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Is A 500% Rally In Interest Rates Enough, Or Will Rates Continue Higher?

Is A 500% Rally In Interest Rates Enough, Or Will Rates Continue Higher?

Image Source: Unsplash US Treasury bond yields have been moving higher for the past 4 years.Furthermore, the rally marks the largest 200-week rally in 10-year yield history. Wow!So today, we ask, are yields tired after this big run-up? Is it time for a pullback?Today’s chart highlights the 564% rally over the past 200 weeks. Incredible.So it seems likely […]
XRP Price Typically Explodes During This Time Frame After Bitcoin Halving

XRP Price Typically Explodes During This Time Frame After Bitcoin Halving

Image Source: Unsplash The much-anticipated Bitcoin halving took off on Friday, April 19, 2024, a little after 8:09 p.m. (UTC). ViaBTC mined the 840,000th block on the Bitcoin network to reduce the rate of Bitcoin created every 10 minutes to 3.125. Prior to the event, market analysts and commentators discussed the price impact of the previous halvings with Digital […]
Stocks Muted As Oil Prices Take A Breather

Stocks Muted As Oil Prices Take A Breather

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are flat this afternoon, shrugging off strong premarket gains. Tensions in the Middle East cooled after Iran said it would not respond to Israel’s attack, with oil prices moving lower. Investors are also keeping an eye on Big Tech earnings later this […]
Real Median Wage And Income Growth Continued The Increasing Trend

Real Median Wage And Income Growth Continued The Increasing Trend

This is an update of some information I last posted several months ago.Real median household income is one of the best measures of average Americans’ well-being, but the official measure is only reported once a year, in September of the following year.So right now the most recent official measure is for calendar year 2022 (when […]
FTSE On The Front Foot As MIddle East Tensions Recede

FTSE On The Front Foot As MIddle East Tensions Recede

Image Source: Pexels London stocks had a strong start to the week, rebounding from the previous week’s selloff. The easing tensions in the Middle East and anticipation around upcoming economic data likely contributed to the positive sentiment. It’s interesting to note the performance of different sectors, with life insurers seeing gains while precious metal miners experienced […]
Weak Indices Masking Some Underlying Strength

Weak Indices Masking Some Underlying Strength

Friday was another down day on the ugly side with the S&P 500 down 1% and the Nasdaq 100 was down 2%. However, the Russell 2000 was up and there were 1000 more stocks going up than down on the NYSE. For a change, the generals were weak, but the troops were strong. Keep that tidbit […]
Dollar Slows Down A Bit, But Not Bearish Yet

Dollar Slows Down A Bit, But Not Bearish Yet

Image Source: Pixabay As you know stocks came down last week, as inflation can stay stuck at current levels, meaning that Fed may not be ready to cut rates just yet, and then you also have conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel. However, this escalation between Iran and Israel calmed down in the last […]
Bank Of England Set To Cut Rates Before The Fed As Officials Turn Dovish

Bank Of England Set To Cut Rates Before The Fed As Officials Turn Dovish

Image Source: Pexels  The Bank of England is right to draw a distinction between the UK and US inflation outlook, and we expect the first rate cut to be in August or maybe even June. Sterling could come under greater pressure, but we think this is less of a concern for the BoE now than it […]
Celo opts for Optimism as it transitions to L2

Celo opts for Optimism as it transitions to L2

After an extensive eight-month evaluation process, cLabs, the development team behind the Celo blockchain, has officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for its transition from a standalone blockchain to an Ethereum-based layer 2 network. ✨A very special 4th anniversary of Celo mainnet’s launch! cLabs Proposes Migrating Celo to an Ethereum L2 leveraging the OP Stack. […]
Analytical Overview Of The Main Currency Pairs – Monday, April 22

Analytical Overview Of The Main Currency Pairs – Monday, April 22

Image Source: Pixabay  The EUR/USD currency pairTechnical indicators of the currency pair: Prev Open: 1.0642 Prev Close: 1.0656 % chg. over the last day: +0.13% ECB policymakers’ statements hint at a willingness to start reducing borrowing costs as early as June, with some officials suggesting the possibility of three rate cuts before the end of 2024. With the June meeting […]