As per usual for the first Friday of every month, the markets were anticipating the US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) employment numbers. This data has always been important, but its…
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The Federal Reserve slowed the pace of its interest rate hikes by hiking 25 basis points meeting market expectations. The Fed also said that the battle against inflation is…
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%. A move that was widely expected by markets. This is the eight consecutive time…
Stock markets have kicked the year off strong and many are now calling the bottom. The reason? Interest rates are near their terminal rate and the Federal Reserve will…
Goldman Sachs having the worst earnings miss in a decade provided hints of a weak economy given that the bank took a major hit in provisions for credit losses….
Bank earnings kicked off with some surprising news. Mega bank Goldman Sachs (GS) reported an earnings miss. Their largest earnings miss in a decade as revenue fell and expenses…
It’s happening! After warning readers throughout 2022 that the Bank of Japan is the most important central bank to be following, and that the Bank of Japan matters, markets…
After what has been called a crypto winter, things could be turning for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Yes, I understand we had the FTX news, and now some Gemini and…
In recent days, US stock markets have been rising in anticipation of December CPI showing that inflation was cooling. The market expects with inflation slowing down, the Federal Reserve…
How things have changed post NFP. The December nonfarm payrolls report showed that the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs last month, slightly higher than the expected 200,000 jobs economists polled by the Dow…