The iShares Silver Trust (SLV), the largest silver-affiliated ETF, has been in the green for 6 out of the past 9 weeks. On Monday, it held steady above the crucial support zone of $28.00 to trade at $28.91.
Net interest has been exploding over the past few years, with payments rising from $223 billion in 2015 to $345 billion in 2020 before nearly tripling to $881 billion in 2024.
The Fed would not work without the government granting it exclusive control of the issue of banknotes. Not coincidentally, the Fed has become a reliable buyer of its debt.
Look at the sectors and asset classes that have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past month or so. The market started pivoting defensive more than a month ago, and the shift has only gotten more decisive since then
One of the puzzles of international macroeconomics is that if capital has diminishing returns, then it seems plausible that capital should flow from capital-rich, high-income countries to capital-poor, low-income countries.
Equity markets sold off sharply Monday after President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. would impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports beginning March 4.
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Sellers whipped bulls with an undercut of Friday's lows on higher volume disribution. There was no denying which side of the market traders were sitting at.
The outsize increase in imports — if reversed next release — should diminish the negative impact if imports have been moved forward in anticipation of tariff imposition.
Instead of strengthening America’s trade position, Rep. McKinley's tariff triggered retaliation from other nations. Prices rose, particularly for middle- and lower-income Americans, and political backlash followed.
On the eve of the scheduled implementation of Trump tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, equity investors are selling US shares in favor of European stocks.
The ISM index fell -0.6 to 50.3, and the more leading new orders subindex fell from its very strong January reading of 55.1 back into contraction at 48.6, the lowest reading in four months.
Stocks got saved over the weekend when President Trump announced that the U.S. would be moving forward with its plans for a “Crypto Reserve” that would own multiple cryptocurrencies.
Sentiment continues to become less bullish which is good for stocks. However, market internals haven’t declined enough to ring the bell of significant low.
CBOT corn futures ended sharply lower for a second day. Fund’s still-sizable long position is being unwound ahead of probable tariffs placed on Mexico and tariffs on China.
There is no doubt that the market doesn’t like tariffs; stocks sell off every time Trump announces a new round, but so far, the effect hasn’t lingered.
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The S&P 500 trades at elevated multiples. Earnings expectations for this year and next are very high. Enter macro uncertainty surrounding the fiscal/tariff policy of the Trump administration.
