Every week we post an update on new unemployment claims shortly after the BLS report is made available. Our focus is the four-week moving average of this rather volatile indicato...
The US dollar was whipsawed ahead of the weekend. The greenback had been pulling back following the soft core PCE deflator the day before, and losses accelerated after the disappoi...
Investing isn’t always just a long-term financial strategy. When you want to see returns on your money in a shorter time frame, say a couple years or even a couple months, then i...
Economists actually thought car sales would be flat in August. The Econoday consensus was 16.7 million units at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate. Instead, sales plunged to ...
Stocks began the day in positive territory and remained there all day. The market moved in a fairly narrow range as the market participation was low and the news flow was slow. The...
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a below-average increase in natural gas supplies following which the commodity traded up. However, worries over t...
Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Bullish Gold prices remain bid going into the first full week of September, with bullion at risk of marking fresh 2017 highs as market participants...
Bitcoin has surged to a new record high this morning over $4850 amid increased debt ceiling anxiety, continuing demand from South Korea and Japan amid the North Korea chaos, a pot...