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US Holiday Retail Sales 2024: What Drove The Unexpected Surge?
Image Source: Pexels According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, online sales surged 6.7% compared to 2023. Unlike previous years marked by deep discounts, retailers maintained a disciplined approach to promotions. Laptops, TVs featuring new technology, and athleisure apparel were among the top-performing categories. Holiday retail sales in the United States in 2024 outpaced forecasts, with consumers flocking […]
Pound Sterling Trades Subdued As Markets Asses More Dovish Boe Policy Outlook
The Pound Sterling (GBP) registers minor losses against its major peers on Friday, with investors looking for fresh cues about how the Bank of England (BoE) will follow the interest rate cut path in 2025. The latest BoE policy announcement in mid-December indicated a dovish buildup as the nine Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 6-3 to keep interest rates […]
2024 In Review
2024 was an unbelievable year for the S&P 500 up 28% YTD. The index constituents’ average and median returns are 15.7% and 11.8%, respectively. Altogether, this year’s index returns dwarf the long-term average S&P 500 return of 7.9% since 1928.The Finviz heatmap pictured below shows the 2024 returns of the stocks in the index. Breaking […]
Sensex Today Trades Higher; Nifty Above 23,800
Asian stocks wobbled on Friday while the dollar was steady, keeping the yen rooted near five-month lows in thin year-end trading as investors looked ahead to 2025.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was slightly higher at 574.88, on course for a nearly 9% gain this year.US indexes drifted lower in light trading volumes on […]
EUR/USD Stays In Tight Range Amid Thin Trading Volume In Holiday-Shortened Week
EUR/USD oscillates around 1.0400 amid thin trading volume, while its broader outlook remains weak amid a firm US Dollar. The Greenback remains firm as the Fed is expected to deliver fewer interest rate cuts in 2025. Investors expect the ECB to reduce its Deposit Facility rate by a further 100 bps next year. US Initial […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal: Struggles At $100K
Potential signal: This is probably the most obvious signal that I see right now, and that is to buy Bitcoin above the $100,000 level on a daily close. At that point, you could put a stop loss near the $97,000 level and aim for the $108,000 level. During my daily analysis of the Bitcoin market, the […]
Resist!
Image Source: UnsplashWith end-of-year optimism being poured all over the markets like turkey gravy, this is day 4 of the madcap buying spree. I’d like to point out that there are some formidable opponents to price pushing past this point.More By This Author:No Gas PedalLoss Of Energy A Wedgie For The Ages
Financial Markets Report For Thursday, Dec 26
Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Thursday, December 26.Video Length: 00:12:57More By This Author:Metal Markets Report For Monday, Dec 23Financial Markets Report For Monday, Dec 23SPDR ETF Report For Thursday, Dec 19
2024 Closes With Strongest 7 Year Auction On Record
Image Source: UnsplashThe final coupon auction of 2024 is now the history books and on the day yields blew out to 6 months highs and just shy of the highest level of 2024, it is probably not a surprise that demand was stellar.Stopping at a high yield of 4.532, this was – not surprisingly after the […]
How To Use Leverage To Boost Your Returns
Image Source: PexelsLeverage can be a powerful tool in increasing your returns, but it must be used very carefully. This brief guide will attempt to cover margin, hedging, and related issues. Financing Your Investments In theory, if your expected returns on an investment are higher than whatever interest you might pay, it makes sense to increase […]
