Market Overview

Market Finds Some Hope Last week, we discussed the issue with the spat between President Trump and the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell. As noted then: “While the markets await the next...

Global stocks saw a positive week due to easing US-China trade war concerns, despite mixed messages from President Trump. Gold experienced a decline as safe haven flows decreased, while Bitcoin saw...

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Are you a “speculator” or an “investor”? This is an essential question that every individual deploying capital into the financial markets must answer. The reason is that how you answer that question...

MON: Canada Election TUE: NBH Announcement, German GfK Consumer Sentiment (May), Spanish Flash CPI (Apr), Swedish GDP (Q1), EZ Sentiment Survey (Apr) WED: Japanese Activity Data (Mar), Chinese...

Despite a growing chorus of pundits claiming the “death of the dollar” is imminent, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US dollar will remain the world’s reserve currency. The following clip...

Market Scorecard Wall Street roared higher again yesterday, thanks to easing trade tensions and dovish signals from the Fed. The Nasdaq is up over 5% this week, and the S&P 500 is now down...

The US equity markets have shown resilience in the face of mixed economic signals. The S&P 500 has fluctuated around recent highs, closing on Thursday at 5 444.78, 1.28% higher driven by robust...

Monday’s Commentary started: On Truth Social, President Trump stated, “Powell’s Termination Can’t Come Fast Enough!” The stock and bond markets fell as investors feared President Trump might try to...

Market Scorecard US stocks climbed for a second consecutive day as the feeling grows that Trump is scared of the markets. While traders welcomed his more conciliatory comments, it would be naive...

President Trump’s 100th day doesn’t come until April 29. It feels like it’s been more like 1,000 days. If you feel utterly confused and have no idea what’s going on, know that you’re not alone....

Markets surged on Trump’s softer tone—but trust remains fragile. Gold tumbled, Tesla rallied, and the S&P 500 sits in no-man’s land. With big tech earnings and tariff twists ahead, calm may be...

Next (LON:NXT) week’s initial estimate for US GDP in the first quarter is on track for a sharp downshift in growth, based on the median nowcast calculated by CapitalSpectator.com via several...

South Africa 40 Cash Index Technically speaking, we have had a bearish price reversal (circled blue) off of all-time high resistance and from overbought territory. While the price is...