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Next week, the Q2-2025 earnings season will begin in earnest as a barrage of S&P 500 companies report, starting with the Wall Street money center banks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The British pound continues to find support near 1.3550 within a strong uptrend, with eyes on the 1.38 resistance level as steady bullish momentum builds.
USD/CAD is forming a corrective bounce that can revisit higher resistance levels within a bigger correction before a bearish continuation by Elliott wave theory.
Bitcoin surpassed the $118,000 mark, setting a new all-time high, driven by high institutional demand and supportive policies from the Trump administration.
Oil prices rose on Friday, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an upcoming statement concerning Russia, which hinted at potential additional sanctions on the significant oil-producing nation.
Following the One Big Beautiful bill's passage, the administration is focused on boosting nominal GDP and resolving trade negotiations by August 1, though extensions are possible despite Trump's firm deadline.
A fifth straight decline in initial jobless claims places even more emphasis on Tuesday’s CPI data to vindicate markets' residual bets on a September Fed cut.
Gold continues to trade sideways within the $3200–$3500 range, with external factors like Fed policy and global tensions keeping the market indecisive.
Overnight Friday, markets took another Trump tariff-inspired swoon south. U.S. President Donald Trump took to television to add new tension to his ongoing trade conflicts, disrupting Wall Street's recent rally to record levels.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the current state of the metals market as of July 10, 2025, highlighting gold's struggle to maintain the $3,300 level and silver's strong performance above $37 an ounce.
U.S. economic indicators from late 2021 to mid-2025, normalized to November 2021. The chart here tracks trends in employment, production, retail sales, and more, highlighting continued growth in the Coincident Index and early job benchmarks.
JPM's CEO, Jamie Dimon, sued regulators in October 2024 because he felt the powers that be were out of line with what he called overlapping or ill-conceived rules on capital requirements, card payments, and open banking, among other things.
Just days ago, Bitcoin hovered near old highs with little progress for months. But right after a breakout call on tastylive, it surged to new lifetime highs—twice. Even this bear nailed it.
Strong cash flows reflect financial stability, allowing companies to pay down debt, pursue growth opportunities, and shell out dividend payments. Let’s take a closer look at how each currently stacks up.
Trump will be implementing a 50% tariff on copper imports effective August 1st which will bring copper tariffs in line with U.S. duties on imports of steel and aluminum which Trump doubled to 50% in early June.
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is poised to continue its winning streak for the fourth successive session against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, after recovering its daily losses.
Gold price is gaining positive traction for the third consecutive day on Friday and approaching the top end of its weekly range amid rising trade tensions.
McDonald’s shares were up more than 2.5% at $300 on Thursday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock, saying the fast food company is better positioned compared to its competitors.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) closed higher on Thursday after HSBC analysts led by Frank Lee raised their price objective on the semiconductor firm to $200.
Trump issued another letter late on Thursday, saying he will levy a 35% tariff on some goods coming into the US from Canada, in a blow to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s bid to avoid punishing levies on goods sold to the US.
Oil prices are under pressure, despite OPEC+ reportedly nearing the end of its supply hikes. President Trump's talk of a “major” Russia statement on Monday has the market on edge.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the continued rally in the stock market, highlighting all-time highs in some indices and a modest increase in metals, while noting minimal movement in currency markets and a slight drop in bonds and notes.
As we close out H1 2025, markets seem eager to press higher on optimism about imminent fiscal stimulus and monetary policy support during H2—plus perhaps a “peace dividend” thrown in.
We discuss the ongoing slowdown in consumer spending, the repercussions of stubbornly high bond yields, the impact of the latest tariff developments and the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
It was silver’s turn to take the spotlight on Thursday, as the silver futures rose by a dollar to not only break through the $37 level, but surge past it to $37.63.
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