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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its first reduction in nine months, prompted by signs of a weakening job market despite persistent inflation above the 2% target.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the Federal Reserve's recent decision to cut interest rates by a quarter point and the implications for the metal markets.
Attributed to bullish strategic moves, financial performance, and market momentum, the mobile app technology provider has seen its stock rebound and soar over +100% in the last six months, and is up +80% year to date.
The FOMC voted 11-1 to cut the federal funds rate by a quarter percent, setting the interest rate between 4 and 4.25 percent. The committee projected two more cuts before the end of the year.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the recent financial market activities, focusing on the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter point due to inflation concerns linked to tariffs and a softening labor market.
There was one outlier to the Fed targets who wants another 125bp in cuts this year. Most likely, that outlier was from the new Fed appointee Stephen Miran. He was also the only dissenting voice who wanted a 50bp cut at this meeting.
On 16 September, Microsoft (MSFT) increased its dividend by 9.64%, from 83¢ to 91¢ per share. The dividend is payable on 11 December to shareholders of record on 20 November.
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points today as widely expected. But after an initial surge higher, the gold and silver prices came crashing back down.
GBP/USD surged into its highest bids in eleven weeks on Wednesday, bolstered by a spat of broad-market Greenback weakness after the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered its first interest rate cut of the year...
Gold price tumbles after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to cut rates by 25 basis points, signaling that further easing is expected in 2025.
Oracle Corporation is no longer just a database and enterprise software giant. It’s transforming, boldly and aggressively, into a cloud and AI infrastructure contender.
Gold stocks had been such a cast aside area. Producers, royalties, maturing developers of mines. The whole world appears to be getting in on the play now.
With global fragmentation accelerating and geopolitical risks rising, the traditional assumptions underpinning U.S. equity investing may be due for a fresh look.
Heavy, unusual out-of-the-money (OTM) put options activity in Amazon, Inc. highlights a potentially attractive buy-in play for short sellers of AMZN puts.
With the Fed resuming rate cuts at its September FOMC meeting, investors are now watching closely to see if 2025 will mirror last year’s end-of-year easing cycle.
Market makers defend like a goal-line defense. Deep pockets. Sophisticated hedging. The options buyers push forward, hoping to break through the resistance.
The BoC cut the policy rate by 25bp to 2.50% today, in line with expectations. Despite no forward guidance, policymakers are keeping their options open, and the assessment on inflation, growth and labour market points to another 4Q cut.
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA has paid semi-annual variable dividends since June 2010. The current forward-looking annual $2.32 dividend yields 5.93% per Tuesday’s $39.12 share price. The most recent $1.16 SA dividend was paid on June 2nd.
The performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) this year had been lackluster before August, trailing US stocks overall, based on an ETF tracking these securities vs. the S&P 500 Index.
Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) is one of the largest midstream energy companies and Master Limited Partnerships in the country, with a vast portfolio of service assets connected to the heart of American energy production
The precious metal touched a fresh all-time high near $3,703 on Tuesday but has since eased, as investors book profits and reposition ahead of the US central bank's monetary policy announcement.
In this video, Ira Epstein covers a range of financial topics in his morning flash update for September 17, 2025. He discusses the significant increase in mortgage refinancing rates despite a drop in housing starts and building permits.
The persistent weakness of the U.S. dollar, ahead of the U.S. interest rate cut announcement later today, has helped the EUR/USD bulls quickly push the pair to the 1.1878 resistance level with a daily gain of nearly 1%.
US Treasury yields continued to ease on Wednesday, yet the dollar delivered a mixed performance in early trade—slipping against the yen and yuan while rebounding against most other currencies.
Nvidia shares slipped over 1% in pre-market trading after the Financial Times reported that China’s internet regulator has banned the country’s biggest technology companies from buying its artificial intelligence chips.
Tesla Inc. has experienced a notable stock surge driven by strong technical momentum and positive news, despite facing mixed fundamental performance and cautious analyst sentiment.
