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Easter Bunny Cannot Stop German Disinflation

Easter Bunny Cannot Stop German Disinflation

Image source: Pixabay  Disinflationary trends broaden as headline inflation drops for the fourth month in a row.Even the Easter Bunny can’t stop German disinflation. According to the just-released flash estimate, German inflation has dropped for the fourth consecutive month, with the March headline number coming in at 2.2% year-on-year from 2.5% YoY in February. The European inflation […]
3 Growth Mutual Funds To Boost Your Portfolio Returns

3 Growth Mutual Funds To Boost Your Portfolio Returns

Image Source: Unsplash  Data from Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, released last week provides insights into the price trends of the U.S. economy. The year-over-year PCE price index showed a 2.5% increase in February, up from 2.4% in January, while core PCE, which excludes food and energy prices rose by 2.8% in […]
The US Dollar Strengthens Following Positive Manufacturing Data

The US Dollar Strengthens Following Positive Manufacturing Data

Image Source: Unsplash  The EUR/USD pair has dipped to its lowest since 15 February this year following the release of encouraging data regarding the US manufacturing sector’s activity on Monday. This improvement, the first since September 2022, has bolstered the US dollar’s position.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that the manufacturing business activity index climbed […]
Powell Indicates Balance Between Inflation And Employment

Powell Indicates Balance Between Inflation And Employment

For the better part of the last two years, Jerome Powell and the Fed have clearly indicated that monetary policy is primarily focused on bringing inflation back to its 2% target. Over the period, Powell indicated he was comfortable with weakness in the labor market if it meant inflation would normalize. Powell’s FOMC press conference […]
Gold, Oil, And Interest Rates Rise

Gold, Oil, And Interest Rates Rise

Image Source: Pixabay  Overview:  The market put more weight on the rise in the US ISM manufacturing survey than the downward revision to the manufacturing PMI and the unexpected back-to-back decline in construction spending. US rates shot up and lifted the greenback. The Dollar Index made a new high for the year, a little above 105, which […]
Key Market Adjustment That Most Miss

Key Market Adjustment That Most Miss

Image Source: Unsplash  S&P 500 didn‘t gap bearishly, but traded bearishly Monday – today‘s analysis will be different as I want to call a spade a spade in markets and trading. Some market phases are better for profit generation than others no matter whether you are a trend follower, momentum player or tops/bottoms picker. Whether you […]
AUDUSD Rebounds Following The RBA Minutes Release

AUDUSD Rebounds Following The RBA Minutes Release

AUDUSD pair remains neutral to bearish following the release of the RBA meeting minutes and ahead of the US JOLTs job openings.Break below key support level may signal additional downside risk. Meanwhile, the 50-period SMA acts as a critical resistance level – target level for the AUD bulls.  Moving Averages (SMAs) The 21-period SMA currently stands at 0.655540. Its downward […]
Tuesday Talk: April Is The Cruelest Month?

Tuesday Talk: April Is The Cruelest Month?

At least that is what the poet T.S. Eliot wrote in the opening line of his well-known poem, “The Wasteland”. With all the chatter about an April correction it might be, but traditionally April is one of the strongest months for the stock market. Image via Scarsdale Public LibraryOn Monday the S&P 500 closed at 5,244, down […]
Total Return Forecasts: Major Asset Classes

Total Return Forecasts: Major Asset Classes

The long-run performance estimate for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked up again in March vs. the previous month. Today’s revised forecast (based on three models defined below) indicates a 6.9% annualized return for the unmanaged benchmark, which holds all the major asset classes (except cash), according to market weights via a set of ETF proxies.US equities are […]
Stock Analysis & Elliott Wave Technical Forecast: Unlocking ASX Trading Success: Cochlear Limited

Stock Analysis & Elliott Wave Technical Forecast: Unlocking ASX Trading Success: Cochlear Limited

Image Source: Unsplash  ASX: COCHLEAR LIMITED – COH Elliott Elliott Wave Technical Analysis TradingLounge (1D Chart)Greetings, Our Elliott Wave analysis today updates the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) with COCHLEAR LIMITED – COH. We have identified a potential opportunity with wave ((v))-green opening up to push higher, following wave ((iv))-green that just ended.ASX: COCHLEAR LIMITED – COH Elliott Wave Technical Analysis  ASX: […]