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Financial Markets Report For Friday, Oct 4

Financial Markets Report For Friday, Oct 4

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Friday, October 4.Video Length: 00:13:11More By This Author:Metal Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3SPDR ETF Report For Thursday, Oct 3Financial Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3
Top Stock Reports For Walmart, Adobe & Caterpillar

Top Stock Reports For Walmart, Adobe & Caterpillar

Image Source: UnsplashThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Walmart Inc. (WMT), Adobe Inc. (ADBE), and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), as well as two micro-cap stocks Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) and Blue Dolphin Energy Co. (BDCO). The Zacks microcap […]
Goolsbee Vs. Summers

Goolsbee Vs. Summers

Image Source: PixabayBloomberg has a couple of articles today where prominent economists respond to today’s strong jobs report. Here is Chicago Fed president Austin Goolsbee: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee lauded the strong September jobs report but warned of putting too much stock in one month’s data, adding that there are risks that inflation […]
Business Cycle Indicators – With September Employment

Business Cycle Indicators – With September Employment

Image Source: PexelsThe recovery continues, with a recession hard to see (even incorporating the preliminary benchmark revision without caveat). A snapshot of indicators followed by the NBER’s Business Cycle Dating Committee, plus monthly GDP.Figure 1: Nonfarm Payroll (NFP) employment from CES (blue), implied NFP from preliminary benchmark (bold blue), civilian employment (orange), industrial production (red), personal income […]
Aussie Dollar Slips On Robust US Data, Eyes On Next Week’s US Inflation

Aussie Dollar Slips On Robust US Data, Eyes On Next Week’s US Inflation

Image Source: Unsplash AUD/USD falls following robust US Nonfarm Payrolls data, reducing the likelihood of aggressive Fed rate cuts. Fed Chair Powell signals slower pace of easing, with markets now pricing in a 25 bps cut for November. Australian data shows mixed results with strong Retail Sales and trade surplus but ongoing manufacturing contraction and slowing […]
Canadian Dollar Extends Losses After BumperNFP Print

Canadian Dollar Extends Losses After BumperNFP Print

Photo by Michelle Spollen on Unsplash The Canadian Dollar (CAD) eased lower after better-than-expected US NFP numbers. Canada saw an upswing in Ivey PMIs, but was passed over by market watchers. A firm jump in US NFP jobs additions toppled rate cut hopes to wrap up the trading week. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) slipped further on Friday, driven […]
Gold Or Platinum: At These Levels, Which Is The Better Buy?

Gold Or Platinum: At These Levels, Which Is The Better Buy?

Image Source: PixabayTechnically and fundamentally, what’s the better deal at these price levels? Gold or Platinum?That is the question on several Twitter threads.Flat for 20 Years #Gold at all-time highs, while platinum has stayed flat for 20 years. Yet, jewelers still market #platinum as more expensive. The disparity between perception and reality is striking.$GLD $GDX $GDXJ […]
U.S. Banks See Further Deposit Outflows As Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record High

U.S. Banks See Further Deposit Outflows As Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record High

For the eighth week in the last nine, money market funds saw inflows (+$38.7BN), pushing the total AUM up to a new record high of $6.463TN…Source: Bloomberg Non-seasonally-adjusted (NSA) bank deposits saw outflows for the third week in a row (-$18BN)…Source: Bloomberg But, as we have become accustomed to, total seasonally-adjusted (SA) deposits rose by $18BN (the sixth weekly […]
0G introduces first decentralized AI operating system

0G introduces first decentralized AI operating system

Key Takeaways 0G has rebranded to focus on a decentralized AI operating system. The system separates data storage and computation for various AI applications. Share this article 0G, formerly known for its modular AI blockchain, has rebranded as the first Decentralized AI Operating System (dAIOS).  0G is transforming. We are shifting from our identity as […]
On The Cusp Of Another Lost Decade?

On The Cusp Of Another Lost Decade?

Lost decades in the markets are not at all uncommon. Current valuation extremes suggests we may be on the cusp of another one. Certainly, it appears equity investors today want to have their cake and eat it, too. Meanwhile, relative values overseas have rarely been so compelling. And the technicals suggest their long stretch of […]