Pending sales of existing homes in the US surged 3.3% MoM (more than the expected 0.9% MoM move) in November as a modest improvement in prices and mortgage rates encouraged buyers.

Gold and silver are signaling that the end game is approaching.

An interesting strategy: short one-month out-of-the-money (OTM) COST puts and calls to pay for longer-dated in-the-money (ITM) COST calls.

After several decades of falling birth rates and population aging, the US workforce growth has been slowing down. Future US economic growth will need to rely more heavily on higher productivity per hour–a change that is already underway.

Although the federal government shutdown has been over for a month and a half, most of the data that has been released has lagged badly, especially including data on sales, spending, and business orders.

The Santa Claus rally has faded to start the last week of 2025, as profit taking grips Wall Street.

Silver's explosive rally is grabbing headlines, but don't forget gold, which is also surging to record highs.

US equities kicked off the final trading week of 2025 with a bit of a whimper, despite holding close to record highs. The truncated trading week will face a hiccup with a holiday closure on the cards later in the week.

Natural gas is still up and down on weather reports and the perception of liquefied natural gas exports.

In a seasonally favorable period, US equity indices are rallying but with hesitancy, with small-caps and tech struggling to build on the most recent momentum.

Gold has pulled back on year-end profit-taking and Dollar strength, but Fed rate cut expectations, political uncertainty, and war risks continue to support safe-haven demand. The broader uptrend remains intact.

There is a rising market risk in 2026 that is largely overlooked as we wrap up this year.

The gold price index is stabilizing near its all-time highs at the start of the final week of 2025. Across trading platforms, spot gold prices rose to the $4550 resistance level before settling around $4532 per ounce.

Starfighters Space (FJET) has just come off a very successful IPO, with the shares shooting up as it is taking on part of the satellite launching market with a novel concept that is considerably cheaper in many cases.

Although the benchmark indices opened lower, they traded negatively throughout the session and ultimately closed red.

One of the major themes for the last year that had an important influence on currency markets last year was government spending.

Three stocks that have tagged major support or have bullish chart patterns and could be ready to rally significantly.

Shopify Inc. is attracting investor interest as it nears a 52-week high, driven by strong growth metrics and news sentiment, ahead of an upcoming earnings release that may impact market expectations.

Two REITs that carry yields of 12% to 13% would interest any income-focused investors.

Downside imbalance favors continuation despite risk-on regime, with elevated yields and thin participation amplifying intraday volatility into year-end