Weekly Outlook This week started off with a bang with the monthly retail sales figure dropping at 8:30 a.m. ET. Ordinarily, the retail sales figure might not pack that much of a punch, but given the...
There are visible signs of disagreement at the Bank of England on the pace of rate cuts required this year. But with wage growth and inflation remaining sticky, we expect the Bank to keep rates on...
Markets have seen another week of losses but a positive end to the week may be a sign that a rebound in US equities is the start of improving sentiment. The improved end to the week came about as...
Risk appetite to be tested after Friday’s stock rally. US retail sales report could reignite US recession fears. Tuesday’s Trump-Putin call could seal the ceasefire. Both gold and oil markets...
Gold Rallied Past $3,000 but Failed to Hold Above It The gold (XAU/USD) price broke above the critical $3,000 level on Friday but failed to hold above it, finishing the day down by 0.11%. XAU/USD has...
In a must-read new report, my friends at Goehring & Rozencwajg write, “A major shift in the global monetary system may be imminent. History offers a clear precedent: every past commodity bull...
This will be an interesting week. After all, the S&P 500 is not often down for five consecutive weeks, so one has to think this might be the week the market attempts a rebound. From what I can...
Human stupidity is the one thing you can rely on in financial markets. I recently read a great piece by Joe Wiggins at Behavioral Investment, which discusses why “Investing is hard.” The entire...
