Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The latest retail sales data suggests a robust consumer, leading economists to become even more optimistic about more robust economic growth this year. To wit: “It has been two years since...

GDP and PCE inflation data disappointed yesterday. This data raises the question: will it be possible to beat inflation without triggering a recession? Meanwhile, the US dollar has corrected, with...

US 10-Year moved sharply higher on surprise GDP report. What's next? Original Post (NYSE:POST)

The airline industry is gearing up for what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, if forecasts turn out to be correct. Despite challenges such as the Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 9 grounding...

The truth is the recent Liberal Government announcement that they would outline a framework for Halal Mortgages within Canadian mainstream Financial Institutions MIGHT just be an fake to bring in...

US futures are pointing to a lower open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened mixed, following mixed to lower Asian markets. Upcoming US GDP and PCE readings broadly highlighted as main...

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...

US equity futures are indicating a higher open as of 05:00 ET. This follows broadly higher markets in Asia, while European equity markets are firmer. Sentiment remains positive with lower rates and a...

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...

Good morning investors and welcome to Tuesday morning.In the U.S. market, we experienced a 'risk off' rally with relatively low trading volume on Monday. It will be interesting to see if this trend...

In this episode, we explore the sudden stall in the 2024 stock market rally, primarily driven by rising inflation and shifting expectations of Federal Reserve policies. We look at five factors...

Capital Gains Tax Increase & Property Sales: it ain’t pretty. Should Canada Ban Huge Corps buying up individual houses, Hell Yes!! Calgary Mayor says all young people want to Rent &...