Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

A widely discussed criticism of the Federal Reserve is that the central bank was asleep at the switch last year, when it waited too long to begin tightening monetary policy to nip emerging inflation...

Oil stocks are 2022’s top performers due to surging energy prices Energy stocks enjoying a blockbuster year Consider buying Hess Corporation and Diamondback Energy U.S. crude has risen nearly...

Powell says Fed may slow pace of hikes but raise target Economists expect Fed to slow or halt quantitative tightening by mid-2023 Japan maintains low rates and supports yen as it hints at policy...

The recent rally in global markets thinned out last week as commodities and foreign stocks rose while U.S. assets retreated, based on a set of ETF proxies.Stocks in emerging markets posted the leading...

Chief Content & Culture Officer Anthony Cheung delivers the need-to-know events happening in global markets this week. - Four main events happening in markets this week (00:00) - China to stick...

A low CPI will lower outlook for rate hikes Polls have Republicans in lead; Democratic surprise win will raise fears of more spending Last week, yield curve inverted the most in 40 years Two...

In early October the near-term outlook for the US business cycle looked mildly grim and output was forecast to turn slightly negative starting in November. But after four weeks the dark estimate...

Peloton is down 73.9% year-to-date and 94.5% from its January 2021 record high Expect more pain ahead for the embattled company. "The ship is turning," Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) CEO Barry McCarthy...

Last week, oil companies reported record profits for the third quarter. This was as expected, because the average price of oil in Q3 was $91.43 per barrel. Even though prices have dropped from the...

Todays it's the BOE's turn with another rate increase expected and a rise to 3%. Despite the increases so far inflation isn't being tamed (nor will it be while raw material costs continue to...

The Fed is expected to hike its target Fed Funds range by another 75bps to 3.75-4%, with a firm focus on the guidance and Powell's presser as the FOMC looks to step down the pace of tightening as it...

After outperforming the broad equity market for the better part of the last decade, Information Technology (IT) investments have been among the worst-performing equities in 2022. This has left many...

CAT stock is coming off its best month in more than a decade Strong Q3 earnings capped rally — but external environment looks questionable For a cyclical business like Caterpillar, there’s...

A very sharp rally for Asian equities overnight kicked November off to a solid start after October saw a firm bounce for most indices. Wall Street finished lower on Monday but still managed its best...