While CBDCs could be the primary currency of the future, central banks, like those in China and India, are accumulating gold as a form of “plan B”.

This is what you need to know as stocks fall like crazy and Wall Street gears up to head into the “worst week” in three months as “stocks face a “reality check”.

The world currently produces a surplus of key battery minerals, but this is projected to shift to a significant deficit over the coming decade.

​​​​​​​The stock market sold off this week after the Fed cut rates by another 25 basis points.

Inflation has eased, wage growth has been decent and Americans on average still have more in savings than they used to pre-pandemic.

The pullback looked too telegraphed - presents were gift wrapped and delivered.

Sure XLRE, XLU got a boost, but look at where XLF, KRE were able to reach Friday and this IWM underperformance makes sense, because - yields.

The coming week has a very light schedule due to the holidays, with many major markets on hold from Tuesday to Thursday. The US dollar was once again the strongest major currency over this past week, while the Japanese yen was once again the weakest.

The technology sector continued its winning streak in 2024, driving exceptional stock market performance throughout the year. Thus, before 2025 arrives, here is a look at 5 tech giants to consider.

Many of the stocks crowned as Dividend Kings performed decently. They should finish 2024 with a positive return, albeit only in the mid-single digits, barring a year-end meltdown. The 3 worst-performing kings were SJW Group, Stepan, and Nucor.

This past week was an interesting one, and I will unpack a great deal of information about it in this video, especially in regards to the S&P 500.