China Bristles As Rare Earths 'Retaliatory' Curbs Foment G7 Backlash: 'US Stirring Up Panic'
China’s new rare earth export controls are stoking backlash from the G7, and Washington is accusing Beijing of stirring global panic—raising strategic and diplomatic tensions over critical supply chains.
Charting Highlights
Selected charts reveal emerging trends across metals, equities, and volatility — offering visual insights into momentum shifts and levels that traders should watch closely.
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Extends The Rally Above $4,350 Amid Safe-Haven Flows
Gold price (XAU/USD) extends its upside to around $4,365 during the early Asian session on Friday.
IMF World Economic Outlook October Forecast Out
The IMF seems close to the WSJ survey mean, at least through 2025, as well as the FT-Booth median.
Liquidity Stress And Surging VIX Drive Unusual Market Activity
The S&P 500 fell by roughly 60 basis points today, but the volatility complex behaved as if the market had plunged much more sharply.
The "Dumb Money" Just Beat Wall Street Again
The Dow dropped close to 300 points today. Zions Bancorporation fell 13%. Banking stocks are getting demolished, and everyone's asking the same question: "Is this 2008 all over again?"
London Silver Shortage Spreads To Royal Mint
Have we reached the point yet where we should just start assuming that $100 gold and $1 plus silver up moves are just the norm now?
Buy The Surge In First Solar Stock Before It's Too Late?
The excitement for First Solar’s massive earnings potential is back in effect, with the solar industry leader being boosted by a powerful mix of policy support, analyst upgrades, and strong business fundamentals.
Precious Record Highs
Gold and silver surge past major thresholds as investors pour into safe havens amid mounting market unease.
GBP/USD Extends Bullish Rebound, Continuation Faces Fresh Technical Challenge
GBP/USD stepped into a second straight winning session on Thursday, around three-tenths of one percent and bringing Cable’s two-day recovery to a little over one percent, bottom-to-top.
When The Credit Bogeyman Crashed Wall Street’s Overcrowded Dinner Table
The Street’s been dining on rate cut and AI optimism for months, but this week the waiter brought something no one ordered: the return of the credit bogeyman.
USD/JPY Softens Below 150.50 On Fed Rate Cut Bets, Ongoing US Government Shutdown
The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 150.30 during the early Asian session on Friday.
Market Now More 'Trigger-Happy' & Unpredictable Due To Uncertain Liquidity
When markets are as volatile as they have been the past several weeks and the macro outlook is as uncertain as the year ahead currently looks, turning to the data & navigating by what it's telling us is often highly useful.
QQQ Looking To Test Major Support
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) setting up for a pullback to key support.
9 Boring Stocks Generating Rising Dividends For Investors
Investing in high-quality dividend growth stocks might not be the most exciting idea. But for dividend growth investors, buying “boring” stocks can be a good thing.
Housing Has Become More Affordable. The Fed Could Reverse That
Prospective homebuyers around the country are cheering the Federal Reserve’s rate cut. But unfortunately, the Fed may have just made buying a house even more difficult.
What Caused The Great British Inflation?
The Bank of England caused the Great British Inflation.
Tesla Stock Whipsaws Ahead Of Q3 Earnings Next Week: What To Expect
Wall Street remains divided as Tesla’s margins and growth face new tests.
Is This Gambling Stock A Sleeping Giant? The Case For Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder is down 8.5% on the year.
Ripple Strengthens Corporate Payments Push With $1B GTreasury Acquisition
The deal combines GTreasury’s liquidity tools with Ripple’s blockchain network.

