The EUR/USD did not move violently on the interest rate cut from the ECB, this because financial institutions expected the move, and because their attention was elsewhere.

Despite the S&P 500’s impressive performance throughout 2024, this year has been a different story.

The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $2.66 trillion.

Gold has enjoyed one heck of a run. It’s up 85% in the past 18 months.

While it might not be a bear market at the moment, the markets have certainly corrected, and there is much uncertainty ahead.

Updating the pictures in gold, silver and platinum where the ultra powerful rally in gold continues to be fed by the decline in the U.S. Dollar as well as daily changes in the current Trade Wars.

After peaking at $155 earlier this year, 3M stock has bottomed to $130, down by 17% from its highest point this year.

This week won’t have much on the economic calendar, with the S&P Global Flash PMI the lone standout data point. Government auctions will draw more attention.

Medium term still looks bearish as the market struggles to digest so much news and uncertainty.

A surplus is expected for 2024/2025, easing pressure on producers and chocolate makers.

after seeing the U.S. market drop by 10% in two days last week, I thought I should revisit the tariff war one more time.

The breakdown and reordering of global trade via President Trump’s tariff policies will have many consequences.

Energy Transfer LP (ET) is a favorite among income investors due to its strong yield. And now, thanks to the recent meltdown in the markets, the stock yields nearly 8%, making it even more attractive.

Many influential people report they are starting to hear a great flushing sound of dollars as globalism rips apart.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced an order to stop construction activities on the Empire Wind project, a large scale offshore wind project off the coast of New York, anticipated to power 500,000 homes with renewable energy.

While the US spends the most on R&D, Israel spends the most as a percentage of GDP, followed by South Korea. But China's investments are surging.

I wrapped up the trading week with twenty-eight bearish positions. Here are second half of the positions, zoomed in to the most salient portions of the chart:

Slower growth with higher inflation is stagflation, a word Jay Powell managed to avoid but nonetheless described. The Fed can’t address both simultaneously and will generally prioritize whichever variable is farther from their long-term goal.   

Silver price prediction based on the technical analysis.

Buckle up, it's a macro minefield. This market is on life support, and that lifeline is a rate cut. Period.