A look at the financial system and the current situation, through August.

EUR/JPY maintains its position despite weaker-than-expected Eurozone Retail Sales data.

EUR/GBP remains range-bound between 0.86 and 0.8750, with traders watching for a breakout while treating pullbacks near the 50-day EMA as potential buy zones.

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has remained in a tight range this week as investors assess the impact of tariffs on the economy and the upcoming actions of the Federal Reserve.

Dollar Tree says after seeing a major influx of especially middle-income Americans in its stores, it won't be able to raise prices.

Long-end Treasury yields dropped sharply after failing to break 5%, triggered by weaker-than-expected US job openings data that heightened concerns about the labor market.

The precious metal Gold rose strongly for another consecutive day to break out to a new all-time high near $3,600, attracting significant speculative interest.

Indian share markets are trading higher today, with the Sensex trading 675 points higher, and the Nifty is trading 188 points higher.

The US Dollar is trading higher for the fourth consecutive day against the Canadian Dollar.

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the impact of the recent JOLTS report, which showed a decrease of 300,000 job offerings, causing stock market rallies and a drop in yields, aligning with the Federal Reserve's goals.

Today, because of dividend increases and a slightly lower stock price, Capital Southwest yields 10%. Let’s find out whether investors can continue to rely on the double-digit yield.

A powerful wave of optimism is sweeping through global markets, with Asian equities climbing in lockstep with Wall Street as weak US labor data cements expectations for an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Yesterday’s JOLTS data indicated further cooling in the jobs market, and, based on Christopher Waller’s hints, we should see a soft ADP report today.

While a great deal of attention has been placed on current/future Fed nominees backing Trump’s call for rate cuts, it could become a moot point if Powell resumes the easing process in a couple of weeks.

Salesforce Inc (CRM​​​​​​​) shares slipped nearly 4.0% in post-earnings trading even though the company came in slightly ahead of consensus estimates for both earnings and revenue in Q2.

I see 3 important ranges on the chart tonight…Today’s range is trying to rotate higher…Yesterday’s range is begging for a Breakout Pullback… And that range from this afternoon… that’s where I’m looking for this Bear Trap tomorrow morning!

The Australian Dollar holds ground following the release of domestic trade balance data on Thursday.

The Japanese Yen struggles to capitalize on its recovery from a one-month trough touched against its American counterpart the previous day and oscillates in a narrow range during the Asian session on Thursday.

West Texas Intermediate, the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $65.50 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday.

Markets swung higher in the final half-hour of trading today, which was a mixed bag for the major indexes, even with the upswing.