Forecasts & Analysis

Shareholders have been selling strong Q2 earnings reports, understanding that year-over-year comparisons will be tougher going forward.

Monday kicked off on a cautious note as investors braced for a week jam-packed with key economic data, updated company earnings, and the Federal Reserve meeting. A wave of risk aversion engulfed Asian markets as Chinese authorities ramped up their crackdown on private education companies. On the earnings front, Tesla

Following is a list of company earnings scheduled for release August 2-6, along with earnings previews for select companies. Next week’s earnings are of much significance for major market movements as Q2 is believed to be a quarter of significant recovery, with growth accelerating and the outlook for the coming

Many investors have been looking to soft commodity markets for the first time this year. This is partly because of the pandemic’s effect on global supply, but also the insistence of central banks that the inflation being felt by the real economy is transitory.

Ah, August. In a word, the Oxford English Dictionary defines “august” as “impressive”: as has historically been the month of August for Gold. Recall what we penned a week ago: “…with August on the horizon, that month has finished higher for Gold in eight of the past 11 years…”

Besides the rebound in the greenback, gold was pressured by a report showing core inflation rose at a slightly slower-than-expected pace in June.

“National demand will ease to much lighter levels” over the coming week, ” NatGasWeather said.

The Australian and New Zealand Dollars edged lower on Friday, as upbeat data helped the U.S. Dollar reverse some of its losses since Wednesday when dovish remarks by the U.S. Federal Reserve helped bring an end to its month-long rally. Meanwhile, profit-takers hit the Aussie and Kiwi as a shift

U.S. energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in eight weeks.

The inflationary rate according to the PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index), the preferred inflationary index that the Federal Reserve uses rose sharply to a 13 year high in June.