Suspected intervention to sell USD/JPY, plus US authorities reportedly getting involved, has prompted a near 3.5% drop since Friday morning.

The euro pulled higher after bouncing past the 1.1700 level.

Strong employment numbers sent the odds of a rate hike higher and the Australian dollar higher along for the ride.

King Deal now decides who can make a deal with whom.

Contrary to popular thinking, numerical probability is not applicable in economics. The numerical probability is relevant in the world of objects where homogenous cases are observed.

Predictably unsettled activity ahead of the weekend; should lead to reloading for an upside thrust next week; while news dependent, along the lines you are all aware of.

The most obvious implication of a Trump-controlled Fed is aggressive monetary easing that will kick the USD off the ledge of a cliff.

Monthly U.S. business applications are reaching all time high levels.

PEY, a dividend-focused ETF, is doing better than SPY and VOO so far in 2026, but it has underperformed for quite some time. It looks like PEY could perform better than the broad market if stocks pull back.

Nexus Industrial REIT is a monthly dividend stock with a high yield. This potentially makes the stock more attractive for income investors looking for more frequent dividend payouts.

Oil price volatility in 2025 contributed to a global decline in deal value, except in Asia and South America.

The COT currency market speculator bets were overall higher this week as seven out of the eleven currency markets we cover had higher positioning while the other four markets had lower speculator contracts.

I think the US will come back from this, both to its senses and to a sounder financial system. Gold will be at the center of this. The stock market will not.

Tariffs will remain a fascinating topic of debate for a long time, but the evidence—almost a year later—is that the components of inflation data do not show slowing but persistent inflation to be caused by tariffs.

The crypto market ends the week with a market cap of $3 trillion.

Shorting out-of-the-money put options might be a better play.

WTI Crude Oil which has been a rather stable marketplace for traders the past few months without massive volatility could face an assortment of tests via values as news develops from the Middle East this coming week.

This week reinforced that markets are being shaped by three forces simultaneously: fragile geopolitics, a maturing and more selective AI investment cycle, and a steady but unspectacular macro backdrop.

Visa Inc. is set to report its first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 29, 2026. The company's volumes are forecast to grow, with processed transactions up 9.5% and payment volumes up 8.6%. Yet, investors may want to wait to buy the stock.

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