levels of various countries. For new investors, this tool might seem daunting, especially...

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The financial markets are complex and ever-changing, and the way investors make decisions can significantly impact their success. Daniel Kahneman's seminal work, Thinking, Fast and Slow, offers a...

The economy isn’t always decisive in US presidential elections, except when it is. Think Herbert Hoover in 1932 and George H.W. Bush in 1992. Each lost the presidency to a challenger primarily...

It seems a given now that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month. This, to be fair, has been well understood by markets for a fair while. But minutes from the Fed’s last meeting in...

The S&P 500 ended the day up about 40 basis points yesterday, showing little reaction to the rising VIX, increased 1-month implied correlation indexes, a steeper yield curve, and a weakening US...

Volatility poked its way through the front door for a moment, but then quickly hit the road again. The growth scare over the first weekend of August feels like a memory today with stocks gaining back...

The 10-year rate ended the day in a particularly interesting position, given its significance in the broader financial landscape. It closed at 3.81%, just above the August 5 close of 3.79%. The 3.8%...

In this article, we will take a look at the stock market and the gold market and draw a comparison. We do not want to take sides too quickly, but instead look at the figures objectively and answer...

By Blake Heimann Since the release of ChatGPT, mega cap technology companies poised to profit from AI-enhanced software tools or cloud AI-model training capabilities have seen a surge in their stock...

Credit spreads remained steady yesterday, but there were notable movements elsewhere. The one-month implied correlation index, which gauges how stocks might move together, increased. At the same...

Social media has become the place where many of us spend our time, share our lives and, increasingly, get our news. An estimated 12 billion combined hours are spent every day on these platforms,...

US recession risk appeared to ease in the wake of last week’s encouraging updates for retail sales and jobless claims. Will the better-than-expected numbers delay the widely expected rate cut that...