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Near-term event risk centers on today’s FOMC minutes, which could clarify the Fed’s internal policy divide and shape expectations around the timing and scale of rate cuts priced into 2026.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the significant correction in the metals market, noting that silver, gold, copper, and platinum all experienced a pullback after a strong December rally.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is remaining steady and trading around 98.00 during the Asian hours on Tuesday.
Chinese forces are conducting a massive military exercise in the areas surrounding Taiwan — a major economic power and supplier of semiconductor chips essential to the world (and US) economy
The S&P 500 E-Mini Futures (ES) continues to advance, breaking into new all-time highs and confirming that the prevailing trend remains firmly bullish.
Elliott Wave analysis suggests the Nasdaq 100 is at a critical inflection point, with competing bullish and bearish scenarios. Price action around key support, gamma levels, and S&P 500 futures will determine direction into year-end.
Gold price edges higher above $4,350 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The precious metal recovers some lost ground after falling 4.5% in the previous session, which was gold's largest single-day loss since October.
While tech stocks dominated headlines, “boring” Consumer Staples quietly delivered standout returns. Companies like Cintas proved that steady demand, low volatility, and consistent execution can rival — or beat — Big Tech performance.
Although they are among the world’s most profitable companies and have strong balance sheets, the immense spending on various AI investments from the hyperscalers in the Mag 7 has been scrutinized.
Lululemon Athletica is in focus today after its founder, Chip Wilson, reignited tensions with the company’s leadership – announcing a proxy battle aimed at reshaping the board.
The lesson for individual investors is not to liquidate entire stock holdings. Buffett’s position reflects Berkshire’s unique situation, a 95-year-old company with fewer years of deployment runway than most investors have.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the significant volatility in the metal markets, noting a dramatic rise followed by a substantial sell-off, advising caution amidst this turbulence.
Quantum computing doesn’t need a dramatic breakthrough to become economically relevant. It just needs more deals where companies commit real capital to real constraints.
GDP, released last week, showed that the economy grew by a larger-than-expected 4.3%. Powering the strong economic growth was personal consumption, which rose by 3.5%.
If passive funds grow to too large versus the market capitalization of the stocks in the index, the resulting loss of price discovery associated with markets would create an instability that would take the index down to zero.
How much private credit has been put in place but isn't in the official credit total is unknown and very likely unknowable. That means total systemic risk is also unknowable.
Quantum computing harnesses principles of quantum mechanics, using qubits that can exist in multiple states simultaneously (superposition) and become entangled.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares gained after the company announces $13.2 billion in total holdings, including 4.11 million ETH tokens representing 3.41% of Ethereum's supply.
Pending sales of existing homes in the US surged 3.3% MoM (more than the expected 0.9% MoM move) in November as a modest improvement in prices and mortgage rates encouraged buyers.
After several decades of falling birth rates and population aging, the US workforce growth has been slowing down. Future US economic growth will need to rely more heavily on higher productivity per hour–a change that is already underway.
Although the federal government shutdown has been over for a month and a half, most of the data that has been released has lagged badly, especially including data on sales, spending, and business orders.
US equities kicked off the final trading week of 2025 with a bit of a whimper, despite holding close to record highs. The truncated trading week will face a hiccup with a holiday closure on the cards later in the week.
In a seasonally favorable period, US equity indices are rallying but with hesitancy, with small-caps and tech struggling to build on the most recent momentum.
Gold has pulled back on year-end profit-taking and Dollar strength, but Fed rate cut expectations, political uncertainty, and war risks continue to support safe-haven demand. The broader uptrend remains intact.
The gold price index is stabilizing near its all-time highs at the start of the final week of 2025. Across trading platforms, spot gold prices rose to the $4550 resistance level before settling around $4532 per ounce.
Starfighters Space (FJET) has just come off a very successful IPO, with the shares shooting up as it is taking on part of the satellite launching market with a novel concept that is considerably cheaper in many cases.
Shopify Inc. is attracting investor interest as it nears a 52-week high, driven by strong growth metrics and news sentiment, ahead of an upcoming earnings release that may impact market expectations.
U.S. data flow picks up through the week, but the key focus for markets is likely to be the release of the December FOMC meeting minutes tomorrow, which should provide further insight into the Fed’s policy path.
