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Presidential Election Cycle And Markets

Presidential Election Cycle And Markets

Image Source: Pixabay Market uncertainty around tariffs, debt, inflation, immigration, antitrust and other policies from new administration poised to shape returns in 2025.Video Length: 00:17:37More By This Author:Question Time: Making Sense Of Crypto Speculative Mania In Markets Dollar Breaks Out
Top 3 U.S. Steel Stocks That Will Benefit From Trump 2.0

Top 3 U.S. Steel Stocks That Will Benefit From Trump 2.0

Image source: United States Steel Goldman Sachs analyst Mike Harris expects the US steel industry to flourish under Donald Trump as the President of the United States.Lower interest rates and steady demand will benefit the domestic steel industry next year, he told clients in a research note today.Structural factors like fiscal stimulus and favourable trade policy […]
Rates Spark: French Politics And The Trump Vacuum

Rates Spark: French Politics And The Trump Vacuum

Spreads on French government bonds are touching new highs again as Le Pen and the opposition are threatening to topple the government (again). Spillovers to other markets remain limited, but the uncertainty ahead does help support the prevalent dovish sentiment. Meanwhile, US Treasury yields are finding their own valid excuses to test lower.Image source: Pixabay No-one can predict […]
Banks Continue Covering Gold And Silver Shorts

Banks Continue Covering Gold And Silver Shorts

Image Source: Pixabay The banks have been significantly short both gold and silver as the prices have rallied this year, with historic peaks for the positions in both metals towards the end of the summer.Although there’s been a big change since then, which we cover in today’s show.Video Length: 00:04:26More By This Author:Silver’s 2024 In Review, […]
These Retail Stocks Benefited The Most From Record-Setting Black Friday

These Retail Stocks Benefited The Most From Record-Setting Black Friday

Image Source: Unsplash Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S., set a record this year for online shopping.Typically, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is a huge day for in-store shopping, but this year marked a sizable shift in shopping patterns.Instead of shopping en masse in stores on Friday and buying […]
AIXBT calls have generated over 54% gains from its crypto predictions

AIXBT calls have generated over 54% gains from its crypto predictions

Key Takeaways AIXBT achieved a 54.7% return on its crypto predictions with an 83% success rate. AIXBT continues to thrive with profitable crypto predictions, attracting over 70K followers. Share this article AIXBT, an AI crypto agent part of the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem, has gained considerable attention for its crypto asset predictions, boasting a 54.7% return […]
Tech Powers Nasdaq, S&P 500 To Record Closes

Tech Powers Nasdaq, S&P 500 To Record Closes

Tech was the story to start December, with the Nasdaq nabbing a record close and sixth win in the last seven sessions. The S&P 500 followed suit with a record close of its own, and has now rattled off nine wins in the last 10 trading days. The Dow sat out today’s rally, shrugging off November […]
Primed For The Fabled ‘Santa Melt Up’

Primed For The Fabled ‘Santa Melt Up’

Image Source: Pixabay MARKETSThe S&P 500 soared to a fresh intraday peak on Monday, igniting December’s trading with a spark after riding the wave of November’s blistering rally.On the economic front, investors sifted through a slew of new data. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index signalled ongoing softness in factory demand, yet the numbers slightly […]
A Normalized Yield Curve Is Good For The Stock Market

A Normalized Yield Curve Is Good For The Stock Market

Image Source: Unsplash We haven’t had a normalized yield curve in the bond market since 2008. It looks like it’s finally going back to normal, which is a good thing for the stock market. What is a normalized yield curve? Now, what is “normalized” you may ask? That’s a good question! A yield curve is represented […]
ISM Manufacturing Contracts 8th Month And The 24th Time In Last 25 Months

ISM Manufacturing Contracts 8th Month And The 24th Time In Last 25 Months

ISM chart and excerpts below by permission from the Institute for Supply Management® ISM® Please consider the November 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®  emphasis in bold by ISM, italics mine. The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “U.S. manufacturing activity contracted […]