Can the Consumer Save the U.S. Economy?
Last week I did a part educational, part actionable webinar for the virtual money show. My theme was and always is, the Economic Modern Family. On...
Rising Interest Rates Are Spooking Stock Market!
Have interest rates gone up enough? Odds are high, this question is on the minds of global investors. This chart looks at the 10-year treasury bond...
The U.S. Consumer Is Getting Squeezed
Consumers are being squeezed by negative real wage growth and inflation at 40-year highs. As a result, consumer sentiment is declining, and personal consumption...
Watch For Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 to Clear Tight Price Ranges
On Wednesday, the Russell 2000 (IWM) failed to make a second close over its 50-Day moving average. As the current leader of the major indices,...
Market Cycle Indicators Weaken, Can U.S. Hold Off A Recession?
From a markets’ perspective, in normal times, good news is good and bad news is bad. Who doesn’t like getting some surprisingly good news?...
Why Copper Prices Are Nearing A Big Move
Seems the 'Metals' arena may be nearing a bigger move. Earlier this week, we touched on precious metal Silver, and now we will turn our...
Silver Trying To Hold Key Price Support Level!
With the US Dollar Index trading over 100, precious metals prices have stalled out. And if this headwind persists, it could push Silver below a...
EURUSD Currency May See Further Upside On ECB Actions
EURUSD currency trading is slow for the start of the week due to the holidays in Germany. The pair, however, may not move much until...
What Does a Trading Range Look Like?
Buying ahead of taking out last week's high was premature. Getting overly negative unless we fail last week’s low is equally premature. I realize how sexy...
Quantitative Tightening Begins, But It’s Yesterday’s News
The U.S. Federal Reserve is about to commence quantitative tightening (QT). For those not all up to speed on “quantitative” maneuvers by central banks, QT and...
