Market Overview
US Dollar Starts the Week on the Front Foot
25.02.2025
US Dollar Starts the Week on the Front Foot
Lengthy negotiations to follow German election result. Both the euro and German stocks gain, but the outlook remains clouded. Frail…
S&P 500 E-Mini: Bulls Hold the Line, but Bears Eye a Trend Reversal
25.02.2025
S&P 500 E-Mini: Bulls Hold the Line, but Bears Eye a Trend Reversal
Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini Futures The bears want a weekly Emini S&P 500 LH MTR (lower high major trend…
Tariff Turmoil Was a Buying Opportunity for Smart Money
05.02.2025
Tariff Turmoil Was a Buying Opportunity for Smart Money
Over the weekend, President Trump announced tariffs of 25% on both Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff…
Gold Shines as Tariffs Ignite Market Worries
05.02.2025
Gold Shines as Tariffs Ignite Market Worries
Last Monday, it was the DeepSeek news that sank stocks. This week it’s tariff concerns. However, the situations are quite…
Earnings Coming in Better-Than-Expected as Peak Season Begins
05.02.2025
Earnings Coming in Better-Than-Expected as Peak Season Begins
Q4 S&P 500® EPS growth expected to come in at 13.2%, the highest growth rate in three years. Large-cap outlier…
DeepSeek and the Impact on the AI Value Chain
05.02.2025
DeepSeek and the Impact on the AI Value Chain
What is DeepSeek The announcement of DeepSeek shook the technology market this week, with many hardware companies down 20-30% after…
Risk Sentiment Suffers as Trump Makes the First Move
04.02.2025
Risk Sentiment Suffers as Trump Makes the First Move
Trump announces tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Stocks and cryptos are under severe pressure as the dollar surges. A…
Record retail sales not as good as they appear
18.12.2024
Record retail sales not as good as they appear
Total (EPA:TTEF) retail sales for November came in better than expectations, now $724.6 billion and another record high. Retail sales…
PMI Data Lifts Some Q4 Nowcasts, but Median Growth Estimate Remains Modest
18.12.2024
PMI Data Lifts Some Q4 Nowcasts, but Median Growth Estimate Remains Modest
Several updated nowcasts for US economic activity in the fourth quarter have been revised sharply higher recently, but the median…
Dollar Can Resume To 108 On Potential Hawkish Cut By FED
18.12.2024
Dollar Can Resume To 108 On Potential Hawkish Cut By FED
Its a busy week; we have the Fed, Bank of Japan, and Bank of England meetings, but all eyes will…