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The sticky inflation narrative hasn't exactly been the tailwind dollar bulls were hoping for. In fact, the greenback’s muted reaction—despite a hotter-than-expected core PCE print—might be flashing early warning signs.
From my own perspective, arguments in favor of industrial policy often devolve into a list of injustices purportedly faced by US firms in global markets. The injustices sometimes seem real to me; other times, not so much.
The US Dollar Index, which measures the value of the US Dollar against a basket of currencies, is currently flat near 104.30 on Friday following the release of the Fed preferred inflation metric — the PCE Price Index.
Utilities stocks and ETFs have always been attractive for older investors needing income and relative price stability. In the current maelstrom, it may be the only sane place to invest for growth.
We discuss the latest tariff developments, key watchpoints for upcoming U.S. and Canadian employment reports and preview of U.S. first-quarter earnings season.
Hot inflation and cooling consumer spending are trends that are likely to be intensified by President Trump's aggressive moves on tariffs and government spending cuts.
PCE might actually deteriorate over time and that would result in a low or negative reading that was the result of more than just funky trade adjustments.
The high growth agentic AI market has attracted several players with startups gaining traction as enterprise interest shifts from passive co-pilots to more autonomous systems.
The European ETF industry is highly concentrated at the promoter level since the 10-top promoters in Europe held between 93.52% (June 30, 2023) and 95.06% (December 31, 2024).
The S&P 500 Index is off to a challenged start to the year. Many dividend stocks are off to much worse starts year-to-date, which could present value and income investors with some compelling buying opportunities.
Gold has hit a record high above $3,000 amid economic uncertainty. A breakout above $3,100 could push it toward $3,500, while support lies near $2,800. Inflation and Fed policy will decide the next move.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite are looking to close out the week with steep losses, with the S&P 500 Index firmly lower as well.
Cisco Systems, Inc. offers a complete line of routers and switching products that connect and manage communications among local and wide area computer networks employing a variety of protocols.
Despite what some may think, the impact of the new 25% auto tariffs will not necessarily benefit all US auto companies to the detriment of their foreign counterparts.
The higher-than-expected March Tokyo CPI had little impact on BOJ expectations; the pullback in the US 10-year yield, around seven basis points from yesterday's high, has helped underpin the yen.
Mexico’s central bank, Banxico, cut its key rate by 0.5% to 9.00% amid further declines in inflation and signs of continued economic weakness earlier this year.
Gold price (XAU/USD) attracts follow-through buyers for the second consecutive day and climbs to a fresh record high, around the $3,077-3,078 area during the Asian session on Friday.
It’s crystal-clear that decision-making by algorithm can be imperfect. It’s also crystal-clear that decision-making by humans can be pretty imperfect, too. However, the imperfections across these two types of decisions are probably not the same.
Stronger-than-expected Tokyo consumer price inflation, and signs of broadening pressures, support our long-held view that the Bank of Japan will hike in May.
