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Europe’s Problems Just Got Bigger After Trump’s Victory

Europe’s Problems Just Got Bigger After Trump’s Victory

Image Source: Pixabay  A look at the new challenges Europe now faces after Donald Trump’s stunning election victory. This may, however, be the kick the continent needs to sort out its deep-seated structural problems.  Europe’s problems just got bigger with Trump’s election victoryIf it’s ‘America First’ with a newly elected Donald Trump, then Europe’s problems just […]
Accumulate Exactly These Assets

Accumulate Exactly These Assets

Not too much of a premarket S&P 500 ascent yesterday, but buying after the open, then a little stumble into Powell – I was convinced he would deliver 25bp, and the same applies to correctly forecasted reactions across the three indices (Powell pleasantly surprised, so no dip in ES or NDX offered) – and clearly rose on […]
EUR/CHF Price Forecast: Triangle Pattern Completing, Breakout To Follow

EUR/CHF Price Forecast: Triangle Pattern Completing, Breakout To Follow

EUR/CHF has formed a Triangle pattern which looks poised to breakout A downside break is marginally more probable given the longer-term trend is bearish.  EUR/CHF has formed a Triangle pattern over the last three months which looks like it is on the verge of completing as it tapers to a tip at around 0.9400. A […]
Stocks Rallied: What’s Next For The Market?

Stocks Rallied: What’s Next For The Market?

Stocks continue to reach new record highs. Are they approaching a medium-term top?The Thursday trading session brought another record-breaking advance for the stock market, additionally fueled by the FOMC’s interest rate cut. The S&P 500 index gained 0.74%, reaching a new record high of 5,983.84. However, the Fed announcement did little to sustain a rally, […]
As Expected The Fed Cut Rates

As Expected The Fed Cut Rates

As expected yesterday, the Fed cut the Fed Funds rate. With the expected 25bps rate cut, the new range for Fed Funds is 4.50-4.75%. The redlined second paragraph below, regarding inflation, is the only meaningful change to the FOMC statement. We think the Fed made the change to present a more hawkish stance. Furthermore, it […]
Turkey’s Central Bank Pushes Inflation Forecasts Up For 2025

Turkey’s Central Bank Pushes Inflation Forecasts Up For 2025

Image Source: Pexels  The Central Bank of Turkey has markedly revised its inflation forecasts for next year to above 20%. We think the new set of projections is now more attainable, but the projected delay in the disinflation process will likely attract some attention.Turkish Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan held a meeting to introduce the last inflation report […]
Unlocking ASX Trading Success: Block Inc. – SQ2

Unlocking ASX Trading Success: Block Inc. – SQ2

ASX: BLOCK INC. – SQ2 Elliott Elliott Wave Technical Analysis TradingLoungeGreetings, Our Elliott Wave analysis today updates the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) with BLOCK INC. – SQ2. We see SQ2.ASX having a slight decline with wave 4, and after it ends wave 5 will continue to come back to push higher.ASX: BLOCK INC. – SQ2 […]
Curaleaf Q3 Report: 3% Increase In EBITDA And 9% Decrease In Net Loss

Curaleaf Q3 Report: 3% Increase In EBITDA And 9% Decrease In Net Loss

Image Source: Unsplash  Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CURA) (CURLF) reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter (Q3) ended September 30th, 2024, on November 6th, as follows: Q3 Financial Highlights All financial information is provided in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated and compared with the previous quarter. Total Revenue: DOWN 3.4% to $330.5M Domestic: $301.0M (Q2 data NA) International: $29.5M […]
Americans Have Burned Through Their Pandemic Savings

Americans Have Burned Through Their Pandemic Savings

For the past three years, as the United States – like many other nations – battled with elevated inflation, consumer spending has remained remarkably robust, keeping the U.S. economy from sliding into a recession.However, as Statista’s Felix Richter reports, that has come at the expense of personal saving, which dropped sharply in 2022, when the personal saving rate, […]
FX Options Insights

FX Options Insights

Image Source: Pexels  Following the U.S. election, the currency markets have experienced a significant decrease in volatility, which has resulted in traders unwinding their wagers and tighter trading ranges developing. The benchmark one-month EUR/USD volatility has plummeted, suggesting that there is a reduced likelihood of substantial fluctuations in this pair that is already contained in a […]