Market expectations for the Fed’s March rate announcement are just below 50%, but the market doesn’t care. The reason? Interest rate cuts can be postponed for a […]
Don’t obsess about FED rate cuts
A good January indicates a good stock market year
Here are all 31 times that the US benchmark index S&P 500 rose by more than 2% in January, i.e. started the stock market year. For the […]
Buffett indicator near all-time high
The Buffett indicator, which is the total value of all listed stocks Gross Domestic Product, commonly abbreviated as GDP, is close to an all-time high. This indicator […]
The Hong Kong stock market has risen by eight percent this week
Hong Kong shares have risen eight percent since Tuesday. However, US stocks have outperformed the Hong Kong stock market by 94% over the past four years. After […]
Succeed on the stock market with Vikingen Maxi and options
Succeeding on the stock market with Vikingen Maxi Succeeding in the stock market with Vikingen Maxi and options often involves knowing what volatility is. An important concept […]
Microsoft and Apple are bigger than the Japanese stock market
Microsoft and Apple’s combined market capitalization of $5.8 trillion is $1.5 trillion MORE than the total value of ALL 225 members of Japan’s Nikkei 225 index. At […]
Inflation, explained: Why prices are rising and who is to blame?
Confused about inflation? You are not alone. Inflation is paradoxically both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let’s start with the simplest version: inflation occurs when […]
The difference between Forex and commodity trading
The difference between forex and commodity trading is mainly the products being traded. The commodities market trades in raw materials such as coffee, cocoa and products such […]
Golden rules for risk management
Owning precious metals can provide clear benefits in the form of speculative profits, investment gains, a hedge against macroeconomic and geopolitical risks and/or wealth preservation. This is […]
Individual investors feel most optimistic about stocks in almost 17 years
Over 81 percent of individual investors thought the Dow would end next year higher, according to the index’s December reading. Institutional investors are slightly less optimistic, with […]
