Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

It will be a strange week, given the calendar’s lunar eclipse on Monday and the market’s closure on Friday. Add to that a PCE report on Friday, the day the market is closed, and a Jay...

The US economy remains on track to post a moderate growth rate in the upcoming first-quarter GDP report, but the expansion shows signs of slowing.Output for the January-through-March period is...

Fed remains on course for 3 interest rate cuts this year. Meanwhile, SNB has surprised the market with an interest rate cut. And, the Bank of England won't rush a pivot. In 2024, invest like the big...

US futures are pointing to a higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened mostly in the negative territory, following largely weaker Asian markets. Risk appetite supported by dovish...

It is long past the time that we face the fact that “Social Security” is facing a retirement crisis. In June 2022, we touched on this issue, discussing the stark realities confronting...

Since the beginning of March, the S&P 500 has been undergoing a nice consolidation, which passed between the day before yesterday and yesterday.However, the index did manage to hit the upper trend...

In this episode, we dive into Canada's economic landscape as February sees a surprise drop in the inflation rate to 2.8%, coming in lower than economists' predictions and signaling a move towards...

Canada’s 2.8% CPI report says Inflation is slowing: Good News for the Future of Mortgage Rates? Maybe. Bad News for the Canadian Economy? More Likely. It means that Bank of Canada Rate Cuts...

The Federal Reserve lifted its outlook for core PCE inflation in 2024 but reaffirmed expectations that interest rates will probably fall by the end of the year. Despite the apparent conflict, the...

US futures are indicating a higher open as of 04:05 ET amid broad strength in overseas markets after Fed decision. European equity markets have opened in the positive territory, following mostly...

At this point, one must wonder what the Fed is trying to pull off, and it isn’t entirely clear to me. It seems like the Fed is taking a big gamble here on inflation hotter than not.That...

Four fairly quick observations on this Federal Reserve meeting day, not all of which have anything to do with the Fed:1. The FOMC today announced unchanged policy for now on the overnight interest...

The sharp runup in US inflation in 2021-2022 revived the idea that a so-called real assets portfolio is crucial for asset allocation strategies.But with the peaking of inflation in mid-2022,...

US futures are pointing to a lower open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened in the negative territory, following mostly firmer Asian markets. Fed to leave rates unchanged today....