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Bear Steepener Alert

Bear Steepener Alert

Image Source: Pexels Interest rates creating bear steepener yield curve.Video Length: 00:15:38More By This Author:Lost Decade For Stocks Rates, Dollar, And Economy Dawn Of A New Era
Risk Market’s Throttled By A Global Surge In Bond Yields

Risk Market’s Throttled By A Global Surge In Bond Yields

Image Source: Pixabay MARKETSUS stocks dramatically reversed earlier gains as jittery investors processed a slew of economic updates, sending the S&P 500 tumbling by 1.1% and the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite plunging nearly 1.9%. Despite unveiling ambitious artificial intelligence initiatives, Nvidia torpedoed from its recent peak, reflecting the market’s uneasy mood.The day’s losses were sharply exacerbated by […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stocks Sold Off

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stocks Sold Off

Stocks sold off today for the same ‘technical’ reasons that they rallied yesterday. People feel the need to look for ‘reasons’ why the market do something on a given day.Sometimes there is a reason, some key piece of data or an exogenous event.Often enough the manner that stocks react does not seem to be customary to […]
Canadian Dollar Bullish Recovery Runs Out Of Gas On Tuesday

Canadian Dollar Bullish Recovery Runs Out Of Gas On Tuesday

Photo by Michelle Spollen on Unsplash The Canadian Dollar (CAD) crimped a recent bullish recovery, halting in place on the charts and cycling familiar levels against the Greenback on Tuesday. The Loonie has recovered some ground after tumbling to multi-year highs at the tail-end of 2024, but bullish momentum remains elusive.Canada’s Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figures disappointed […]
Bad Day At The Office For Markets

Bad Day At The Office For Markets

Yesterday’s weak finish set a precendent as to what to expect today. Premarket action had offered some cause for optimism, but strong economic data sent markets packing and it will take something substantial to get out of current trading ranges.The Russell 2000 (IWM) still very much is working off its Christmas hangover. The sizable red […]
Equity Dominates ETF Inflows At The Start Of 2025

Equity Dominates ETF Inflows At The Start Of 2025

Image Source: Pixabay ETF inflows started 2025 with a bang as investors poured in 31.7 billion in capital last week in funds across various categories. U.S. equity ETFs led the way with $25.2 billion in inflows, followed by inflows of $3.9 billion in U.S. fixed-income ETFs and $2.5 billion in international equity ETFs.Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ – Free Report) […]
European Stock – Vallourec SA

European Stock – Vallourec SA

Company: Vallourec SABloomberg ticker: VK FPMarket cap: US$1,516mBackground: Vallourec SA is a France-based company specializes in production of non-welded steel tubes and specialized tube products for industrial applications. The Company operates through two segments: seamless tubes and specialty products. It designs and develops a comprehensive range of products including seamless tubes and connections for drilling operations, line pipes and […]
Rates Spark: Stars Align For Record Gilt Yields

Rates Spark: Stars Align For Record Gilt Yields

Longer EUR rates face upward pressure, from the US and domestic factors like elevated inflation and a flurry of bond supply. At 5.2% the 30Y gilt yield hit the highest level since 1998, helped by the rally in US rates, sticky inflation and supply pressures. More of the same is probable, with Friday’s US payrolls report the […]
Services Industries Continue To Carry The Economy

Services Industries Continue To Carry The Economy

The Services PMI for December came in at 54.1, easily beating street expectations of 53.5. The results were two points higher over Novembers data and the sixth straight month of expansion. Although only 9 industries reported growth for the month, down from 14 industries reporting growth last month. “The Services PMI® in December was boosted primarily […]
Ulta Beauty Projects Operating Margin Above 12.4%, Announces Leadership Transition

Ulta Beauty Projects Operating Margin Above 12.4%, Announces Leadership Transition

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Ulta Beauty (Nasdaq: ULTA), a prominent player in the U.S. beauty industry, is undergoing significant changes in its executive leadership. Dave Kimbell, who has been at the helm of the company for 11 years, is set to retire. Kecia Steelman, the current President and Chief Operating Officer, will take over as the new […]