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The British pound and the New Zealand dollar were the strongest currencies last week, while the Swiss franc, the US dollar, and the euro were the weakest. Volatility decreased markedly over this period, and next week may see even less volatility.
European and international stocks are outperforming as the US trade initiatives seek to rebalance international trade, which will of course be reflected in lesser need for USD (capital account reflection).
Netflix has been showing no signs of slowing down, as the leading streaming service reported strong first quarter results. Netflix topped revenue and earnings estimates in the quarter, and the company projects continued growth in the second quarter.
Catch up on the top artificial intelligence news and commentary by Wall Street analysts on publicly traded companies in the technology space with this short recap.
The instruments space is likely to benefit from the diligent focus on energy-efficient production processes and integrated software systems. Thus, here is a short look at 3 stocks in the industry that may benefit from the favorable environment.
The euro initially pulled back during the course of the trading week, only for it to then turn around and show signs of life again. At this point in time, I think the 1.15 level is going to continue to be a major resistance barrier.
In a healthy economy, tariffs should have a long-term impact on the stock market. However, the current economy isn't a healthy one. Instead, it is a currency-debasing economy.
Last year, a cocoa shortage drove up prices for European chocolate makers and consumers. This was largely due to an exceptionally wet, rainy season as well as a viral cocoa disease. However, the situation is expected to improve this year.
Media outlets will remind us that the S&P 500 is down about 10%, but you may be feeling a little more angst than you think you should for a 10% correction. After all, this year has been much more challenging than your normal 10% correction.
My longer-term market indicator has turned decisively negative, signaling that now may not be the time to buy and hold stocks. Of course, the problem is that we don't know how low this market can go, and stocks could get a lot cheaper still.
In this video, I take a look at the Dow Jones. The picture remains difficult to discern due to all of the economic factors affecting the major indices.
The U.S. dollar has been experiencing a sharp decline this year amid rising concerns over the economic fallout from potential new U.S. tariffs. Here is a brief review of some ETFs that may strengthen while the greenback weakens.
Fast Track Group recently filed to withdraw the company's planned U.S. IPO, the latest to do so amid macro uncertainty. Meanwhile, Chagee opened on April 17 at $33.75.
The EUR/USD did not move violently on the interest rate cut from the ECB, this because financial institutions expected the move, and because their attention was elsewhere.
Updating the pictures in gold, silver and platinum where the ultra powerful rally in gold continues to be fed by the decline in the U.S. Dollar as well as daily changes in the current Trade Wars.
This week won’t have much on the economic calendar, with the S&P Global Flash PMI the lone standout data point. Government auctions will draw more attention.
Energy Transfer LP (ET) is a favorite among income investors due to its strong yield. And now, thanks to the recent meltdown in the markets, the stock yields nearly 8%, making it even more attractive.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced an order to stop construction activities on the Empire Wind project, a large scale offshore wind project off the coast of New York, anticipated to power 500,000 homes with renewable energy.
I wrapped up the trading week with twenty-eight bearish positions. Here are second half of the positions, zoomed in to the most salient portions of the chart:
Slower growth with higher inflation is stagflation, a word Jay Powell managed to avoid but nonetheless described. The Fed can’t address both simultaneously and will generally prioritize whichever variable is farther from their long-term goal.
Leaders of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) predict their local economy could have zero growth in 2025. This is a downgrade from previous GDP growth to 0% from 3% initially.
Recently, the trend toward deglobalization has been accelerated by a push to reinvent the global trading system on the part of the Trump administration.
In this brief market report, we will take a look at the various asset classes, sectors, equity categories, ETFs, and stocks that moved the market higher, as well as the market segments that defied the trend by moving lower.
With trade policies shifting by the day, little clarity given from the US administration, and rising tensions between the president and the Federal Reserve, it’s no surprise that stocks have been reeling. Yet one sector has been resilient—insurance.
After a volatile couple of weeks in which stocks fluctuated wildly, things seemed to have settled down a bit this week, although the major indexes finished mostly lower.
Amidst the volatility swirling around equity markets recently, it could be easy to forget about earnings. But the numbers for Q1 2025 are rolling in nevertheless. Phillips 66 has now seen the largest revision of any firm in the S&P 500 Index.
Two more tariff announcements, one on port fees, the other on China isolation, were added and removed. Trump claims he has all the cards. His actions show otherwise.
Are gold’s outperformance and long-term potential of any real value to an investor? The answer -- and this might shock you -- is an emphatic “no.” Here’s why.
On April 17, Chagee, a Chinese tea beverage brand, officially commenced trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange, becoming the first Chinese tea beverage company to be listed in the United States.
Wall Street has exhibited heightened volatility in recent weeks. Jerome Powell’s recent warnings about severe economic consequences of escalating tariffs have also heightened volatility. Low-volatility ETFs may look appealing in such an environment.
Investors can't be blamed for feeling a little better about things these days, especially when compared with where the S&P 500 was two short weeks ago. However, there are big questions that still need to be answered before one can be optimistic.
As markets continue to weigh tariff and trade risks, investors should continue to protect assets and remain alert to potential trading opportunities. Diversified and global explorer stocks appear to be doing well, including DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
Here is a short look at the 7 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, April 19, 2025. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.
What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here is a quick look at the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the trading week of April 14-17, 2025.
When overall risk-off sentiment and positioning are at levels normally coincident with market bottoming processes, the technical indicators have also become so risk-off that they signal risk-on behavior.
Previous burst bubbles spawned bigger bubbles necessary for system reflation – collapsing telecom debt and junk bonds were supplanted by a much bigger boom in mortgage credit.
The Trump administration are clearly trying to reshape the global trading order, but it is, well, uncertain what it will look like when they are finished.
With the national debt soaring past $33 trillion and future obligations exceeding $100 trillion, America would need to avoid a financial crisis where prices skyrocket out of control.
The geopolitical conditions do make a lot of sense for gold to continue higher, as there are a lot of tariffs, tensions, and of course, concerns about geopolitics.
