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The U.S. dollar bounced off key 1.35 support against the Canadian dollar after strong labor data, as markets reassess Fed cut timing amid ongoing trade tensions.
The gold bull run of the 1970s started with a default when the US defaulted on its gold obligations in August of 1971. The current gold bull market will likely end closer to major debt defaults.
Stocks remained within a narrow range as investors refrained from increasing their positions in anticipation of the US June payroll data set to be released on Thursday.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the current state of the metals market and highlights the impact of upcoming economic data releases, including the Mortgage Bankers Association numbers and the Challenger Group's job cuts report.
Yesterday’s US data (JOLTS and ISM manufacturing) were stronger than expected, but this provided only limited support for a dollar still suffering from an asymmetrical negative bias.
According to the former hedge fund manager, investors should wait for the company’s Q2 earnings on July 29th to decide whether it’s worth owning UnitedHealth stock in the back half of 2025.
Starbucks stock price remains under pressure this year as concerns about its growth trajectory and competition continue. SBUX has dropped to $91.6, down by 21.50% from its highest level this year, meaning that it is in a deep bear market.
Theta Token recently completed a major bearish trend and reached a new low. It now appears to be entering a recovery phase, showing signs of a new upward wave structure.
The Russell 2000 had a nice spike on Tuesday, rising +1% as small-cap stocks continued to benefit from what has been the fastest stock market rebound in history since experiencing a correction of more than 10% in March.
Is reducing capital requirements for banks a good idea? The banks want to use the restricted capital to buy more Treasury bonds, an idea favored by Treasury Secretary Bessent.
Markets were mixed on this first trading day of July, kicking off a holiday-shortened week. Off successive all-time closing highs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, both took a breather: -0.11% and -0.82%, respectively.
The USD/CAD pair trades in a very tight range near 1.3650 during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The Loonie trades consolidates as investors await the US NFP data for June for fresh cues on the Fed monetary policy outlook.
The Japanese Yen retains its negative bias through the Asian session on Wednesday, which, along with a modest US Dollar uptick, pushes the USD/JPY pair away from a nearly one-month low touched the previous day.
Gold (XAUUSD) has exhibited a robust rally since its low on May 15, 2025. The metal formed a five-swing motive sequence that culminated in wave 1 at 3452.50 on June 16, 2025.
South Korean inflation rose in June, but remains within the Bank of Korea’s target range. We expect the BoK to leave rates unchanged until housing prices and increases in household debt stabilize.
GBP/USD poked into its highest bids in 45 months on Tuesday, knocking a few inches closer to four-year highs as the US Dollar’s broad-market pummeling continues unabated.
In this video, Ira covers upcoming economic indicators, including updates from the Mortgage Bankers Association and the ADP private sector jobs report, while noting a strong JOLTS report with 7.7 million job openings.
I dumped my IWM puts (7% loss) but re-entered just a simple short-sale on IWM at decently high prices. Still, we have got to break back below the green line for this to have a prayer.
The USD/CAD pair trades with mild gains near 1.3645 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The US Dollar pares losses against the Canadian Dollar after data showed a better-than-expected increase in labor market demand.
While there's been a material rate-cut-driven fall in US market rates, there are some risks ahead for longer tenor rates coming from inflation and the fiscal deficit.
The one thing we do know about the bill, it is current form, is that it will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit and increase the debt ceiling by $5 trillion. These are not small numbers.
As we begin July, we know that the month closes up an average of 1.5% when it begins in an uptrend like now. We also know that the first day of July closes higher 88% of the time.
Sell-side stock analysts continue to raise their price targets on Microsoft Corp stock. One way to play this is to sell short out-of-the-money (OTM) MSFT puts.
