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Chinese economic activity slowed across the board in July, with retail sales, fixed asset investment, and value added of industry growth all reaching the lowest levels of the year.
Markets were mostly flat for the day, aside from the small-cap Russell 2000, which gave back the majority of its +2% gains yesterday, closing today’s session -1.24%.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the latest developments in the financial markets, focusing on the significant impact of the PPI report, which exceeded expectations but was spun positively by the market due to its bull market nature.
Apple is preparing a sweeping lineup of new hardware as part of a broader push into artificial intelligence and the smart home, according to people familiar with the plans.
China is expected to keep its loan prime rate unchanged, while Taiwan's export orders are seen slowing amid global fallout from tariffs. Japan will release data on inflation, exports and purchasing managers’ orders.
Markets are “rotating” off the low of that big range we talked about last night…That tells me Bear Traps are likely where the big money is made tomorrow!
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the recent financial market developments, focusing on the PPI report, which initially appeared bearish due to high service costs but was later reevaluated as less severe.
Unless something changes in the tariff situation (unlikely), this is the beginning of a profit squeeze, and will likely negatively impact “real” consumer spending as well.
According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government potentially take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, helping support the company’s effort to expand domestic manufacturing
I used to talk about palladium constantly, but not so much lately. My supposition, which turned out to be the case, was that it was going to do some backing and filling after its massive run-up. I think the selling is done, though.
GBP/USD recoiled from rising US inflation metrics on Thursday, sending the US Dollar broadly higher and snapping a two-day winning streak in the Cable-Dollar pairing.
Gold Price takes a hit and dives over 0.60% on Thursday following a red-hot factory gate inflation report in the US, which prompted investors to price out the chances for a 50-basis-point rate cut at the Fed’s upcoming meeting.
It is essential that we have abundant, affordable, reliable, equitable, secure, and clean power generation, and the key energy sources to achieve that are natural gas today and nuclear in the longer term.
XRP climbed above $3.25 after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its long-running case against Ripple Labs, ending a crucial chapter in the legal battle.
Margin debt (people borrowing against their security portfolios) has now topped $1 trillion for the first time in history, +25% over the past year alone.
Even amid the institutional hostility of the Biden era, Ethereum kept building its ecosystem, now dominating DeFi and stablecoin markets with analysts forecasting new all-time highs.
GDX ended yesterday’s session lower (just a $0.14 decline - but it’s still a decline), and this happened right after it was just $0.12 below its 2011 high.
Tech prime Cisco Systems reported robust fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results, beating both earnings and revenue estimates. ETFs with the largest allocation to this networking giant are in focus now.
The window of opportunity to buy silver and silver-related investments before the big breakout above $50 is expected to lead to a potentially dramatic acceleration, as a breakout above $50 is looking increasingly likely soon.
AMD's stock price has staged a strong bull run this month as the artificial intelligence data center demand continues. It jumped to a high of $184.4 on Wednesday, its highest level since July 8, and 140% above the lowest level in April.
Silver edges lower on Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak as stronger-than-expected US Producer Price Index and upbeat Jobless Claims data bolster the US Dollar.
The GBP/USD retreats during the North American session, down 0.21% after a hot inflation report in the US prompted traders to pare rate cut bets by the Federal Reserve at the September meeting.
For the second consecutive session, gold futures have turned higher, ending a two-day losing streak. The precious metal has now risen in six of the last nine trading sessions.
LLY has given back meaningful ground over recent horizons: the stock is down approximately $103.94 (≈-13.6%) month-to-date and about $119.68 (≈-15.4%) year-to-date.
Managers are slowly starting to turn bullish on China, with a net 11% now expecting a stronger Chinese economy, up from only 2% in July and reaching the highest level in five months.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the significant jump in the PPI on August 14, 2025, which exceeded expectations and impacted various financial markets, including currencies and commodities like gold and silver.
Despite triple the amount of tariff income, the July budget deficit surged to $294.14 billion, 19 percent higher than a year ago, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. Meanwhile, the national debt officially eclipsed $37 trillion on Aug. 11.
Amazon’s fresh push in same-day grocery delivery is rewriting retail playbooks. From Uber Eats’ Dollar General rollout to FedEx monetizing logistics data, winners will master cold-chain scale, delivery density, and the high-stakes economics of speed.
