Sterling maintained its reversal as talks over the Greenland saga appeared to cool.

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the latest developments in the metal markets, focusing on the impacts of geopolitical events such as President Trump's actions at Davos and their effects on trade relations and tariffs.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $59.85 during the early European trading hours on Friday.

Nvidia’s aggressive expansion in AI infrastructure, data centers, and advanced semiconductor manufacturing is a reason that investors and analysts will want to watch its capital efficiency metrics more closely.

In this video, I break down the technical chart for INTC, highlight key levels of support and resistance levels on the stock chart, and walk through where the stock may head next.

The highlight of the week will be inflation reports in Japan and Australia, both of which are expected to show prices are cooling. Other key releases include GDP data from the Philippines and Taiwan, and industrial profits from China

The article suggests that Supreme Court justices (Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, Barrett) may rule against Trump's tariff powers based on their skepticism of executive overreach in the Lisa Cook Fed case and IEEPA oral arguments.

The Japanese Yen remains depressed near the weekly low against its American counterpart following the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) widely expected decision to leave short term rate on hold.

The GBP/JPY pair trades close to its multi-year high of 214.30 during Friday’s Asian trading session, while the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has kept interest rates steady at 0.75%.

Silver and gold led other asset classes with the highest returns in 2025. Gold and silver usually do well during high economic uncertainty. Technology has outperformed other sectors.

Silver continues to demonstrate a powerful impulsive rally, advancing steadily toward new all-time highs. The short-term cycle that began from the January 15, 2026 low is unfolding as a clear five-wave rally.

The Australian Dollar inches higher against the US Dollar on Friday, remaining in the positive territory for the second consecutive day.

Japanese Inflation has fallen sharply, mainly due to fluctuations in energy subsidy programs, but core prices remain firm. The BoJ is likely to take a cautious approach to rate hikes amid slowing inflation and increased economic uncertainty

Markets rose again in Thursday’s session, kicking off the early market with more positive Jobless Claims and Q3 GDP revision. The Dow gained +306 points, +0.63%, while the S&P 500 +37 points +0.55%.

We’re witnessing yet another record-setting day on Thursday, as both the gold and silver prices are sharply higher again, and have set new all-time record highs.

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the financial market activities as of January 22, 2026, highlighting a significant rise in stock markets despite early profit-taking and Intel's supply chain issues

Gold price extends the rally to around $4,950 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal gains momentum as geopolitical risk and threats to the US Fed independence boost the safe-haven demand. 

The article analyzes the technical breakout of precious metals as gold nears the historic $5,000 mark and silver approaches $100. It examines the long-term growth of mining sectors, noting that the GDX has surged 800% since 2016.

The article provides a technical roadmap focusing on bullish strategies for the Nasdaq and S&P 500. It outlines a "long-only" approach, utilizing hourly directional filters and tick-chart patterns to identify high-probability entry points.

The stock, which for some bizarre reason is up 50% in 2026 and almost 3x higher since August, tumbled after hours on an earnings release.