DeepSeek and the Impact on the AI Value Chain

What is DeepSeek The announcement of DeepSeek shook the technology market this week, with many hardware companies down 20-30% after the announcement. For Background, Deep Seek is a Chinese artificial...

US Dollar Bulls Eye Key Resistance Levels as Tariff Fears Drive Flight to Safety

Risk Sentiment Suffers as Trump Makes the First Move

Trump announces tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Stocks and cryptos are under severe pressure as the dollar surges. A busy data calendar today that also includes Fed speakers.  Gold in the red,...

Inflation Remains Stubbornly High, but Incomes and Spending Data Stay Solid

Personal Consumption Expenditures minus food and energy (Core PCE) increased 0.2% in December, and 2.8% over the last 12 months. The Fed’s preferred indicator on inflation has now remained stubbornly...

The DeepSeek Plunge Reveals the Market’s Hand

Last week’s market action was bookended by bearish news shocks in two of the bull’s sensitive areas – AI capital costs and tariffs. The result was a revealing week of price action that concluded with...

Gold Surges to Record High as Trade War Fears Intensify

Gold Soars Toward Record High Amid Trade War Fears The gold (XAU/USD) price reached a new all-time high of $2,817 on Friday as safe-haven demand remained strong due to geopolitical uncertainties and...

History to Repeat? Tariffs, Fed Clashes, and Market Trends From 1965 to Today

Many are quoting that the Year of the Snake is a bad year for stocks. However, this is the Yin Wood Snake and a year ending in the number 5. The last time we saw the Year of the Yin Wood Snake was in...

Stocks Week Ahead: Trade Wars Make a Comeback With the Return of the Tariff Man

The Tariff Man is back, and I guess at this point, those on social media who thought that tariffs were negotiating tactics and thought Trump was bluffing weren’t around during Trump 1.0. This version...

Is This the Beginning of Trade War 2.0?

The markets certainly didn't give a ringing endorsement to Trump 2.0 tariffs announced on Friday: 25% each on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China. During his presidential campaign, Trump talked about...

Week Ahead: US, Canada and NZ Jobs, US ISMs, BoE, EZ CPI, BoJ SOO, JMMC

MON: Chinese New Year (Market Holiday - Mainland Closed, Hong Kong Open), BoJ Summary of Opinions, OPEC+ JMMC Meeting, Chinese Final Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Jan), EZ/UK/US Final Manufacturing PMI...