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Dow Drops 162 Points As Investor Optimism Fades

Dow Drops 162 Points As Investor Optimism Fades

The Dow shed more than 160 points on Monday, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 also kicked off the holiday-shortened week with losses. Much of the optimism surrounding potential interest rate cuts has faded, with the chip sector also taking a breather after China said it would block the use of Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chips in […]
Measuring Fed Inflation Credibility

Measuring Fed Inflation Credibility

Image Source: Pixabay What do households (not economists) think inflation will be in three years? I use the deviation of forecast from target as a proxy measure for credibility regarding inflation.Figure 1: Median 3 year CPI inflation forecast (black), 25th, 75th percentile (gray), in %. CPI inflation consistent with 2% PCE inflation target (red dashed line). NBER […]
The Fed’s Dovish Hold And The 2024 Rally

The Fed’s Dovish Hold And The 2024 Rally

In this episode, we dive deep into the complexities of the 2024 financial market with James Connor and Ben Laidler, Global Market Strategist at eToro, in this must-watch episode of Wealthion.From the Federal Reserve’s latest moves to the surging debate over Bitcoin vs. traditional gold, Ben provides unparalleled insights into what these developments mean for […]
Our Economy And Politics Are Broken

Our Economy And Politics Are Broken

Image source: Pixabay Our situation as a society is akin to awakening from a dream of loved ones to the realization that they passed away long ago. Our economy and politics are broken, yet we continue dreaming that they are functional. Let’s start with politics. American politics now bears an eerie resemblance to pre-collapse Soviet politics: a geriatric, […]
Gold, Not Stocks, Will Be The Best Asset As The Global Debt Crisis Unfolds

Gold, Not Stocks, Will Be The Best Asset As The Global Debt Crisis Unfolds

Image Source: Pixabay The global economy is awash in too much debt, which continues to pile up at an exponential rate.History is clear how such eras end. The purchasing power of currency gets destroyed.To understand why the barbarous relic has risen to an all-time high and may have an even better year lying ahead, we have […]
USD/JPY Alternates Gains With Losses Near 151.50

USD/JPY Alternates Gains With Losses Near 151.50

Image Source: Pixabay USD/JPY navigates in the upper end of the recent range north of the 151.00 mark amidst some renewed weakness in the Greenback and rising US yields. USD/JPY: Upside appears capped by 152.00 The pair trades in an irresolute tone at the beginning of the week on the back of the resurgence of the downward […]
Great Value Stocks To Buy Now

Great Value Stocks To Buy Now

Image Source: Pexels This is a list of stocks that are trading at a great value based on their growth prospects and their current price. There are many stocks that trade at a great value at different times, but this list only includes stocks that could reasonably increase 100% in under 2 years.This list includes stocks […]
Why Do We Need Rate Cuts?

Why Do We Need Rate Cuts?

Image source: Wikipedia Stock and bond markets had a banner week last week; originally because of hopes that the FOMC and Chair Powell would offer dovish commentary, then later because the rhetoric could be interpreted as “heads I win, tails I win.”Buy the rumor, buy the news, as it were.It’s important to keep this in mind: […]
Bubble In AI Stocks Is Still Inflated – Here’s Proof

Bubble In AI Stocks Is Still Inflated – Here’s Proof

Image Source: Pixabay Introduction Peter Thiel, co-founder of data analytics group Palantir, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive have sold hundreds of millions of dollars of their companies’ shares this quarter. Could this be a signal that recent stock market exuberance in AI stocks is peaking? Not according to our analysis of […]
Super Micro Stock Will Continue To Lead ‘Ai Compute Market’: JPMorgan

Super Micro Stock Will Continue To Lead ‘Ai Compute Market’: JPMorgan

Image Source: Unsplash Super Micro Computer Inc (Nasdaq: SMCI) is extending gains today after a JPMorgan analyst dubbed it the leader of the “AI compute market”. Super Micro stock has upside to $1,150 Samik Chatterjee assumed coverage of the artificial intelligence company with an “overweight” rating and said its shares could climb further to $1,150 – up 20% versus their […]