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Rates Spark: Payrolls Day, And It’s Potentially A Big One For Rates

Rates Spark: Payrolls Day, And It’s Potentially A Big One For Rates

Post the FOMC, the information value from US payrolls is amplified in our opinion. It’s a report that can always generate volatility. We think this one has the capacity to create a lot of discussion. Also, the back end of UST and Bund curves are tightly correlated, suggesting inflation risk from the US has been […]
Interest Rate Cuts Are Coming, Right?

Interest Rate Cuts Are Coming, Right?

Image Source: Unsplash Interest rate cuts are coming. We’ve been hearing that since the fall of 2023. Hasn’t happened. How come? More worrying for investors is what will happen, and how to prepare.In the fall of 2023, with inflation easing and the economy in general seemingly under control, it made sense for the Federal Reserve and […]
Apple Q2 Earnings: Iphone Sales Down 10%, $110 Billion Stock Buyback Announced

Apple Q2 Earnings: Iphone Sales Down 10%, $110 Billion Stock Buyback Announced

Image Source: Unsplash Apple Inc (Nasdaq: AAPL) is trading up in extended hours on Thursday after coming in ahead of Street estimates for its fiscal second quarter. iPhone revenue fell short of expectations The stock is gaining even though iPhone did not do all that well in Q2.The flagship handset generated $45.96 billion in revenue in […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Rally Into The Close

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Rally Into The Close

Stocks were under a bit of pressure early on but found their footing and rallied into the close.The VIX fell.The Dollar fell.Gold and silver were under pressure and recovered into the close, with silver showing its usual resiliency.  The demand for silver in high-tech industrial applications is fueling increased use of bullion. And the central banks […]
May Day! May Day! Market Overboard

May Day! May Day! Market Overboard

Image source: Pixabay In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Power Hour from 05/01/24, Samantha LaDuc and Craig Shapiro discuss the dynamic financial market landscape, particularly focusing on recent and upcoming economic events such as the QRA quarterly refunding announcement by Yellen, FOMC statements, and significant S&P 500 company earnings reports. They delve into the implications of these […]
Market Talk – Thursday, May 2

Market Talk – Thursday, May 2

ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 37.98 points or -0.10% to 38,236.07 Shanghai closed Hang Seng increased 444.10 points or 2.50% to 18,207.13 ASX 200 increased 17.10 points or 0.23% to 7,587.00 Kospi decreased 8.41 points or -0.31% to 2,683.65 SENSEX increased 128.33 points or 0.17% to 74,611.11 […]
Russell 2000 Earnings Dashboard 24Q1 – Thursday, May 2

Russell 2000 Earnings Dashboard 24Q1 – Thursday, May 2

Image Source: Pexels Russell 2000 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions The 24Q1 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is -8.4%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 2.6%. Of the 591 companies in the Russell 2000 that have reported earnings to date for 24Q1, 62.6% reported above analyst expectations. The 24Q1 Y/Y blended revenue growth estimate is -1.2%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for […]
New Bitcoin Indices Doing “Yard Work” In The Spring

New Bitcoin Indices Doing “Yard Work” In The Spring

Image Source: Unsplash In Wall Street parlance, a yard refers to a billion and a buck is a million. You can overhear traders asking questions like, “how many bucks did that trade?” or, “did that company raise a yard?” The crypto space is gathering assets by the yard these days with new product launches by ETF […]
Tesla: Buy More Or Sell It Right Now?

Tesla: Buy More Or Sell It Right Now?

Image Source: Pexels Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds, and ETFs and how it impacts your life. This is a special episode as Tracey celebrates the four hundredth episode of the show.Thanks for tuning in for the last 9 […]
Bitcoin Bottom Progress: Blackrock’s IBIT Marks First Daily Loss, Investors Shudder

Bitcoin Bottom Progress: Blackrock’s IBIT Marks First Daily Loss, Investors Shudder

Image Source: Unsplash Bitcoin (BTC) plunged to its lowest level in two months on Wednesday. Bitcoin Spot ETFs observed $563 million in net outflows, as seen on CoinGlass. Analysts believe Bitcoin bottom is likely between the $55,000 and $57,000 level.  BlackRock’s IBIT records first daily outflow worries BTC holders Bitcoin holder sentiment turned negative as Spot ETFs […]