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Economists Have Raised Growth Forecasts For The UK Bank Of Canada May Push Back Its Rate Cut

Economists Have Raised Growth Forecasts For The UK Bank Of Canada May Push Back Its Rate Cut

Image Source: DepositPhotosAt Friday’s close, the Dow Jones Index (US30) was up by 0.07% (-0.67% for the week), while the S&P 500 Index (US500) was up by 0.18% (-1.86% for the week). The NASDAQ Technology Index (US100) closed positive by 0.09% (-3.83% for the week).The dollar rose to a 3-week high on Friday morning after a stronger-than-expected US December payrolls report dampened expectations that […]
FTSE 100 Commentary – Monday, January 8

FTSE 100 Commentary – Monday, January 8

Image Source: DepositPhotosOn Monday, the FTSE 100 in the UK continued its decline from the previous week as energy stocks followed the downward trend of oil prices. Meanwhile, investors were anticipating the beginning of the earnings reporting period and a series of economic data releases scheduled for this week. Oil and gas stocks, particularly the […]
BP & EOG – Candlestick Formations

BP & EOG – Candlestick Formations

Last week, the market’s battles brought important technical changes and formations. What are the implications? BP – Bulls vs. Gaps Looking at the daily chart, we see that although the bulls managed to push the price of the stocks to a fresh multi-week high in the previous week, the combination of the huge red gap (36-37.87) […]
The Reckoning In Pension Funds Draws Closer

The Reckoning In Pension Funds Draws Closer

By Clint Siegner, The Reckoning in Pension Funds Draws CloserThe outlook for pension systems is growing increasingly dire. Promises made to retirees have been generous and they can only be kept if prices for all kinds of assets move consistently higher.The trouble is that the past three years don’t look like the first twenty years of […]
NFPs Profit Bonanza

NFPs Profit Bonanza

S&P 500 went into the data release on a weak note, and little wonder given that bonds couldn‘t catch a bid. The immediate figure aftermath (true, above expectations, but prior month was tellingly revised lower, from 150K to 105K only – and this Friday‘s participation rate declined to 65.4% and government payrolls rose to 52K […]
Gold Commentary – Monday, January 9

Gold Commentary – Monday, January 9

Image Source: DepositPhotosGold Turning Lower on MondayGold prices have come under heavy selling pressure on Monday with the futures market shedding around 1.3% so far. The decline comes against continued strength in the US Dollar on the back of last week’s stronger-than-forecast US jobs data. The headline NFP was seen printing 216k vs 168k expected, […]
MicroMarvel – Alarum Technoogies – Leading In Cyber Security

MicroMarvel – Alarum Technoogies – Leading In Cyber Security

Image Source: DepositPhotosMicroMarvel is a series of articles highlighting undercovered stock with less than a billion dollars in Market Capitalization. These articles are not intended to be buy recommendations. They highlight stocks that may have limited trading volume and may be highly volatile so if you do decide to add them to your portfolio I […]
5 ETF Zones Scaling New Highs At The Start Of 2024

5 ETF Zones Scaling New Highs At The Start Of 2024

Image Source: PixabayThe start of 2024 has been weak for the global stock market after a blockbuster 2023. In fact. the U.S. stock market had its worst start in several decades on overbought conditions, which resulted in a cautious approach among investors and the rotation from high-performing stocks to those perceived as undervalued.Still, a few corners […]
Silver Forecast For 2024

Silver Forecast For 2024

Image Source: PixabayIn this first SilverFix of the year, Vince shares what he is looking at and his forecast for the new year. From BRICS to what is silver really worth, and who is buying it, tune in to today’s show to find out Professor Vinny’s Forecast for 2024!!Video Length: 00:20:23More By This Author:1,200 Tones Of […]
3 US Small Cap Stocks Set Up For Success In 2024

3 US Small Cap Stocks Set Up For Success In 2024

Image Source: UnsplashTM Editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence.2023 was marked by the “Magnificent Seven” drive, joined by Nvidia (NVDA) in May after crossing the $1 trillion market cap milestone. The mega-caps attributed to over half of the S&P 500 gains for the […]