The story of America’s job growth is more complex and nuanced than the government wants us to believe. In a world where job numbers wield significant influence over perceptions of economic health, it’s crucial to scrutinize the data.

The investment world swims in a sea of terms and jargon, but few are as intriguing as “market sentiment.” Simply put, market sentiment is the collective attitude of investors toward a specific financial market or particular security

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in the gold and other relevant metal markets.

In today's video, we'll be checking the price for BTC/USD, its movement and behavior throughout the past week, and how it might affect its future price.

Darren Woods – the chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp attributes strength in the company’s recently concluded quarter to “excellence in execution”.

Two OPEC+ sources tell the media outlet that production cuts will be reviewed in March. They said an announcement will follow the meeting and reveal if these voluntary cuts will be extended

The Dividend Kings list consists of companies that have raised their dividends for at least 50 years in a row

In this week's video, we'll review a wide range of datasets to help us answer the question: Are the charts starting to cast doubt on the strong economic thesis?

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day just ended, Friday, February 2.

Food inflation may not be dead. To recap this week, cocoa bean, beef, and robusta bean prices have been marching higher

In today's video, we'll be checking the price for AUDUSD, its movement and behavior throughout the past week, and how it might affect its future price.

I don’t have a plot of GNP, but here’s GDP and other variables the NBER BCDC focuses on. Note aside from manufacturing and trade industry sales and personal income ex-transfers and GDP, other series rise throughout 2022H1.

This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of market fear, its implications, and how investors can leverage it to their advantage

Earnings season continues to chug along, with the reporting docket being dominated by mega-cap technology this week. The period has primarily been positive thus far, with many stocks enjoying buying pressure post-earnings

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Friday, February 2

We will discuss 3 long-term blue chip stocks to play defense. They have raised their dividends each year for over ten years, have current yields above the S&P 500 Index average, and should continue to increase their dividends for years to come

The labor market will be tight through the end of the decade, making employee recruiting and retention difficult. Boosting the output of employees is the best strategy for coping with the difficult labor environment.

The Employment Situation release for January 2024 incorporated annual benchmark revisions to the establishment survey series and reported population controls for the household survey series. NFP at +353 vs. +187 thousands Bloomberg consensus

On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Investment Strategist Alex Cousley and Sophie Antal-Gilbert, Head of AIS Portfolio & Business Consulting, discussed the latest U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of England (BoE) policy meetings.

In this piece, we take stock of the impact of Fed policy on global equities and share our best ideas for 2024