Market Overview

Stocks finished flattish on the day, but we are moving into the busiest part of the week. Now that Meta’s results are out of the way, we will have GDP and PCE to finish the week off, along with...

To be successful, active investors have to watch (and create) indicators that the mainstream media do not follow.Trading is hard, requiring discipline and a strict set of rules. Today, we look at a...

The average 12-month trailing yield for the major asset classes has ticked up so far this year, based on a set of proxy ETFs through yesterday’s close (Apr. 23) vs. early...

The bad news is that the contraction in the money supply appears to be over. That’s not bad news per se (see below), but it’s bad in that the anti-inflationary work that was happening is...

The US economy appears on track to post softer growth in the first-quarter GDP report scheduled for release on Thursday (Apr. 25), based on the median for a set of nowcasts compiled by...

Stocks rallied yesterday as bond yields stalled, the dollar weakened and spreads narrowed. The rally came after six straight days of losses and wasn’t very impressive. After climbing around...

Earnings and Economic data will dominate the landscape this week. The names on the earnings calendar will start Tuesday with Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), followed by Meta (NASDAQ:META) on Wednesday, and...

A quite bizarre piece of news has recently hit the investor community which is not really being addressed by the financial media. I assume the reason that it's not being covered by the financial...

Investors are gearing up for what is expected to be one of the busiest weeks of the year. Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are some of the big names due to report...

The latest National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey was an economic warning that departed widely from more robust governmental reports. In a recent analysis of small businesses,...

The only aspect of consistency in the market’s outlook for rate cuts lately has been pushing the expected date forward. Recent history falls in line with this trend and September is now seen as...

5 Ways Iran Attack Impacts Financial MarketsMarkets have stabilized but it is STILL important to know if tensions escalate again, what can happen to GOLD, STOCKS, INFLATION, US DOLLAR and more..

We recently wrote Japan’s Lost Decades to appreciate better why Japan’s GDP is smaller than it was in 1995 and why it took 35 years for its stock market to set its recent record high.Many...

Stocks traded mostly sideways yesterday, even as rates and the dollar surged. However, the big news came yesterday when Jay Powell noted that it would take longer for the Fed to gain the confidence...