The recent downshift in estimates for US economic output in the first quarter persists, based on the revised median nowcast for a set of analytics compiled by CapitalSpectator.com. The sluggish...
February retail sales did little to calm investor's fears of a consumer slowdown. Sales grew 0.2% for the month but came in well shy of expectations. And the prior month was revised lower by -0.3%....
Fed expected to stand pat, focus to fall on new dot plot Yen traders await BoJ for clues about next rate hike German parliament to vote on spending surge, euro extends rally Wall Street rebounds,...
We generally don’t engage in unprovable/unfalsifiable conspiracy-linked speculation to explain market performance or government policy, but today we are making an exception because we are struggling...
Gold Sets a New All-Time High The gold (XAU/USD) price rose by 0.57% on Monday. XAU/USD finished the day above the $3,000 milestone for the first time in history as investors continued to buy the...
Gold keeps climbing as uncertainty mounts and central banks buy more. A weaker dollar and inflation fears push investors toward safety. With supply tight and demand strong, $3,100 could be the...
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...