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Inside Day For Tech

Inside Day For Tech

Image Source: PexelsToday absolutely sucked for the bears, and I’ll have more to say this weekend when I have the time. What I will say however, is that now that Powell has gone FULL PIVOT, the fact that tech stocks couldn’t even muster anything more than an inside day kind of tells you everything you need to know. Be […]
US Dollar Closes A Losing Week As Markets Grow Confident About A Dovish Fed

US Dollar Closes A Losing Week As Markets Grow Confident About A Dovish Fed

Image Source: Pixabay DXY Index declines as investors favor riskier assets following Powell’s dovish speech. Powell hinted that the economic outlook is coming closer to the Fed’s goal. Markets have already priced in a September cut. The US Dollar (USD), measured by the US Dollar Index (DXY), resumed its decline on Friday, falling from below the 101.00 level […]
Canadian Dollar Surges On Fed Rate Cut Expectations

Canadian Dollar Surges On Fed Rate Cut Expectations

Photo by Michelle Spollen on Unsplash The Canadian Dollar surged 0.80% against the Greenback on Friday. Canada saw an unexpected improvement in core Retail Sales. Fed officials give a nod to a rate cutting cycle, sparking a fresh risk bid. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is mixed on Friday, but found a surge of fresh bidding against the US […]
EIS ETF: Should You Buy During The Escalating Israel Conflict?

EIS ETF: Should You Buy During The Escalating Israel Conflict?

Image Source: Pixabay As the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies, the prospect of prolonged unrest in the Middle East seems increasingly likely.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have already begun adjusting their strategies, including redeploying troops and regrouping reservists, in preparation for extended conflict.In this uncertain environment, many investors are hesitant to put their money into Israeli companies, whether […]
A Closer Look At Retail And Nvidia Earnings

A Closer Look At Retail And Nvidia Earnings

Image Source: Pixabay The Q2 earnings season has effectively come to an end, with results from more than 95% of S&P 500 members already out, with even most of the major Retail sector results known by now. That said, this week’s line-up of quarterly results from more than 140 companies, including 15 from S&P 500 members, […]
Money-Market Funds And Bank Deposits See Huge Inflows As Stocks Rebounded

Money-Market Funds And Bank Deposits See Huge Inflows As Stocks Rebounded

Money market funds saw significant inflows for the third straight week (+$24.9BN) pushing total assets under management to a new record high of $6.24TN, despite the rebound in stocks… Source: Bloomberg As both retail and institutional MM funds saw inflows, US bank deposits (on a seasonally-adjusted basis) rebounded from last week’s big decline with $36.3BN in inflows in the […]
Echos Of Volatility Continue To Haunt Markets

Echos Of Volatility Continue To Haunt Markets

Image Source: Unsplash The markets are buzzing with energy as traders react to the latest insights from Jackson Hole! The Fed’s comments have stirred up fresh waves of volatility, keeping everyone on their toes.Bonds look ready to break out, and the Dollar flirting with the 100 mark adds to the excitement. With negative economic data and […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – A Dovish Nod

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – A Dovish Nod

Jay Powell delivered a dovish nod in his speech from Jackson Hole this morning, as one might have expected.Stocks rallied.Gold and silver rallied.VIX fell.The Dollar fell 82 cents back down to the 100 level.Now Wall Street can occupy itself with trying to unwrap either a 25 or 50 basis point rate cut for the September […]
Market Talk – Friday, Aug. 23

Market Talk – Friday, Aug. 23

Image Source: Pixabay ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 153.26 points or 0.40% to 38,364.27• Shanghai increased 5.60 points or 0.20% to 2,854.37• Hang Seng decreased 28.90 points or -0.16% to 17,612.10• ASX 200 decreased 3.10 points or -0.04% to 8,023.90• KOSPI decreased 5.98 points or -0.22% to 2,701.69• […]
Wall Street Closes Week Higher After Fed Remarks

Wall Street Closes Week Higher After Fed Remarks

Wall Street locked in its second consecutive week of gains today, surging into the weekend amid optimism for an interest rate cut next month. Indices took off and finished near session highs after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s commentary at the Jackson Hole Symposium featured this key line: “the time has come for policy to adjust.”For the session, all […]