Gold Tops $2000 Amid Global Conflict, Govt Chaos This week, gold and silver went their separate ways, with gold rising and silver falling,...
Heading Toward Another US Government Default Authored by James Turk, Founder of GoldMoney, “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two...
Overview: The market is on edge. Anxiety is running higher. It is partly geopolitics, and it is partly market stresses. The dollar is holding above JPY150...
Overview: The divergence reflected in the flash PMI readings seen yesterday underpinned the dollar, which is firmer in mostly quiet turnover. The initial...
Russell 2000 has staged a major bearish breakdown from its “Symmetrical Triangle” range support in place since June/September 2022 which also coincided...
This "Unprecedented" Fiscal Doom Loop Is Getting Worse Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Friend of Fringe Finance Lawrence Lepard released...
Are The Chinese Selling Dollars To Buy Gold? Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, Are the Chinese selling US dollar-denominated...
(P)riceless By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Yesterday, we discussed one potential chain reaction that could result...
In January 2023 the clues appeared to be aligning in favor of an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. It was a false dawn –...
Overview: Bonds and stocks are higher today, and the dollar is mixed. A weak PMI reading seemed to weigh on the euro, but the market shrugged the...
USD/JPY’s current year-to-date outperformance has started to dissipate based on a shorter-term one-month rolling basis. A disappointing Japan Services...
War Wakes Up Gold Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldSchiff.com, Last week, a firmer trend in gold continued as markets realized the seriousness...
USD/JPY briefly pushes below 150 Japan releases PMIs on Tuesday The Japanese yen is trading quietly on Monday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading...
The recent three weeks of rally seen in spot Gold (XAU/USD) has been driven by geopolitical risk premium and positive momentum. The rise in the price...
Stock market action in the last few months reflects how quickly investor sentiment can change. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's comments on Thursday implied...
Global Escalation By Jane Foley, Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank In a televised address last night, President Biden laid out the case for...
Overview: True to the market's penchant, it heard a dovish Fed Chair Powell yesterday. He seemed to suggest that the bar to another hike was high. This...
China Liquidated The Most US Securities In Four Years To Prop Up Plunging Yuan Yesterday, when looking at the latest TIC data, we made a modest...
Rising geopolitical risk premium may override the historical positive seasonality in the S&P 500 for the months of October and November. The US 10-year...
Overview: The greenback did not strengthen yesterday in Asian and European turnover despite the deteriorating conditions in the Middle East, but it...
Chip Stocks Tumble After US Restricts Sale Of Made-For-China Chips Chip stocks tumbled pre-market, led by shares of Nvidia, after a US official...
The US 10-year Treasury yield continues to rise, pushing ever higher above above CapitalSpectator.com’s “fair-value” estimate, which is based on...
Worsening Treasury Liquidity Keeping Fixed-Income Vol Elevated Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Poor liquidity in the...
Overview: The risk that the war in Israel spreads remains palatable, and several observers have warned of the greatest risks of a world war in a generation....
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a new risk factor for financial markets, but for now there’s no contest between US shares and other asset classes...
An initial squeeze on demand for Russian oil due to western sanctions was temporary but the country’s oil industry might have bigger problems.
The stock market declined on October 12 as the US BLS released new data showing prices rose faster than expected. October 12, 2023Stocks...
US CPI unchanged, core CPI declines NZD/USD falls 1.2% New Zealand to release Mfg. Index on Friday The New Zealand dollar is sharply lower on Thursday....
Overview: The dollar is mixed against the G10 currencies. It is confined to narrow ranges ahead of today's CPI report. The Russian ruble is the strongest...
Stocks Need More Than Just Lower Bond Yields By Michael Msika and Jan-Patrick Barnert, Bloomberg Markets Live reporters and strategists European...