Category Archive: Finance
Tech Stocks At Critical Juncture
Image Source: Pixabay Welcome to the latest episode of your weekly market and economic recap, where the week’s biggest financial stories meet expert analysis. Hosted by Terri Kallsen, CFP® of Rise Growth Partners, alongside special guests Peter Boockvar (CIO of Bleakley Financial Group) and Andy Schwartz (Co-Founder & Principal of Bleakley Financial Group).Video Length: 00:28:52More By […]
The US-Canada Trade War Starts In Earnest: The Risks To The US Are Substantial
It is always difficult to determine why a trade war begins, and Trump’s trade war is no exception. He has argued, at different times, that it all about repatriating manufacturing plants to the American heartland; that it is about countering unfair trade practices in its major competitors; that it is about establishing greater bargaining strength […]
XRP At Critical Juncture As Price Restests 21 EMA
↵Image by WorldSpectrum from Pixabay The XRP market experienced a downbeat end to January translating into a 7.05% loss over the past seven days. In regards to future price movements, popular analyst Egrag Crypto states the altcoin is currently at a key crossroads with an equal chance to move in either a positive or negative direction. XRP Set […]
Would Trump’s Plan To Replace Income Tax With Tariffs Work?
Image Source: Pexels Bob analyzes President Trump’s recent remarks praising the revenue capacity of tariffs. He shows that historically, tariffs only bought in a small fraction of what income taxes currently yield, meaning federal spending would have to be sharply cut in order to phase out the income tax.Video Length: 00:36:38More By This Author:Tariffs Will Not Make […]
Fed Ignores Data It Claims To Depend On
Image Source: Pexels Fed pauses rate cuts; market reactions, language tweaks on inflation, Trump’s demand for rate cut, and crypto discussion.Video Length: 00:55:45More By This Author:Markets Reject Fed Christmas Gift Gold Holds Above $2600 Dismantling The Dollar Brick By Brick
EUR/USD Weekly Forecast: Reactive Movements As Traders Express More Concerns
Image Source: Unsplash After climbing to around the 1.05300 level early on Monday of last week, the EUR/USD began to see buyer remorse hit the currency pair. As the Federal Reserve announced it would remain cautious on Wednesday of last week the EUR/USD did touch the 1.03800 vicinity. When the ECB lowered its interest rate as […]
The Tariffs Will Unleash A Market Bloodbath
The tariff wars have officially arrived. And the markets don’t like it.Crypto currencies are perhaps the best liquidity/ risk on indicators in the financial system. And as I write this, they’re a sea of red.Bitcoin is down almost 7% peak to trough from Friday afternoon. Other smaller coins are down even more.And there is little […]
A Fed Calm Before A Market Storm? Inflation Floating Into Tariff Pressures Bond Vigilantes Calm for Now The Canadian Dollar In A Storm
I left the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on monetary policy with three simple observations besides the decide to pause the rate cut cycle: Inflation remains elevated (from the FOMC statement) The risks to achieving employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance (also from the FOMC statement) No one dissented to the decision Taken together, […]
Tariff Wars Become All Too Real
S&P 500 was drifting higher premarket Friday, waving off the tariff threat before the weekend with a mainstream article talking newly about March 1 deadline, and not this weekend implementation (with China 10% on top) – forcing a reversal in stock market path. With both Canada and Mexico accepting the challenge with counter tariffs of their […]
Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, Feb. 2
Image Source: Pexels Fundamental Analysis & Market Sentiment I previously wrote on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 that the best trade opportunities for the week were likely to be the following: Short of the EUR/USD currency pair. Unfortunately, this currency pair rose by 2.07% over the following week. Long of Bitcoin in US dollar terms following a New York close above $106,187. This […]
