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Financial Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3

Financial Markets Report For Thursday, Oct 3

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Thursday, October 3.Video Length: 00:13:11More By This Author:Metal Markets Report For Wednesday, Oct 2Financial Markets Report For Wednesday, Oct 2Metal Markets Report For Tuesday, Oct 1
Market Briefing For – Friday, Oct 4

Market Briefing For – Friday, Oct 4

Image Source: PexelsThe ‘fog of war’ – coincides with the malaise of a semi-holiday environment, producing mostly ‘drift’ during Thursday; with some late Nasdaq recovery.In a sense this market continues to show resilience considering the backdrop including higher Oil (implies higher prices if it is ‘transitory’); and jitters about the next phase (retaliation) against Iran, where ‘even’ President Biden […]
NFP Day: Oil’s Dark Shadow Looms And Payrolls Always Throw Curveballs

NFP Day: Oil’s Dark Shadow Looms And Payrolls Always Throw Curveballs

Image Source: UnsplashOil prices skyrocketed, while stock markets stumbled as investors scrambled for cover amid the brewing chaos in the Middle East. Brent crude has taken off, with traders bracing for a potential weekend explosion—literally and figuratively. The chatter? Israel could be gearing up for a strike on Iran’s oil and nuclear infrastructure, a move that […]
US Port Workers Agree To End Strike After Accepting 62% Wage Increase

US Port Workers Agree To End Strike After Accepting 62% Wage Increase

Image Source: PixabayIf you just bought 10 years worth of toilet paper, you may want to check if you still have the receipt.Late on Thursday, 45,000 striking dockworkers at US East and Gulf coast ports agreed to return to work after port operators sweetened their contract offer, ending a three-day strike that threatened to disrupt the […]
GBP/USD Trades With Mild Gains Above 1.3100, Focus On US NFP Data

GBP/USD Trades With Mild Gains Above 1.3100, Focus On US NFP Data

Photo by Colin Watts on Unsplash GBP/USD trades on a firmer note around 1.3125 in Friday’s early Asian session.  The US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data will be in the spotlight on Friday.  BoE’s Bailey said he sees a chance of a more aggressive rate reduction.  The GBP/USD pair posts modest gains to near 1.3125, snapping the three-day losing […]
Nasdaq 100 & S&P 500 Elliott Wave Update – Thursday, Oct 2

Nasdaq 100 & S&P 500 Elliott Wave Update – Thursday, Oct 2

Image Source: UnsplashTonight, I do a “deeper dive” into the last several days of trading. The outcome, however, remains the same in terms of the EW count(s). I review both and discuss levels that may come into play and what to expect in the context of each count.Video Length: 00:17:24More By This Author:Nasdaq 100 & S&P […]
Dockworkers End Their Strike, Accept A 62 Percent Wage Hike

Dockworkers End Their Strike, Accept A 62 Percent Wage Hike

Under pressure from the Biden Administration, Longshoremen’s Union accepted a tentative offer to end the strike, but contract details are not settled.Strike Over for Now But Details RemainThe Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Port Workers Agree to End Their Strike U.S. dockworkers agreed to return to work after port operators sweetened their contract offer, ending a […]
U.S. Solvency Crisis Alert – How To Protect Your Wealth

U.S. Solvency Crisis Alert – How To Protect Your Wealth

Image Source: Pixabay Is the U.S. on the brink of a solvency crisis? Chris Casey joins Andrew Brill to discuss the nation’s worrying solvency risk posed by rising debt and unchecked deficit spending and the Federal Reserve’s likely response: more money printing. Chris, the Founder and Managing Director of WindRock Wealth Management, unpacks why inflation is […]
Market Sea-Change Underway As Asia Repatriates Capital From The West

Market Sea-Change Underway As Asia Repatriates Capital From The West

  ↵Image Source: Pixabay While much of Wall Street’s focus over past recent years has been on the Big US Tech stocks, aka the Magnificent 7, there are an increasing number of seismic developments happening internationally investors need to be aware of.For example, emerging market stocks have positively trounced tech stocks since June.And to name just a few […]
We’re Going To Play Along With Inflation Here

We’re Going To Play Along With Inflation Here

  ↵Image Source: Unsplash We need to get real about inflationary pressures; they haven’t gone away. This economy offers us high prices and pinched supply chains that are likely to push prices even higher.The trend in oil and gas is no exception – prices are rising, creating a new uptrend that could see them push higher by […]