Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

On September 18, 2024, the headlines read the Fed cut the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points. At first blush, one would think that a trader with a crystal ball a couple of days before the Fed action...

MON: Mainland China market holiday TUE: RBA Minutes, EIA STEO WED: RBNZ Announcement, RBI Announcement, Bank of Israel Announcement, German Trade Balance (Aug), FOMC Minutes THU: ECB Minutes,...

Despite challenges from a strong currency, Switzerland's economy remains strong, with significant industrial growth driven by specialized sectors. This resilience contrasts with stagnation seen in...

Will tomorrow's non-farm payrolls report beat, sending stocks and the US dollar higher or will it disappoint? Let's take a look at what the signal is from the other labor market indicators because...

Last Thursday on September 26, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released several very significant upward revisions to real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), real Gross Domestic Income (GDI),...

Some publications Fisher Investments UK reviews use equity charts’ lines, patterns and wiggles to predict markets’ direction, an age-old method known as technical analysis. But Fisher Investments UK...

We are currently in the “everything market.” It doesn’t matter what you have probably invested in; it is currently increasing in value. However, it isn’t likely for the reasons you think. A recent...

The segment’s title might also read “Another Week, Status Unchanged”, as it has been for so long now. That status targets “to or through the election” [for the broad bull rally], as it has all year...

The Chinese real estate market is de-leveraging very hard. Economists estimate Chinese households have suffered $10+ trillion of wealth losses as a result. There is now a strong urge to stop the...

Between France’s increasing yields and the UK’s colossal debt-to-GDP ratio, Europe is facing difficulties financing itself. Meanwhile, SNB head bows out with a last rate cut and China unveils its...

The resonance of summer warnings that the US economy is on the precipice of recession continues to fade from the perspective of the upcoming third-quarter GDP report. The latest run of numbers...

The world's biggest beer festival, Oktoberfest, kicked off in Munich on Saturday. Over the coming weeks, participants wearing lederhosen and dirndl will be raising their beer mugs at prices 3.9%...

In this episode, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnet discuss the latest developments in M&A speculation, focusing on Unicredit (BIT:CRDI)'s acquisition attempts of Commerzbank (ETR:CBKG), Qualcomm...

Stocks edged higher last week, with the S&P 500 hitting multiple record highs as investors welcomed signs of easing inflation alongside steady economic growth. Looking ahead, all eyes will be on...