Market Overview

CryptosThe SEC has filed a lawsuit against the CEO of the largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. For many, this event had been a long time coming since Binance had mostly closed its doors to...

US futures are pointing to a higher open. European equity markets have opened positive after Friday's deep losses and following mixed levels in Asia. Some encouragement for broader sentiment coming...

Nearly all the components of the major asset classes posted gains last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Real estate shares in the US and around the world were the downside exceptions, based on...

Recession indicators are ringing loudly.Yet, the Fed remains focused on its inflation fight, as repeatedly noted by Jerome Powell following this week’s FOMC meeting. He specifically made two...

Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – VideoCast Article referenced in VideoCast above: The bad news is, we have a Federal Reserve with no feel for the market or explicit understanding of...

The markets are anticipating the March interest rate hike being the last. Some asset classes hit hard in 2022, such as bonds, gold/silver futures, Bitcoin, and tech stocks, are rebounding. As the fed...

The stock market faces a crucial test next week, which will help determine the Fed’s next policy move. There will be a lot on the line when the latest core PCE price index comes out. Bank crisis...

The bad news is, we have a Federal Reserve with no feel for the market or explicit understanding of “lagged effect” of tightening on the economy. To this point, the Chairman was quoted (in...

Yesterday’s quarter-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve was expected. However, there’s debate about whether another round of policy tightening is wise in the wake of recent bank turmoil...

The Fed understands that banking stress is ultimately disinflationary as the flow of credit to the real economy slows down and so does economic activity, and inflation with it.Markets are now busy...

As the Fed started lifting interest rates aggressively in early 2022, pundits almost universally declared the end of the housing market. Taking the rather lazy approach of projecting what happened in...

With Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) defunct, the Fed must restore confidence in the financial sector. The historical treatment for financial instability has been lower interest rates...

PODCAST: How Bank Failures Could Impact Canadian Real EstateEditor's note: this content is best viewed on Desktop or the Android App How could the recent demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) impact the...

Ahead of the next FOMC meeting, here's a recap of what's actually behind the financial uncertainty.On March 22, the Federal Reserve will announce its next interest rate move at the Federal Open Market...