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How Do The U.S. And Canadian Labor Markets Differ?

How Do The U.S. And Canadian Labor Markets Differ?

Video Length: 00:06:21 On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Investment Strategist BeiChen Lin and Product Operations Analyst McKenna Painter discussed the outcome of recent policy meetings by the Bank of England (BoE) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). They also chatted about the state of the labor market in both the […]
What Is Fiat Money And Why Is It A Problem?

What Is Fiat Money And Why Is It A Problem?

Image Source: Unsplash If you follow alternative financial media, you’ll often hear dollars derisively referred to as “fiat currency”. What exactly does this term mean and why is it often used as a slur?Investopedia defines fiat money as a government-issued currency not backed by a physical commodity such as gold or silver.So, what is fiat backed […]
Michigan Says We’re Miserable

Michigan Says We’re Miserable

Image Source: Pexels US equity markets were cruising along this morning, biding their time at modestly higher levels, and positioning themselves for yet another Friday afternoon rally fueled by expiring weekly options. Then we received an unpleasant surprise from Ann Arbor at 10 am EDT. We’re of course referring to the University of Michigan reports, and frankly, […]
3 Funds To Buy On Rebounding Semiconductor Sales

3 Funds To Buy On Rebounding Semiconductor Sales

Image Source: Unsplash The struggles for the semiconductor industry appear to be slowly coming to an end. Easing price pressures is helping demand for semiconductors rebound after a tough 2023. Also, optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is triggering demand for chips.The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that global semiconductor sales totaled $137.7 billion in the first […]
Yield YoYo And CPI Drama

Yield YoYo And CPI Drama

Image source: Pixabay In this short clip from Macro EDGE Roundup recorded on 05/08/2024, Samantha LaDuc and Craig Shapiro discuss recent economic events and projections. They highlight the tranquility of the current week compared to the previous one, which was loaded with important economic data releases and Federal Reserve activities. They note the expected pickup in […]
5 Best-Performing Top-Ranked ETFs At The Start Of May

5 Best-Performing Top-Ranked ETFs At The Start Of May

Image Source: Pixabay After a tumultuous April, Wall Street regained momentum at the start of May, driven by solid corporate earnings and renewed bets for Fed rate cuts. The resurgence in tech stocks with the resumption of the AI craze added to the strength. The rally has been broad-based, with all three major indices just a […]
S&P ATHs In Reach, Next Week: HD, WMT And DE Earnings, April CPI

S&P ATHs In Reach, Next Week: HD, WMT And DE Earnings, April CPI

Many bulls are probably hoping for a new all-time closing high for the S&P today (Friday). But while stocks gapped up at the open, as of 11 am EST they have given back most of their gains and the S&P is only marginally in the green. The all-time closing high is 5,254 from Friday, March […]
AI And The Utes

AI And The Utes

Image Source: Unsplash The bulls have had quite a run, haven’t they? My thesis for a Q1 peak came to fruition. My thesis for a Q2 low came to fruition. I think my thesis for all-time highs in Q3 will come to fruition, but that may be happily earlier than I expected as the Dow Industrials, […]
IBIT And FBTC Smash ETFs Record Of Days To $10 Billion In Assets

IBIT And FBTC Smash ETFs Record Of Days To $10 Billion In Assets

Image Source: Unsplash Bitcoin could be struggling for momentum since dipping from its all-time high reached in March.However, what has not struggled are the top two spot Bitcoin ETFs – BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC).According to Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, IBIT and FBTC are the fastest exchange-traded funds […]
CPI Since 1978 Points To Silver Top At $231 And Counting

CPI Since 1978 Points To Silver Top At $231 And Counting

Image Source: Pixabay With silver nearing $29 and starting to pull ahead of gold finally, a break of the 5-year-old triple top at $30 looks imminent. Back in the 1970s, the final test of the triple top at $6.50 occurred in the last week of October 1978, and the breakthrough occurred in the last week of […]