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What Causes Stagflation?
Image Source: Pexels In the late 1960s, Edmund Phelps and Milton Friedman challenged the popular view that there can be a sustainable trade-off between inflation and unemployment. In fact, over time, according to PF, loose central bank policies set the platform for lower economic growth and a higher rate of inflation, or stagflation. PF’s Explanation of Stagflation Starting from a […]
Softs Report – Monday, June 10
Photo by Karl Wiggers on Unsplash COTTON General Comments: Cotton was lower last week and trends turned down on the weekly charts. The daily charts show that the market has entered into a short-term trading range. The Brazil government is asking Congress there for new taxes on Ag exports of up to 20% and this news added support […]
A Big Move Is Brewing In Crude…
“The oil market is the world’s biggest gambling hall.” ~ T. Boone Pickens In this week’s Dirty Dozen [CHART PACK] we discuss issues with the payroll data and why it’s grossly overstating job growth. We then walk through bonds, CPI leads, and secular thematic rotations, before ending with a look at major compression in oil and a way […]
MiCA could propel euro-backed stablecoins in the Eurozone: Kaiko report
Impending Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations are poised to transform the stablecoin landscape favorably to euro-backed stablecoins, as reported by Kaiko Research. Binance has announced restrictions on stablecoins that fall short of the new MiCA standards, while Kraken is assessing its stablecoin offerings to ensure compliance with the European Union’s criteria, which may result […]
Mortgage Rates At 7.13% For 30-Year Fixed Loans
Image Source: Unsplash The real estate market is as dynamic as ever, with mortgage rates playing a pivotal role in shaping the landscape. As of May 28th, the average mortgage rates stand at 7.13% for a 30-year fixed mortgage, 6.69% for a 15-year fixed mortgage, and 6.41% for a 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). These rates have […]
CAC 40 Index Forecast: Is This Sell-Off An Overreaction?
Image Source: Unsplash The CAC 40 index tumbled by over 2% on Monday as investors reacted to the new snap election in France. It crashed to a low of €7,850, its lowest level since February this year. It has tumbled by more than 5% from its highest level this year. European election fears The CAC 40 index has joined the […]
Apple’s “Golden” Moment
Image Source: Unsplash For over a year now, shares of Apple (AAPL) have been stuck between the low $160s and the high $190s as the market impatiently waits for the company to outline its AI strategy. In just the last seven weeks, though, the stock has tested both ends of the range, and ahead of today’s […]
Wall Street On The Sidelines Ahead Of Fed Meeting
Stocks are choppy midday, with investors content to sit on the sidelines ahead of the Fed meeting tomorrow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are flat at last check, as the latter looks to avoid a third-straight loss. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is cautiously higher, propped up by the Nvidia (NVDA) 10-to-1 stock […]
Canada Now Needs To Develop Pro-Growth Policies
Source Now that the Bank of Canada has started to unwind its restrictive monetary policy, it has to begin to focus on how monetary policy can best promote economic growth. The struggle to bring down inflation in pursuit of an arbitrary 2% target should no longer be the focus of monetary policy. Canada’s growth performance, as […]
Oil Rebounds, Gaining 6.6% YTD: Investors Eye Fed Meeting And OPEC Reports
Image courtesy of 123rf.com Oil prices rebounded on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude futures both posting gains amid rising summer fuel demand and shifting market sentiments. As of 10:51 a.m. EDT, the WTI July contract was trading at $76.38 per barrel, up 85 cents or 1.1%, while the Brent August contract rose 81 cents […]
