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On a seasonally adjusted basis, in the three month average through June, the Case-Shiller national index declined -0.3%, while the FHFA purchase index declined -0.2%.
Earnings previews highlight AI, software, cybersecurity, defense, and retail. Analysts stress that much optimism is already priced in, making guidance and proof of growth key to sustaining rallies.
Gold rises as the U.S. Dollar weakens, political tensions grow, and Fed rate cut bets increase. Safe-haven demand and bullish technical patterns point to a potential breakout above key resistance.
U.S. Treasury market volatility is at three-decade lows, strongly indicating that a major move is ahead that will have significant effects on the financial markets, including precious metals.
The U.S. is currently running a $3 trillion deficit. What’s astonishing is that the U.S. is doing this despite taking in over $150 billion in tariff revenue.
The economy isn’t in recession, and isn’t likely to go negative in the immediate future, but the mounting pressure via White House policies will test U.S. resiliency in the months ahead.
Under the hood, ex-Transports, durable goods orders rose over 1.0% MoM (the fourth straight month of gains), lifting core orders 3.8% YoY - its strrongest growth since Nov 2022.
For the savvy collector, historic documents signed by famous figures, a field known as scripophily when focusing on stock certificates and bonds, are gaining significant attention.
Leading oil stocks pay a consistent and stable dividend yield. Despite the green energy transition, oil and natural gas are critical to the global economy.
Home sales are down. Prices are falling. Inventories are rising. Record number of cancelations. And this is for July, not just a prime sales month in real estate, also three months after the events April.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the upcoming economic reports and their potential impact on the markets, highlighting events like the durable goods orders and the Confidence Index.
Gold miners are among the groups benefiting from the speculative activity. Since April 8, GDX, the gold miners ETF, is up 36%, three times the 11% increase for gold.
The dollar recovered most of its declines after Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook announced she would not resign following President Donald Trump's attempt to remove her.
WTI crude oil prices rose by more than 1.5% on Monday to $64.70 per barrel, their highest level in nearly three weeks, as traders continued a four-day rally to weigh geopolitical risks and monetary policy signals.
Let’s see if it’s time to buy ANF or PVH shares for a continued rebound, with both trading more than 25% from their 52-week highs, despite soaring over +25% in the last two months, respectively.
Let’s review Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP), which just delivered $2.01 billion in revenues during the quarter, landing at the high end of prior guidance and beating consensus by about $33 million
Torsten Slok provides an illuminating picture of discretionary spending (y/y) by category. A year ago, I wrote about how the lack of a clear signal of discretionary spending failed to signal a slowdown. And indeed, no recession followed.
South Korea’s latest fiscal stimulus contributed to improved consumer sentiment and greater growth momentum. But these effects may prove temporary. Even so, the Bank of Korea will stand pat later this week, as it focuses more on housing prices.
The gold and silver prices were down on Monday to start the week, with silver logging the bigger decline this time. However, one of the more favorable legislative actions for the silver industry was released by the U.S. government today.
The Dollar Index (DXY) displays a bearish sequence with lower lows since its August 1, 2025 peak, signaling further downside. The decline from this high unfolds as a five-wave impulsive Elliott Wave structure.
Looming large this week is NVIDIA, whose release is likely the most anticipated of the cycle. But what can investors expect from NVIDIA? Let’s take a closer look at expectations and a few key metrics.
Box stock price has crashed in the past few months, erasing the gains it made after the last financial results. After soaring to a record high of $38.7 in March after its first quarter results, it plunged by 17.8% to the current $31.80.
In this video, Ira Epstein provides a financial market wrap-up for the evening of August 25, 2025, discussing a mixed stock market performance and significant movements in gold and the dollar.
Palantir Technologies Inc. has pulled back rather significantly in recent weeks as investors bailed on high-flying artificial intelligence (AI) stocks due to valuation concerns.
Mark Zandi states that a third of the country is in recession. Here are some alternative ways of measuring the weakness in the economy: first, by geography, and second, by indicator.
GBP/USD backslid on Monday, falling back into the 1.3450 region after global markets reconsidered their rate cut frenzy sparked by perceptions of a dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell late last week.
Booking Holdings trades near record highs with strong technical momentum, analyst optimism, and a recent revenue beat, though fundamentals remain mixed with leverage and profitability concerns.
Through this deal with Intel, the government is purchasing 433.3 million primary shares of Intel common stock at a price of $20.47 per share, which represents a 9.9% stake in the company.
Positioning, breadth, internals, along with our various risk measures, remain supportive of the broader uptrend in stocks, albeit with increasing volatility — the smooth bull trend is over and at risk of vol swings from data surprises.
The real question is how it’s framed: a dovish cut, the opening act of an easing cycle with more to follow, or a hawkish cut, a one-and-done move for 2025
The stock market finished the day mostly lower, although the S&P 500 was relatively unchanged, down just 43 bps, with most of it coming in the final minutes of the day.
Lower interest rates and aggressive monetary growth will slam the dollar. Higher rates and restrictive monetary policy will depress economic activity. Tariffs magnify labor market risks.
Nearly three years after the launch of ChatGPT, most investors view MSFT as the winner relative to GOOGL, if for no other reason than its investments in OpenAI that have given it a 49% share of the company’s future profits.
The lawsuit alleges Apple’s App Store rankings unfairly favour ChatGPT while deprioritising rivals like Grok, which the billionaire claims is an “unequivocal antitrust violation”.
Rocket Lab surged on its 70th launch, while Reddit soared 116% post-earnings. Traders weigh momentum, volatility, and legal risks as institutions and retail flow into these high-move names.
