The manufacturing sector contracted for the 8th straight month, with the November number coming in at 48.4 (anything below 50 is contracting). This was actually above the street estimate of 47.7 and...
Strong US Macro Statistics Limit Gold's Gains Gold (XAU/USD) rose by 0.17% on Tuesday but failed to hold above the important $2,660 level. It appeared that XAU/USD was on course to break above an...
The top 10% are the dog sipping a drink as the cafe burns down, saying "this is fine." What's the one thing we need to fix or nothing else matters? There are plenty of potential candidates:...
The coming Trump presidency is likely to be exciting, but a lot is unknown. Investors need solid tactics to handle commodities, the stock market, bonds, crypto, and of course supreme money...
Based on early Black Friday sales estimates, sales were strong, but shoppers were much more inclined to take advantage of online sales than go to the malls and stores in person. Mastercard...
Dollar rebounds on more tariff threads and better US PMIs. Euro feels the heat of France’s budget turmoil. S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb to fresh record highs. Trump’s threats continue, US data...
The matrix below highlights the year-to-date percentage performance of each constituent of the S&P 500. The size of the cells is proportional to the market capitalization of each stock. Source:...
Gold Moves Sideways Ahead of US Economic Reports Gold (XAU/USD) decreased by 0.45% on Monday as the US dollar (USD) climbed on rising expectations the Federal Reserve (Fed) may not lower interest...
Markets were up on the broader index but mixed overall, with 319 names lower in the S&P 500 and 180 higher. The day was uneventful from an equity market standpoint, but we saw big moves in FX,...
France has stepped into a crisis mode after a series of events - that included budget concessions to make Le Pen happy - ended with Le Pen not being happy. Consequently, Barnier used a constitutional...