​​​​​​​Pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve continues to mount as both Wall Street and the White House demand more easy money to keep asset price inflation accelerating ever upward.

Technical analysis points to more Dow Jones gains.

While the dividend yield stands out, investors should look beyond the yield and analyze the underlying companies on other metrics.

Inflation remains by far the more prominent of concerns among the public.

This happens at a time when inflation is objectively heating up, including services inflation that can't be ascribed to tariffs.

Although Bitcoin reached its highest level in history (rising from one penny in 2009 to almost $125,000 this week), there was no follow-through, and the trendline that seems to have a magnetic grip on the price is still doing its job.

The EUR/USD currency pair's weekly forecast points to a higher likelihood of a September Fed rate cut. The potential of such a scenario has been weighing on the dollar in recent trading.

Markets have continued to consolidate. There is also an opportunity for the precious metals market to resume the next leg up of its recent rallies.

Although the fate of energy players is dependent on oil and gas prices, stocks in the midstream space have lower exposure to volatility in commodity prices than oil and gas producers. Here is a quick look at stocks that can sail through volatility.