Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Explore how global markets, including Europe, China, and Japan, are following the U.S. market's lead, and uncover the implications of economic reports like the Fed minutes and PPI data. Gain...

While stagflation fears grip the market and make headlines, the bond market appears more concerned about ‘stag' than ‘flation.' Stagflation describes sluggish economic activity or a recession coupled...

US equity futures sharply lower, with S&P futures down 3.4%. European equities sharply lower and Asian equities suffered their worst declines since 2008. Markets remain pressured by ongoing...

Where Are Markets Today? Bloodbath Across the Markets – Where Is the Bottom? The bloodbath is in full swing, and that’s exactly what you see when you look at the European markets. There is no safe...

We see markets probe all the time, and right now, it seems we’re in a probing mood, searching for that “put” where a policymaker panics. As of Friday, however, it was falling on deaf ears—and Powell...

As global trust in open markets erodes, national capitalism is emerging as a new strategy where states reclaim control over production, trade, and security to serve sovereign interests. Redrawing the...

The Dow plunges 1500 points, signaling a turbulent end to the trading week. We break down the latest market dynamics, providing a comprehensive overview of global reactions, sector performances,...

In this episode, I look at how Trump’s new tariffs triggered a sharp global market drop—and why some portfolios took a much harder hit than others. I break down the risks of poor diversification...

The US is the world’s leading exporter of services to the global economy. The services sector is also the dominant source of economic activity in America. Those are strengths, but they’re also...

Where Are Markets Today? European markets and U.S. futures are trading lower as investors continue to a highly defensive mode amid escalating global trade tensions and fears of a potential economic...

US equity futures are lower Friday. European markets opened weaker, and Asian equities ended sharply lower again. Markets remained heavily risk-off following President Trump’s...

The recent news is clearly about the imposition of new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners and the responses that those countries will have to the tariffs. In terms of the markets’ reactions,...

While traditional financial markets experienced severe turbulence on Thursday, April 3, 2025, with major U.S. indexes posting significant losses following President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff...

Today's batch of economic indicators shows a few signs that Trump Turmoil 2.0 started to weigh on the economy during March. That’s the message from the month's national ISM manufacturing purchasing...