Gold had fallen out of favor for many investors since war broke out in Ukraine.
Spot prices for gold ran as high as $2,066 in March 2022 before plummeting over 20% down to $1,630 in October of the same year.
Many investors switched to other assets like cryptocurrencies in search of...
Rally or Reversal? CPI Holds the Answer
As 2024 winds down, the markets are buzzing with optimism. Stocks are climbing, cryptocurrencies are soaring, and even the Federal Reserve seems poised to ease the reins on interest rates. But don’t get too comfortable just yet—the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) report,...
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...
A full decade since the first retail stores fell victim to the inexorable march of ecommerce and Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the retail apocalypse shows no signs of abating. The last decade has been brutal to the American retail industry, as countless traditional malls continue to shutter at record highs....
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%...
Valuation Risk Rises: Is the Market Overlooking Trouble?
Another week, another shock to the markets—this time courtesy of tariffs and policy uncertainty. Investors woke up to renewed fears as the S&P 500 faces valuation pressures, with Goldman Sachs warning that rising trade tensions could crimp earnings and squeeze profit margins.
The...
The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a financial and economic meltdown of epic proportions, rivaled only by the Great Depression, resulting in the fastest bear market in history.
While the energy industry is being forced to completely reinvent itself, with renewables coming out on top and diversification the new name of the game,...
Markets, yields, and the election—Barclays has a bold prediction.
With the U.S. elections just days away, analysts at Barclays are projecting a scenario of relative market calm in the aftermath, expecting a mild rally that could drive both bond yields and stock prices higher. Despite concerns of potential unrest, the...
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...
