Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
5 ETFs For Smart Holiday Season Investing
Image Source: Pixabay The holiday season started on a strong note with online and in-store shopping surging on early sales promotions from retailers. The skyrocketing stock market backed by the Trump bump, Fed rate cuts and AI boom has laid a strong foundation for the festive period amid difficult weather trends and a shorter holiday calendar. Consumer […]
Rates Spark: CPI Tuesday A Test For Longs
U.S. rates are running a tad scared ahead of Tuesday’s CPI report. And it’s a week of high duration supply to boot. We’re still eyeing lower yields, but this week is pushing against that. Implied volatility of EUR rate markets suggests that near-term risks have fallen. Having said that, going into 2025 we see plenty […]
Russian lawmaker proposes national Bitcoin reserve
Key Takeaways A Russian lawmaker has proposed the creation of a national Bitcoin reserve to counteract sanctions and geopolitical risks. The proposal could influence other sanctioned countries to consider cryptocurrencies as tools for maintaining financial stability. Share this article A Russian lawmaker has proposed creating a national Bitcoin reserve to hedge against geopolitical risks and […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stocks Slumped Today
Stocks slumped today, and failed to recover even into the close.They were incredibly short term overextended.Gold and silver rallied sharply after the Non-Farm Payrolls and Option Expiration smackdowns.Wash – rinse -repeat.Bitcoin backed off further from its attempted takedown of $100,000.VIX ticked upward slightly but there was no real fear in the markets today.Have a pleasant […]
Dow, Nasdaq Shed Triple Digits As Nvidia Weighs
Tech stocks finally showed some weakness today, as Nvidia (NVDA) weighed on the outperforming sector. The Nasdaq took triple digits off Friday’s record close, while the Dow clocked its third-straight triple-digit loss. The S&P 500 also finished lower, as profit taking gripped Wall Street. Against this backdrop, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) logged its best single-session […]
How China’s Nvidia Investigation Could Reshape The AI Chip Industry
Image Source: Unsplash China has launched an investigation into Nvidia Corp. (NVDA), the US chipmaking giant, over potential violations of anti-monopoly laws.The probe focuses on Nvidia’s acquisition of Mellanox Technologies Ltd. in 2020 and the company’s recent activities, reflecting the intensifying tech trade conflict between Washington and Beijing. Nvidia’s Mellanox acquisition under scrutiny China’s State Administration […]
The Evil Cycles Of War And Economic Destruction
Image Source: Unsplash As we approach what usually should be a blissful holiday period, the treacherous path the world is now on does not bode well for 2025 and beyond.Two global crises will dominate the world for at least several years and possibly decades. FINANCIAL CRISISThe crisis I have been discussing and writing about for many […]
Analysts See $200,000 Bitcoin By 2025 As Adoption Spikes
Image Source: Unsplash Just a few short years (months?) ago, few would have believed it possible. But it happened: Bitcoin has traded above $100,000 for the first time ever.Global adoption of the world’s largest digital asset by market cap is getting harder to ignore. We’re no longer talking about magic internet money favored by tech enthusiasts. […]
Top 3 Korean Stocks To Buy After The Martial Law Fiasco
Image Source: Unsplash Korea has already returned to “business as usual” despite the recent shock from President Yoon Seok Yul declaring an emergency martial law.While uncertainty still remains, investment firm Macquarie is convinced a number of Korean stocks are worth buying at current levels.These include Kia, Hanwha Aerospace, and SK Hynix.Here’s what each of these three names […]
Google’s quantum chip ‘Willow’ shatters records, compressing centuries of computing into minutes
Key Takeaways Google’s Willow quantum chip outperforms supercomputers solving tasks in 5 minutes vs. 10 septillion years. No real-world applications have been identified yet, but potential uses for Willow span medicine, energy, and AI, including drug discovery and fusion energy research. Share this article Google has unveiled its latest quantum chip, Willow, demonstrating unprecedented performance […]
