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Downward Debt

Downward Debt

Although the second half of May was weak for US Treasuries, long-term US Treasuries had a positive return in May as the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rallied 2.9%. Despite that rally, TLT has been in a steady downtrend for who knows how long. It’s hard to imagine a stock, index, or asset […]
FTSE Swoons On The First Trading Day Of June

FTSE Swoons On The First Trading Day Of June

Image Source: Pexels On Monday, London stocks initially increased, following the trend of Asian markets, in anticipation of the upcoming rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week. However, gains were reversed, trading down 0.5%,as the performance of drugmaker GSK weighed on investor sentiment.GSK’s stock fell to the bottom of the FTSE 100 following […]
Stocks Scattered Despite Resolved NYSE Technical Issue

Stocks Scattered Despite Resolved NYSE Technical Issue

A technical issue that impacted the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) earlier today, showing A-class shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and other equities down 100%, appears to be now resolved. Investors are also sifting through the ISM manufacturing index for May, which came in at 48.7, signaling a greater-than-expected contraction last month.Wall Street is mixed as Treasury […]
Ethereum options traders turn bullish following ETF approval, says Nansen analyst

Ethereum options traders turn bullish following ETF approval, says Nansen analyst

The approval of spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the US on May 23 made ETH options traders more bullish, according to Aurelie Barthere, Principal Research Analyst at Nansen. Despite failing to spark a significant spot market upside, the implied volatility of call and put options on ETH has decreased slightly since the approval.Year-to-date […]
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Even More Bad News

You Are Paying More And Getting Less Even More Bad News

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals Exchange You are paying more and getting less thanks to persistent price inflation.Politicians and talking heads on financial news networks often point to “strong” retail sales data to support the claim that the economy is doing great.“You see! The economy is rolling right along! Americans are out there spending!”Retail sales were […]
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: Gold – Monday, June 3

Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: Gold – Monday, June 3

Image Source: Pixabay  Gold Elliott Wave Analysis Function – Trend Mode – Corrective Structure – Likely Zigzag Position -Wave A of (4) Direction – Wave B of (4) Details – Gold could find support soon for wave A and then B retracement upside can follow toward the 2390-2404 key price zone.Since the current sell-off began on May 20, […]
The World’s Largest Economies: Comparing The U.S. And China

The World’s Largest Economies: Comparing The U.S. And China

Comparing the Economies of the U.S. and China in 3 Key Metrics In this graphic, we provide insight into the world’s two biggest economies by comparing them across three key metrics: GDP, equity market valuation, and foreign direct investment (FDI).Starting with GDP, we used 2024 estimates from the latest edition of the IMF’s World Economic Outlook […]
Analytical Overview Of The Main Currency Pairs – Monday, June 3

Analytical Overview Of The Main Currency Pairs – Monday, June 3

Image Source: Unsplash  The EUR/USD currency pairTechnical indicators of the currency pair: Prev Open: 1.0829 Prev Close: 1.0849 % chg. over the last day: + 0.18% The euro rose and reached $1.088, the highest level in the last two weeks, amid increasing divergence between the monetary policy rates of the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve. On […]
Sensex Today Ends At Record Highs, Rallies 2,500 Points

Sensex Today Ends At Record Highs, Rallies 2,500 Points

After opening the day on a positive note, Indian share markets continued the momentum as the session progressed and ended on a firm footing.Indian benchmark equity indices Nifty 50 surged past 23,000 and BSE Sensex crossed the 76,000 mark as they opened at a record high on Monday, buoyed by exit polls predicting a third […]
Gold Analysis: After Recent Sell-Offs

Gold Analysis: After Recent Sell-Offs

Gold futures were little changed to end the shortened trading week due to the US holiday, as financial markets seemingly ignored the latest US inflation report. The yellow metal performed well over the past week and will post monthly gains. However, the near-term gold price trend may be stable in the coming sessions as labor […]