USDOT announced new funding for EV chargers on Thursday. The initiative is expected to help resolve range anxiety. Blink Charging, ChargePoint, Evgo shares are up at writing.

After a nice run of gains, the US Dollar has finally run into some resistance.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region continued to decline in January (for the 18th month of the last 20).

Inflation takes off at around 4% in Japan, a significant level for a country which, apart from the 2014 surge, has generally recorded inflation rates close to zero, or even negative, since the turn of the century.

Contemporary financial markets are more about forecasting monetary policy than analyzing company fundamentals.

PepsiCo increased its dividend yearly for 50 years and, with the recent slump in its stock price, it’s worth a look.

Looking to close longs as we are reaching a potential top.  

The 1920s were a period of strong growth, led by the US, following years of poor growth. One hundred years on I see similar signs again.

The S&P 500 is likely to rebound at the opening of today’s trading session, driven by a series of economic data and some earnings releases.

Housing starts declined 4.3% MoM (vs -8.7% MoM exp and +10.8% MoM in November, a big downward revision from the initial +14.8% MoM).

The 23Q4 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is -11.7%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is -4.5%.

The economy in 2024 seems like it could be okay, but there's still stuff to worry about.

Oil prices continue to hover around the 72.61 level as we cross over into the back end of the week.

The aftermath of the 20y Treasury auction provided the first sign of bearishness in stocks getting excessive and the Beige Book aftermath only underlined that.

Yieldcos, high yield companies that own and develop clean energy assets like solar and wind farms get most of their profits from things that are already built.

The Eurozone as a whole is still struggling to break free from sluggish growth. And with numerous elections this year, efficient decision-making is becoming increasingly difficult.

This week's dollar surge is consolidating today. Interest rates have steadied, but the adjustment, which involves pushing the first rate from March toward June does not appear complete.

The Australian Dollar is going through a mild recovery on Thursday, favored by a softer US Dollar.

Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade faces initial delays in finalization on the Goerli testnet.

Global stock markets are seeing better demand on Thursday with indexes such as the DAX trading back up off their weekly lows.