Welcome to today's edition of The Market Pulse, your gateway to the latest trends and insights in the investment markets. This week has been a whirlwind in U.S. politics, with President Joe Biden bowing out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic...
Can Bulls Keep Running? A Market on the Brink Welcome to today’s Market Pulse, where the bulls are charging again, fueled by a post-election rally. With Donald Trump’s election victory, uncertainty around the presidency has cleared, and markets have surged in response. It seems the immediate relief rally comes from...
The Federal Reserve may be keeping interest rates steady this week, but trust us, the excitement is far from over. This is like a high-stakes poker game where the silence speaks volumes. This week's Market Pulse brings you a front-row seat to the action. We're unpacking the Fed's coy silence,...
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...
Real estate thought it was going to breeze through the pandemic while it watched travel, retail and service industries plunge into COVID uncertainty, and while the industry isn’t crumbling, a visible slowdown will have to prompt change. The Spring 2020 real estate shopping season was pretty much a wash. Newly...
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...
Welcome to this week's edition of The Market Pulse, your trusted source for dissecting the latest market trends and economic shifts. This week, we delve into the implications of a potential Trump 2.0 presidency and its expected impact on the investment landscape. The political horizon is once again abuzz with...
As we kick off the final week of the month and second quarter, the S&P 500 is flirting with record highs despite a slight wobble in tech stocks like Nvidia. For equity bulls, the stars seem aligned with seasonal factors providing a supportive backdrop. In today’s issue, we dive into...
Unless you are into historical games, marble racing or simply live in Belarus, the average weekend warrior has been severely starved of live sports action ever since the Covid-19 pandemic threw the NBA, NHL, MLB, EPL, Formula One and other sporting seasons into limbo.  At a time when ESPN was...
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...