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The Energy Report: Weakness In Different Forms

The Energy Report: Weakness In Different Forms

Oil prices are shaky as Asian markets are selling off as investors run for cover ahead of big economic reports this week. This comes as the German GDP went into contraction with -1.0 growth as their economy suffers because of its blind following of the green energy agenda. The rest of the EuroZone did a […]
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Gives Up Intraday Gains After Upbeat US JOLTS Job Openings

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Gives Up Intraday Gains After Upbeat US JOLTS Job Openings

Silver price (XAG/USD) surrenders its intraday gains and falls slightly below $28.00 in Tuesday’s New York session. The white metal drops after the release of the better-than-expected United States (US) JOLTS Job Openings data for June. Fresh job vacancies came in higher at 8.18 million against expectations of 8.03 million but were lower than the prior release of 8.23 million, […]
Russia moves to regulate crypto as US sanction pressures rise

Russia moves to regulate crypto as US sanction pressures rise

Key Takeaways Russia’s crypto regulation bill is set for rapid approval, aiming for implementation by September 1. The legislation marks a significant shift from earlier resistance to crypto use in Russia. Russia is moving swiftly to regulate crypto as its companies face growing difficulties with international payments due to US sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. […]
Traders Reconsidering BOJ Outcome

Traders Reconsidering BOJ Outcome

We’re seeing plenty of tight trade in financial markets on this Tuesday thus far. It’s clear, investors don’t want to make any big decisions until a batch of major central bank event risk is out of the way.Video Length: 00:01:09 More By This Author:Focus On Fed Decision And US Tech Earnings Investors Hoping For A Better […]
FTSE Sentiment Remains Subdued Ahead Of Central Bank Meetings

FTSE Sentiment Remains Subdued Ahead Of Central Bank Meetings

Image Source: Pexels  London stocks were broadly unchanged on Tuesday as investors assessed mixed corporate earnings and exercised caution ahead of interest rate decisions in the U.S. and UK. The FTSE 100 index is up 0.03%. Investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve and Bank of England policy decisions later in the week.Croda International, a […]
4 Stocks To Buy Before The Fed Cuts Interest Rates In 2024

4 Stocks To Buy Before The Fed Cuts Interest Rates In 2024

As the US Federal Reserve gears up for its policy meeting this week, the market buzz is all about potential interest rate cuts. While a rate cut is unlikely to be announced immediately, markets are optimistic that the central bank will start lowering rates by September. This anticipation makes now a strategic time to invest in stocks poised […]
NZD/USD Sinks To Three-Month Minimum, Driven By Rate Speculation And Strengthening USD

NZD/USD Sinks To Three-Month Minimum, Driven By Rate Speculation And Strengthening USD

Image Source: Unsplash  The NZD/USD pair plummeted to 0.5892, marking a significant three-month low. The New Zealand dollar remains under pressure as the US dollar gains strength due to the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting.The Fed is expected to leave the interest rate in the target range of 5.25-5.50% this time. At the same […]
Chart Of The Day: LendingClub – Hitting New Highs

Chart Of The Day: LendingClub – Hitting New Highs

Image Source: Pixabay  The Chart of the Day belongs to the financial service company LendingClub (LC). I found the stock by using Barchart’s powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart  feature to review the charts for […]
US Home Prices Rose For 15th Straight Month In May, Despite Soaring Rates

US Home Prices Rose For 15th Straight Month In May, Despite Soaring Rates

Home prices in America’s 20 largest cities rose for the 15th straight month in May (the latest data point from Case-Shiller’s admittedly lagging series), up a better than expected 0.34% MoM to +6.81% YoY…Source: BloombergGiven the smoothing and heavy lag in the Case-Shiller data, it’s hard to find a causal relationship between prices and mortgage rates, but […]
Forecast Continued Downtrend In Shelter CPI In Months Ahead

Forecast Continued Downtrend In Shelter CPI In Months Ahead

First, a brief administrative note: I am traveling this week, so posting is going to be sporadic and delayed. I’ll get to this morning’s JOLTS report later today or tomorrow morning.With that out of the way, let’s take a look at repeat home sales prices.To reiterate my focus, in the housing data I am looking […]