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Four more years. The Senate voted 80-19 last week to confirm Jerome Powell for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve last week, in a bipartisan vote that was largely expected.So, a middling...

Global markets It was another challenging week for global markets, not helped by a higher than expected U.S. inflation report and a concession by Fed chair Powell that he might not be able to stop...

Friday night finally saw a proper bounceback on stock markets after weeks of downside volatility with Chinese shares leading the way into the European session and then Wall Street taking over after...

DXY took a breather Friday night as risk dead cat bounced:   AUD screetched higher:Oil too which is self-defeating, self-evidently:Not so much metals:Miners (LON:GLEN) eked out gains:EM stocks...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe NASDAQ 100 has fallen by nearly 30% in 2022, with no bottom in sight. The declines have come with good reason, primarily due to the Fed being...

DXY is blasting to the heavens as EUR sink to hell. When will it end? Ask Vladimir Putin:   AUD is being crucified:Oil won’t break and until it does everything else will instead:Base metals...

DXY continues to push to new twenty-year highs as EUR heads for parity:   AUD was at new post-COVID lows again:Despite a better day for CNY, which won’t last:If Oil swings higher then...

Asian markets are trying to bounceback with only Chinese bourses doing the heavy lifting as local stocks were put off by the slump in consumer sentiment. Currency markets remain spooked by a strong...

DXY is at new closing lows:   CNY is still falling at speed:AUD was flogged again despite risk rising a little:Oil was bashed:Metals too:Miners (LON:GLEN) eked out a gain:And EM stocks...

Still not a good day for risk takers out in the Asian stock markets although a late bounce this afternoon has seen equity futures for Europe and Wall Street lift, dragging up some local bourses as...

Another bath of blood on Wall Street overnight as critical support levels were broken across almost all risk markets, tipping us into bear market territory. This follows Friday night’s reaction...

DXY is still poised for higher as markets capitulate to the coming global recession:   AUD was slain, breaking post-COVID support:Oil gave in:Metals have now erased Ukraine. Global recession...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comWhy did the stock market drop so violently on Thursday, after rallying so sharply on Wednesday? Bond math can help answer this question. (In case...

Some of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks at his press conference last week make you wonder if he’s living in a parallel universe.Talking about the tight labor market,...