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According to much mainstream economic thinking, the definition of money is of a flexible nature. Sometimes it could be M1 and, at other times, it could be M2 or some other M.
Silver prices are surging toward $60 an ounce. The white metal finally broke out to new all-time highs two months ago -- at least without adjusting for inflation.
Bulls are putting themselves in a strong position as Santa makes his final preparations. The updated sector performance rankings paint a very clear picture for the holidays.
GBP/USD holds firm on Monday at around 1.3325, below the 200-day Simple Moving Average of 1.3329 as investors wait for the Fed’s monetary policy decision, which kept the US Dollar steady across the G10 FX board.
WBD stock jumped over 6% after Paramount launched a $30 per share all-cash bid, setting up a potential takeover battle just days after Netflix announced its own deal.
We know that after the 6% pullback, we have some minor, but strong thrusts off of the recent low. And we know that there is a strong seasonal tailwind into 2026.
Meta and NextEra Energy announced today a series of new clean energy deals, with the social media giant agreeing to purchase approximately 2.3 GW of solar power and over 165 MW of energy storage from new clean energy projects across the US.
China’s exports rose 5.9% from a year earlier in November, nearly triple the 2% increase in imports, lifting the country’s trade surplus to a record $1.08 trillion.
Tesla dropped after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock, saying the stock already reflects expected AI gains and lowering near-term auto volume forecasts.
Ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting, the major equity indices last week all rallied toward their October highs, even as short-term indicators got further pushed into overbought territory.
Reduced global markets volatility marked the first week of December. Netflix news on Friday and Trump's cautionary words about it should lead to reverberations throughout entertainment-centric businesses and stocks.
Rising margin debt paired with slowing disposable income and higher borrowing costs is inflating market risk and makes any downturn more likely to be sharp and forced.
CompX International has paid variable quarterly dividends since December 1999. It paid a $0.30 average Quarterly dividend totaling $1.20 for 2025. So, $1.20 is used as CIX’s forward-looking dividend amount for 2026.
Applied Materials is nearing its 52-week high, driven by strong momentum despite mixed fundamentals, as investors await upcoming earnings results related to semiconductor demand.
The US dollar is mostly consolidating in quiet turnover against the G10 currencies to start the new week, which is widely expected to see the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time.
The most important news of the week centered around expectations for an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Fed will likely deliver a third consecutive rate cut.
The EUR/USD pair opened the week on a positive note, rising to 1.1653. The move was fuelled by mounting expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut this Wednesday, which continues to weigh on the US dollar.
Global markets climbed on Monday as investors geared up for a busy week of central bank meetings, with the Federal Reserve widely anticipated to cut interest rates.
The short-to-intermediate term picture dramatically improved over the past two weeks due to the shift in Fed communications, which raised the odds of a Dec cut to roughly 90%.
Gold prices remain in a strong uptrend, with buyers stepping in on dips and momentum targeting $4,400–$4,500, backed by central bank demand and technical strength above $4,200 support.
Moving towards year-end, we're starting to see FX markets looking ahead into 2026 and pricing the first rate hikes amongst a broader range of countries.
Ruminating about the same issues we already know all we need to know about; including whether or not the Fed gives us a so-called hawkish rate cut, or none (likely they will do).
Valuations are so stretched in the markets now that average annual returns are likely to be negative over the next 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods -- risking a lost decade for investors.
