In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Tuesday, November 19.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $69.30 on Wednesday. The WTI price trades flat after Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time. 

Asian market sentiment is so far shaking off the worsening geopolitical tension.

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Eli Lilly and Co., PepsiCo, Inc., and Morgan Stanley.

I recently traveled to both San Francisco and Miami. So, I decided to see if there were any transportation-related stocks with a decent dividend – and I did find one non-US-based airline: Copa Holdings SA (CPA).

In 2025, I expect one sector to grab more headlines than any other – and no, it’s not tech. It’s energy.

EUR/USD chewed through chart paper between 1.0550 and 1.0600 levels on Tuesday, testing into the low side but staging a recovery to add a thin 0.14% on the day.

No sooner did President Trump win the election in a landslide than national average gasoline prices are set to fall below the $3 per gallon mark heading into the holiday season in the U.S.

As Trump gears up to impose tariffs and other trade counter-measures against China, the U.S. is seeking other outlets. Expect India to play an even more significant role.

The USD/CAD pair trades with mild losses around 1.3955 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The hotter-than-expected Canadian inflation report for October supports the Canadian Dollar (CAD) against the Greenback.

The price of silver is doing something that shouldn’t be ignored or brushed aside.

Interest rates seem to have found a temporary top, which could signal a breakdown in crude oil prices is around the corner.

The data is out for the period covering the post-election selloff in gold and silver, and sure enough, the banks did a lot of short-covering.

At 10.36%, the Health Care sector currently has its lowest weight since September 2000.

The Q3 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 7.1%.

Stock valuations are at historical extremes.

Tomorrow is a significant day, as the market will closely watch Nvidia report its earnings after the close.

Stocks were weak most of the day, but managed to gain some footing and gain some ground into the close.

However, as is often the case, escalations in the Ukraine-Russia conflict had little staying power in financial markets.

After days of selling triggered by escalating events in Ukraine there was at least a modicum of relief for markets as buyers stepped in at 20-day MAs across lead indices.