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Week Ahead: Will Firm Headline US CPI And A Recovery In Retail Sales Help The Dollar Recover?

Week Ahead: Will Firm Headline US CPI And A Recovery In Retail Sales Help The Dollar Recover?

When everything was said and done last week, the market did not change its mind. There was still a better than 90% chance that the Federal Reserve delivers its first rate cut in June. Fed Chair Powell told Congress that the central bank was not far from the level of confidence needed to cut rates. […]
Forex And Cryptocurrencies Forecast For March 11 – 15

Forex And Cryptocurrencies Forecast For March 11 – 15

EUR/USD: A Bad Week for the Dollar ● The past week was dominated by the European Central Bank (ECB)’s meeting on Thursday, 7 March. As anticipated, the pan-European regulator decided to maintain its current monetary policy, leaving the interest rate unchanged at 4.50%. This move reaffirmed its commitment to steering inflation into the desired range. […]
Market Top Or Bubble?

Market Top Or Bubble?

Last week, the ongoing “can’t stop, won’t stop” bullish trend remained firmly intact. As we noted then:“That remains the case this past week. While the overall market traded higher into the end of the week, setting new all-time highs, the bullish November trend remains intact. While the market remains confined to that narrow rising trend […]
Technical Market Report – Saturday, March 9

Technical Market Report – Saturday, March 9

The good news is:All of the major averages, except the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all time or multi year highs on Thursday. The NegativesThe negatives are hard to find.Most economists have been saying the economy world wide is no the brink of collapse, but, so far, the US stock market does not agree. The […]
S&P 500 Soars To New Highs: 5 Best Stocks YTD

S&P 500 Soars To New Highs: 5 Best Stocks YTD

The S&P 500 soared to new all-time highs on reassuring comments regarding potential interest rate declines. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the proxy version of the S&P 500 Index, has risen 8.3% so far this year.We have highlighted five stocks that have gained in double digits so far this year. These are Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) , Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG) , Meta […]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Is Going After Debt Resulting From Healthcare

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Is Going After Debt Resulting From Healthcare

KFF Health News: In 2010 President Barack Obama signed legislation to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Its purpose he said “the new agency had one priority . . . looking out for people, not big banks, not lenders, not investment houses.” But people . . .Since then, the CFPB has done its share of policing […]
3 Standout Tech Stocks To Buy Down At Least 15%

3 Standout Tech Stocks To Buy Down At Least 15%

The bulls dug their heels in at the Nasdaq’s 21-day moving average midweek and the buying continued through morning trading Thursday. The rhythm of the march to start 2024 has prevented stocks from severely overheating, as the market experiences mini pullbacks every few weeks.The tech bubble talk and AI exuberance clouded that some tech stocks […]
Costco’s Stock Tumbles After Earnings Miss: Analysts Weigh In On COST’s Future

Costco’s Stock Tumbles After Earnings Miss: Analysts Weigh In On COST’s Future

Costco Wholesale Corporation’s stock faced a significant downturn, closing down over 7% at approximately $725 per share on Friday.This marked the worst performance day for the retailer’s stock in nearly two years, following its failure to meet Wall Street’s earnings expectations. Second-quarter earnings reveal mixed resultsThe dip in stock prices came in the wake of Costco’s earnings […]
Report: Egyptians Trading In Gold Amidst Fiat Currency Collapse

Report: Egyptians Trading In Gold Amidst Fiat Currency Collapse

By Ken Silva, Money Metals Exchange‘The government announced in November that it was partnering with a financial technology company to install A.T.M.s that would dispense gold bars instead of cash…’In what could be a harbinger of things to come for the U.S., the New York Times reported this week that Egyptians are flocking to gold […]
Hungarian Disinflation Slows

Hungarian Disinflation Slows

Headline inflation in February inched slightly lower, still remaining below the upper limit of the central bank’s tolerance band. However, we still see two rounds of reflation this year, mainly driven by base effects.Food prices in Hungary have risen by a mere 0.2% MoM, bringing the annual food inflation rate to the lowest level seen […]