AI Billions and the Boldness Wall Street Demands As the giants of Big Tech prepare to reveal their quarterly earnings this week, one undeniable fact looms large: despite a staggering $300 billion investment in artificial intelligence, Wall Street remains restless and unfulfilled. Giants like Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Apple are...
September is here, and with it, investors’ concerns about whether the Federal Reserve has been slow to react to shifting economic conditions. The stock market stumbled this week, adding to a sense of uncertainty as the Fed prepares for its long-anticipated interest rate cut. But has the central bank...
When Markets Sneeze and Tariffs Bring the Cold The markets are speaking loudly — the question is, who’s listening? In a week that saw U.S. equities slide into correction and bear market territory, it wasn’t inflation, earnings, or even interest rates that lit the fire. It was Trump’s tariff barrage, and...
When Good News Turns Sour  Welcome to this week’s edition of The Market Pulse, where we untangle intriguing trends in the markets now. What happens when positive economic surprises trigger market turbulence instead of optimism? This week, the spotlight is on the paradoxical market reaction to stronger-than-expected US jobs data....
The Rally Everyone Loves Until It Blinks Just when you thought the markets couldn't climb any higher, they do. Major US indexes are printing fresh records, economic data is looking tame enough to keep the Fed at bay, and investors are basking in the glow of what feels like a...
The one sentence from Powell that could ruin the holidays. Welcome to a critical week for your portfolio. We find ourselves staring down the barrel of the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year. While many of us are busy untangling holiday lights or figuring out if eggnog actually tastes...
A Market on the Brink… or the Verge of a Turnaround? After a rough stretch for stocks, investors have been on edge, wondering if there’s any relief in sight. Tariff tensions, rising bond yields, and global uncertainty have weighed on markets, leading to a brutal sell-off. But could there be...
Nine months of patience may finally pay off for investors After nine months of relative quiet, the Federal Reserve might finally be ready to pull the trigger on a rate cut this September. Investors have already started pricing in an 85% chance of a 25 basis point reduction, and history...
The Fed is at a crossroads. Higher egg prices could be a warning sign for what’s next. Egg prices are soaring again—and they’re more than just a grocery-store nuisance. They’re becoming a symbol of the Federal Reserve’s growing challenge in controlling inflation. With costs for a dozen eggs surging 62.3%...
Markets Brace for Trump 2.0: Policy Moves and Uncertainty Ahead Welcome to this week’s edition of The Market Pulse, with Donald Trump officially stepping into his second term as President of the United States, the global markets are watching closely. From proposed tariffs on Mexico and China to deregulation plans...