Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

There is a popular meme that the government has an incentive to inflate, because the same debt is worth less in real terms at a higher price level. If inflation is high enough, then the government (it...

Josh Gilbert, Market Analyst at eToro, shares his three things to watch in Australia for the week ahead:RBA Rate DecisionAs the May 7th RBA rate decision looms, recent inflation figures from both the...

The Fed meetings seem to create more confusion than needed, but it is what is what it is. I know that even though I wrote yesterday that at 2:35 PM ET, it was possible that we saw the usual FOMC press...

Based on Fisher Investments UK’s reviews of financial and political commentary, tax rate changes receive widespread attention for their alleged impact on equities – especially recently,...

Most of the major asset classes retreated in April. The overall losses mark the worst month for global markets so far in 2024, based on a set of ETFs.The upside outliers last month were limited to...

In an op-ed for the Washington Post on November 5, 2010, Ben Bernanke did a victory lap, praising the Fed’s efforts in stemming the financial crisis. In the article, he discusses how QE and...

The value of modeling recession risk-based multiple indicators is a hardy perennial. The latest example comes by way of aggregating trends in the 50 US state economies for estimating the odds that an...

A brief foray yesterday below the 8150 key level saw 8140 set up a modest bounce that has continued overnight. However, with the bulls lacklustre performance yesterday the FTSE100 has gone bearish on...

In case you missed it, a $5 trillion tax hike looms over American households and businesses in President Joe Biden’s latest budget proposal, which would include a 25% annual minimum tax on...

BOJ fiddling with the JPY, Crude Oil stumbling, USD unsure of itself, and NFP (as well as FOMC) makes this a week to stay on your toes and not be surprised by any big swings, if they occur. The...

US markets regained their firm footing as the technology sector grabbed the headlines with some stellar earnings.Inflation and a potential cut in interest rates has been a central debate over the last...

This will be one of the busier weeks of the year with earnings, the Fed, lots of data, and a Treasury Quarterly Refunding announcement. There are many differing views on the QRA, and there is a good...

The Biggest MYTH of Trading is that more trading equals more money.Overtrading is one of the most dangerous trading behaviors.

In Q1 2024, the US crossed the historic milestone of paying over $1 trillion on interest payments. As a consequence of an unprecedented $5 trillion money supply boost since 2020, the US experienced an...