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Global markets breathe a sigh of relief after the US President’s trip to Davos not only brought a promise to avoid military intervention, but also an apparent deal that avoids tariffs in February.
Each year, pundits make their predictions. Some always predict gold will hit $5,000/oz. and silver will top $100/oz. Too much, too fast would signal something drastically wrong, like hyperinflation.
A Danish pension fund, Akademiker Pension, which manages roughly $25 billion in retirement assets for teachers, announced that it plans to sell all of its U.S. Treasury holdings by the end of January.
Bitcoin is under pressure as global risk appetite weakens, with the cryptocurrency eyeing key support at $84,000 amid macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.
Davos brought a de-escalation in geopolitical and tariff risk, and the dollar can enjoy a bit more support from here, in our view, as focus shifts to a supportive macro picture.
Silver price (XAG/USD) recovers losses from the previous two consecutive days, trading around $94.20 per troy ounce during the European hours on Thursday.
Gold (XAU/USD) builds on its steady intraday bounce from the $4,773-4,772 region and climbs to a fresh daily peak during the early European session on Thursday.
Commodity price spikes in early 2026 are driven by a convergence of long-term under-investment, monetary inflation, and geopolitical conflicts. Markets like tin remain acutely vulnerable due to supply disruptions in Myanmar and the DRC.
Chinese equities are rallying through December and January. Beijing's efforts in a Tariff-driven world seem to be working. The yuan strengthened against the dollar and Chinese ETFs are pushing higher.
Japan’s exports rose 5.1% year-on-year in December, driven by strong semiconductor shipments, despite US tariffs and rising tensions with China. The BoJ is expected to keep its policy rate at 0.75% tomorrow...
Q4 earnings season has mostly been favorable, and economic reports coming up Thursday morning are anticipated to depict an overall healthy, if not outright robust, economy.
Starwood Property Trust Inc. has earned its place as my conservative pick for 2026 because it does something very few mortgage REITs manage to do year after year.
In this video, Ira Epstein covers the events of January 21, 2026, focusing on Trump's controversial appearance at the Davos summit.also discusses the impact of these developments on the stock market
US natural gas prices surged amid freezing weather conditions across the US, proving supportive for heating demand and raising concerns over potential supply disruptions. The move in US gas also dragged European prices higher
The Australian Dollar advances against the US Dollar on Thursday, following the seasonally adjusted employment data from Australia, which strengthens expectations of tighter monetary policy from the Reserve Bank of Australia
Micron stock (MU) jumped roughly 7% on Wednesday, driven by major Wall Street price-target hikes and a strategic $1.8 billion acquisition of a chip fabrication facility in Taiwan.
The GBP/USD pair extends its sideways consolidative price move for the second straight day on Thursday and oscillates in a range above the 1.3400 mark during the Asian session.
What’s particularly impressive about the company is not only its 8.7% distribution yield, but that it has raised its payout for 33 straight quarters, a span of more than eight years.
We’re seeing more movement in the gold and silver pricing on Wednesday, this time with some divergence, as the gold futures are currently up $86, while the silver futures are down $1.40.
Stocks finished the day higher, reclaiming some of their losses on January 20, with the S&P 500 hitting the 78.6% retracement level of its Friday closing price.
In reviewing asset class performance patterns relative to fundamentals and estimates, foreign equities are also continuing to outpace U.S. large-cap stocks. This relative strength supports the weakening U.S. dollar theme that developed in 2025.
Wall Street has maintained a bullish stance on IREN for months, drawn to its pivot from Bitcoin mining to high-performance computing and AI infrastructure.
Netflix Inc. stock is trading below its one-year low prices, along with heavy out-of-the-money call and put option activity. This is a major bullish signal, especially given Netflix's strong free cash flow results released yesterday.
Stocks pared some of yesterday's selloff to settle higher on Wednesday, with President Trump easing geopolitical fears at the World Economic Forum in Davos after he said he will not use force to acquire Greenland.
Netflix shares were down around 5% on Wednesday after the company’s fourth-quarter update, making the streaming giant one of the worst performers in the S&P 500.
The VIX has declined, although currently rebounding. The 10 year bond yield is still way up relative to pre-weekend. EPU and trade policy uncertainty are up
Kraft Heinz stock tanked nearly 8% on the news, reflecting investor anxiety about losing a corner-stone shareholder at a time when the company is still struggling to reignite growth.
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Nvidia stock climbed around 2% on Wednesday, outperforming the broader market as US stocks rebounded following remarks by President Donald Trump that eased fears of a geopolitical escalation over Greenland.
