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Sensex Today Tanks 528 Points; Nifty Ends Below 23,550

Sensex Today Tanks 528 Points; Nifty Ends Below 23,550

After starting the day on a negative note, the benchmarks dragged further as the session progressed and ended the day on a weak note.Benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, settled in the negative territory on Thursday.At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 528 points (down 0.7%).Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed lower by 162 points […]
Jobless Claims Still Rocked By Seasonality; Native Born Unemployment Rate Of Under 4% Forecast

Jobless Claims Still Rocked By Seasonality; Native Born Unemployment Rate Of Under 4% Forecast

Due to today’ official Day of Mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter, initial and continuing claims were released yesterday, but since I didn’t cover it then, let’s catch up now on the normal day.It is important to note right off the bat that the two weeks after Christmas and New Year’s are those most […]
Circle joins Ripple, Coinbase to support Trump’s inaugural committee

Circle joins Ripple, Coinbase to support Trump’s inaugural committee

Key Takeaways Circle has donated 1 million USDC to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. The Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee aims to raise $150 million for the inauguration events. Share this article Circle has joined Ripple, Coinbase, and Kraken in supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire announced today that the company […]
Risk-Blind Bets Are All The Rage

Risk-Blind Bets Are All The Rage

Risk complacency is evident in exuberantly priced assets.Stocks do not provide contractually prescribed interest payments or a return of principal date. Some pay dividends, but these are always at the discretion of corporate management and can and should be cut when a company’s financial circumstances warrant it. When a company becomes insolvent, creditors and bondholders […]
The Unfortunate Truth About America’s Job Market – What’s Coming Next?

The Unfortunate Truth About America’s Job Market – What’s Coming Next?

Image source: Pixabay  And now for some layoffs to go with the ongoing alarming drop in hiring. More strong evidence is that the labor market in the US is on the edge of the Beveridge cliff. It may not actually be a cliff in the literal sense, yet all the data points to the economy being […]
Weak Automotive Sector Drags Down Czech Industry

Weak Automotive Sector Drags Down Czech Industry

Image Source: Pexels  Czech industrial production was down 2.7% in November compared to the same month a year earlier, coming in short of market expectations. Weakness was tangible in output, new orders, layoffs, and wage dynamics. Meanwhile, the construction sector emerged as an engine of expansion.  Industrial output declinesCzech industrial output dropped by 2.7% year-on-year in November […]
U.S. Futures Dip As Fed Warns Of Heightened Inflation Risks, Signaling Slower Easing Path

U.S. Futures Dip As Fed Warns Of Heightened Inflation Risks, Signaling Slower Easing Path

The latest Federal Reserve communications and shifting macroeconomic signals warrant a cautious yet flexible portfolio stance. While the Fed’s December minutes confirm growing anxiety over inflation risks—potentially bolstered by new trade and immigration policies under the incoming Trump administration—they also suggest a moderation in the pace of further policy easing. This recalibration has begun to […]
Nasdaq 100 Forecast: Holds Key Support

Nasdaq 100 Forecast: Holds Key Support

The NASDAQ 100 initially tried to rally during the trading session in the premarket hours of Wednesday but gave back those gains rather quickly. However, it’s probably worth noting that we are sitting right at a major support level, and the damage during the trading session on Wednesday was minimal at best. Further increasing the […]
Debt Collapse Starting, Gold Boom On The Horizon

Debt Collapse Starting, Gold Boom On The Horizon

Image Source: Pixabay  Francis Hunt, TheMarketSniper covers a bevy of issues and comments on a few live charts.We focus on the S&P 500 priced against currency in circulation, the secular trend change in the bond market and its implications and close with comments on Gold, Silver and the yield curve.Video Length: 00:57:38More By This Author:Gold Will Finally […]
Biggest Drop In Revolving Consumer Credit Since The Great Recession

Biggest Drop In Revolving Consumer Credit Since The Great Recession

Consumer credit unexpected declined. But what do we make of it?Unexpected DeclineInvesting reports Consumer credit sees unexpected decline, impacting USD The latest economic data revealed a significant drop in Consumer Credit, a key indicator of consumer spending and confidence. The actual figure came in at a surprising -7.49B, a stark contrast to the forecasted 10.30B. This […]