Market Overview

Global markets suffered a broad-based downturn in October. For the first time since April, a majority of the major asset classes posted monthly losses based on a set of ETF proxies. The upside...

The week ahead is expected to be the biggest of the year for the stock market. U.S. voters head to the polls on Tuesday to pick their next president with the race between Republican Donald Trump and...

What a long, strange trip it’s been for some analysts since the summer of recession forecasts turned into yesterday’s robust 2.8% rise in third quarter GDP. A key driver of Q3’s advance: higher...

In terms of breadth, yesterday was a fairly-balanced down day, with about 270 stocks down in the S&P 500 and around 230 higher. The index has traded chiefly sideways since it broke the smaller,...

Economic growth accelerated in the eurozone from 0.2% to 0.4%, in part driven by one-offs. Underlying growth remains sluggish, but there are no signs of the deterioration that the European Central...

Driverless vehicles are no longer science fiction. The race to dominate the emerging Robotaxi market is heating up as companies push to be the first to hit the roads. Arriving in a sleek, silver...

The backup in Treasury yields may be a warning sign that the odds are slipping that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at the next policy meeting on Nov. 7. The policy-sensitive 2-year...

Kamala Harris boosted by The Magnificent 7, global gold reserves surpass the euro as central banks' second most held asset, and de-euroisation vs. de-dollarisation. The United States’ tech giants...

With only one week remaining before the U.S. presidential election, there’s a growing sense of uncertainty in the air. Investors are wondering how to position their money, bracing for the possibility...

Everyone expects more Fed rate cuts in the coming months, but the outcome of the US presidential election could influence their speed and depth. Of course, this is not the only conundrum policymakers...

The last full week ahead of the US election is jam-packed with key economic reports. As a result, the potential for surprises that could sway voters is in high gear in the days to come. Here’s a...

Fed officials indicated that the September 18 rate cut was likely to be followed by more cuts. They deemed that 5.25%-5.50% was too restrictive, which is why they cut it by 50bps to...

It will be a big week for earnings and economic data, likely setting the tone for the coming weeks. It feels like something has fundamentally shifted in this market, which appears to be churning at...

Seasonality has long influenced stock market trends, offering insights into predictable cycles of strength and weakness throughout the year. Yale Hirsch, the creator of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, is...