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Top 3 Best ETFs For Value Investors In 2025

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had a strong performance in 2024 as inflows surged by over $1 trillion. Most of these inflows were in active and crypto-focused funds like Bitcoin’s IBIT and FBTC. So, this article looks at some of the best ETFs for value investors to buy and hold in 2025. VanEck Wide Moat ETF (MOAT)Warren Buffett […]

Is 2024 Similar To The Latter Stages Of The Internet Bubble?

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Has the AI craze resulted in an unsustainable rise in the NASDAQ similar to the 1998-2000 period, just before stocks plunged 50-70%?Video Length: 00:18:45More By This Author:Weak Breadth & Inflation: Overblown Or Concerning?Are Stock Market Investors Overconfident?Is A Major Shift Taking Place In The Stock Market?

Markets Reject Fed Christmas Gift

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Gold closed this week at $2,625 (down about $25 since last week) and silver at $29.55 (down about $1.05). The Fed cut rates in time for Christmas but stock markets dropped on the news, spoiled by promises of bigger cuts in 2025. Video Length: 00:15:01 More By This Author:Gold Holds Above $2600Dismantling The Dollar Brick By BrickSilver […]

Crude Oil Missing Catalyst To Lift Prices; What’s Next For The Market?

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Prices had dipped after this week’s policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve, where the central bank forecast a slower pace of monetary easing in 2025. The two crude oil benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Brent on the Intercontinental Exchange, have been trading in a narrow range over the last […]

Fewer Interest Rate Cuts Likely In 2025 Due To Continued Inflation

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image source: PixabayThe Federal Reserve’s policy committee met on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, and cut short-term interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point. Long-term rates, such as on the 10-year Treasury bond, actually rose by 10 basis points (10 hundredths of a percent) because of the Fed’s own projections of few interest rate cuts in 2025. The […]

Powell Delivers Lump Of Coal – One More New Low Needed

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: PexelsOn Wednesday the FOMC cut interest rates by 1/4% as expected. Stocks sold off about 1/2%. Then Jay Powell’s press conference began. No one seemed to like what Powell was selling. Lots of new uncertainty. Fewer rate cuts. Wait and see. Well, all was said and done the “risk on” were battered, bruised, and […]

Micron’s Revenue Forecast Misses By $1 Billion, Stock Drops

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: UnsplashMicron Technology (MU) recently issued a financial outlook that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, causing significant shifts in its stock performance. The company projected its fiscal second-quarter revenue to be around $7.9 billion, which is below the anticipated $8.93 billion as per analyst consensus. Additionally, Micron forecasted diluted earnings per share (EPS) between $1.16 and […]

S&P 500: New Highs, Yes. But Weaker Internals Suggest Caution

Dec 21, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: UnsplashThe broad stock market, as measured by indices such as the S&P 500, continues to probe new all-time highs. Last week, there was a positive catalyst in the form of the CPI number, which was benign enough to raise hopes for a further rate cut by the Fed. There is support at 6,010, with […]

A Mini-Depression Is On The Horizon

Dec 20, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: UnsplashStocks had a massive pullback this week following the FOMC’s decision to cut rates by 25 basis points. The Dow Jones extended a 10-day losing streak, the longest since the 70s.Video Length: 00:40:46Key topics and questions David and I talked about include: 0:00 – Market recap 0:50 – Bitcoin: Where do I see the trend for Bitcoin going […]

US Inflation Cools In November, Offering Relief Amidst Fed Concerns

Dec 20, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: Pixabay The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose a less-than-expected 0.1% in November. Core inflation increased 2.8%, remaining above the Fed’s 2% goal. Stocks and bond yields showed positive reactions to the inflation data, but concerns still exist. The latest economic data reveals a welcome moderation in inflation, as the personal consumption expenditures […]