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Investors Continue To Defy Seasonal Odds

Investors Continue To Defy Seasonal Odds

Image Source: UnsplashIn what felt like a mini rollercoaster ride, the S&P 500 pulled off an impressive feat on Tuesday, defying the usual September gloom to notch a second consecutive win. Still reeling from Friday’s volatility, investors scrambled to find their footing amid mounting growth fears and last-minute repositioning ahead of a pivotal moment in the […]
Palantir Should Keep The Rally To Build A Wave ((3))

Palantir Should Keep The Rally To Build A Wave ((3))

Image Source: PexelsPalantir Technologies (PLTR), Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development of data integration and software solutions. It operates through the Commercial and Government segments. The firm offers automotive, financial compliance, legal intelligence, mergers and acquisitions solutions. PALANTIR (PLTR) Weekly Chart May 2024   Palantir ended a cycle at $45.00 in January 2021. […]
Consumer Debt Surges Again As Broke Americans Try To Make Ends Meet

Consumer Debt Surges Again As Broke Americans Try To Make Ends Meet

Despite ridiculously high interest rates, Americans can’t seem to put their credit cards away.That’s probably because their savings are gone. They have to make ends meet somehow.After slowing for two straight months, consumer debt surged again in July, driven by an uptick in credit card spending and the biggest increase in non-revolving debt in months.Total […]
Our Small Cap AI Portfolio Was -10% Week-Ending Sept. 6th

Our Small Cap AI Portfolio Was -10% Week-Ending Sept. 6th

Image Source: DepositPhotos Introduction Tech stocks – large and small – plummeted last week after the ISM manufacturing index reported August figures that came in below consensus expectations raising fears about the strength of the economy and increasing chances that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Our Micro/Small Cap AI Stocks Portfolio Below are how […]
Betting On Recession? Literally…

Betting On Recession? Literally…

Image Source: PixabayFrom Polymarket, accessed 4pm CT today:So low probability…on the other hand, this is a bunch of non-American residents betting on a US economic event. For comparison, Polymarket (which cannot operate in the US) indicates 52-46 Trump/Harris, while PredictIt (which can operate in the US) rates 52-52. Polymarket has consistently predicted a higher likelihood of Trump […]
The Yield Curve “Un-”Inverts, Well Sort Of

The Yield Curve “Un-”Inverts, Well Sort Of

Image Source: Pixabay The UST 2-Year/10-Year yield curve recently moved into positive territory, due to relatively aggressive rate cut expectations following cooling labor market data. Despite the 2s/10s un-inversion, the UST 3-month/10-Year yield curve has further inverted, reflecting a gap between market speculation on rate cuts and current Fed Funds levels. A steepening trend for both […]
Improvement In Hungary’s Inflation Outlook

Improvement In Hungary’s Inflation Outlook

Image Source: PexelsAlthough services inflation continues to be a concern, the recent decline in overall inflation has brightened Hungary’s near-term inflation outlook. Consequently, we have revised our CPI forecasts for 2024 and 2025 downward, albeit with some risks for the coming year. The door is now open for a September rate cut by the central bank. […]
Volkswagen Declares War On Unions, Scraps Three-Decade-Old Job Protections

Volkswagen Declares War On Unions, Scraps Three-Decade-Old Job Protections

Image Source: UnsplashAs discussed earlier today, Germany’s economy is slowly but surely sinking, whether or not Mario Draghi’s proposal to flood Europe in new debt is eventually accepted, and nowhere is the pain more tangible than Germany’s iconic carmaker, Volkswagen (VLKAF), which we reported last week was considering its first-ever factory closure amid a dire economic backdrop, […]
Ackman Was Right

Ackman Was Right

Image Source: PixabayRemember Herbalife (HLF)? That was the firm engaged in some very, very sketchy sales practices (basically a giant pyramid scheme) that Bill Ackman had shorted. His archenemy, Carl Icahn, went into a very public war with Ackman, since Icahn was very long HLF. Eventually, Ackman couldn’t take it anymore, and he gave up the fight […]
Forex Today: US Inflation And The Size Of The Fed’s Rate Cut

Forex Today: US Inflation And The Size Of The Fed’s Rate Cut

Image Source: UnsplashHere is what you need to know on Wednesday, September 11:The US Dollar Index (DXY) managed well to maintain business in the upper end of the range near 101.70 prior to key data releases on Wednesday. The release of the Inflation Rate tracked by the CPI will be the salient event on September 11, […]