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New Home Market Cap Decreases As Prices Fall, New Homes Remain Unaffordable
↵Image Credit: Microsoft Bing Image Generator The trifecta of two major hurricanes and rising mortgage rates continued to negatively impact the market for new homes in the United States in November 2024. Widespread damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the southeastern U.S. depressed new home sales in the region. Meanwhile, mortgage rates remained high during November 2024 despite the […]
Grains Report – Tuesday, Jan. 7
DepositPhotos WHEAT General Comments: The markets were lower last week on what appeared to be mostly speculative selling. There weas not any real news for buyers. World Wheat demand has been strong, but there has not been much demand in world markets for US Wheat. Tensions remined high between Ukraine, the US, and Russia. The […]
The January Effect And The IWM
2024 was an extraordinary trading and investing year, and likely 2025 will follow suit with the added volatility from the Trump Presidency. If you recall, his first presidency was marked by market gyrations each time he hit the tweet button, and there is no reason we cannot expect the same.In the meantime, the usual Santa […]
U.S. Q4 GDP Growth Still On Track To Slow After Strong Q3 Rise
U.S. economic activity looks set to post softer growth in the government’s upcoming fourth-quarter GDP report. Based on the median nowcast from several sources, output appears set to downshift to the slowest increase since 2024’s first quarter.GDP for Q4 is projected to rise 2.1% (real annualized rate), based on the median estimate. If accurate, the […]
Exports-Supply-Weather Concerns Ahead Of WASDE. The Corn & Ethanol Report
We kicked off the day with Fed Barkin Speech at 7:00 A.M., Trade Balance, Exports, & Imports at 7:30 A.M., Redbook YoY at 7:55 A.M., ISM Services PMI, JOLT’s Job Openings, ISM Services Business Activity, ISM Services Employment, ISM Services New Orders, ISM Services Prices, and JOLT’s Job Quits at 9:00 A.M., 42-Day Bill Auction […]
CFTC chief Rostin Behnam resigns, urges stronger crypto oversight
Key Takeaways Rostin Behnam will step down as CFTC chair on Jan. 20 after a tenure marked by high-profile enforcement actions in crypto and calls for stronger oversight. Behnam stresses the importance of disciplined digital asset regulation and a renewed focus on closing the regulatory gap in crypto markets. Share this article Rostin Behnam will […]
Eurozone Inflation Increases For The Third Month In A Row
Eurozone headline inflation rose to 2.4% in December, with core inflation stabilising at 2.7%. A further increase in the first quarter looks likely. This will keep the European Central Bank on a cautious easing path, diminishing the validity of the “behind the curve” statements.Image Source: Pixabay Energy prices are driving inflation higher According to the flash estimate, […]
Silver Dollar – Manic Metals Report
Image Source: Pixabay Believe it or not the price of silver futures in the last couple of days has been stronger than gold. Perhaps silver is trying to get more in line with the historical relationship between gold. The Gold silver its ratio has been out of whack mainly favoring the gold side of the equation.Gold […]
Gold’s Ready For Another Wave Up
Image Source: Unsplash We did it, folks; we shorted the USD Index right at its top – congratulations. As the situation in the USD Index is playing out as I described it previously, I’m quoting the relevant parts of the previous analysis, and then I’ll add something on top: The thing is that the USD Index invalidated its move […]
FTSE Recovers Early Losses To Trade In The Green For The Day
Image Source: Pexels The UK’s FTSE 100 faced downward pressure early on Tuesday due to declines in major financial and healthcare stocks, while attention stayed on global economic data to assess trends in monetary policy. The blue-chip index initially traded in the red before recovering to regain the flatline and trade modestly in the green, up […]
