The Pound Sterling advances at the beginning of the week as traders continue to digest the recent US employment report that keeps investors’ chances about an interest rate cut by the Fed.

The Fed’s delayed fight against inflation and prolonged high rates have undermined families, small businesses, and job creation, leaving the economy weaker and more uncertain.

Gold (XAU/USD) begins the week on an impressive bullish note, soaring to fresh all-time highs above $3,600 per ounce on Monday.

The major equity indices are sitting on tons of gains from the April lows; concurrently, signs of fatigue are showing up.

A fragile labor market may accelerate Fed rate cuts, fueling speculative rallies in crypto, tech, and small caps.

BMWKY has paid annual variable dividends since May 2009. The current forward-looking annual $1.58 dividend yields 4.5% per Friday’s $34.68 share price.

After opening the day higher, the benchmark indices continued their upward momentum and ended the session in green.

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the market's reaction to the recent jobs report, noting initial gains followed by profit-taking that led to lower indices by the end of the day.

If global markets flatlined at current prices through New Year’s Eve, the results would go into the history books, indicating a solid, widespread bull run for 2025.

August’s weakest payroll estimate since May 2009 highlights the deepening US labor market stress, echoed by signals like the record-low copper-to-gold ratio.

EUR/USD surged to a five-week high near 1.1750 as weak US jobs data fueled Fed cut bets, with ECB stability supporting a bullish bias toward 1.1830.

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

Chime debuted on the Nasdaq this summer, and the moment was significant on several fronts. It marked a success story in venture-backed consumer tech, a category that has been largely out of favor in recent years.

Gold hits fresh record highs above $3,600 as safe-haven demand and Fed rate cut bets drive momentum.

Economists think people should be happy. They aren’t.

Soft jobs data sparked a market rotation with stocks, metals, and small caps rising as falling yields fueled doubts over the Fed’s rate-cut timing and impact.

News that Prime Minister Ishiba will resign weighed on the yen initially early today, and lifted the dollar to almost JPY148.60, slightly above the pre-weekend/pre-US jobs data high) amid the uncertainty.

Forex markets continue to be very quiet, but the Australian Dollar is showing a little activity, so it might be wise to trade here today.

Recession talk is resurfacing after last week’s weak jobs print (22k vs. 75k expected) and the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.3%, which was in line with forecasts.

The S&P 500 experienced another week of mostly sideways action.