Financial Markets Report For Thursday, June 5 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Thursday, June 5.
Re-Inversion 10yr-3mo, Weakening Dollar The GDP outlook is looking less bright, and probably less so than indicated by historical correlation, given the elevated credit risk now implicit in Treasurys. Moreover, a continued decline in the dollar is to be expected as Treasury rates decline.
May’s Most Shorted Stocks Include Tech, Consumers, And The S&P 500 The S&P 500 makes the list of most shorted stocks and ETFs for the second straight month.
Semiconductor Index Breakout Holds The Nasdaq had registered a breakout, but Thursday's losses (on light volume) took it back to breakout support.
From Trade Truce To Tesla Tumble: Risk Rally Fizzles In A Blaze Of Egos What started as cautious optimism following the Trump-Xi call ended in a full-blown trading dumpster fire after the Musk-Trump cage match escalated.
U.S. And Global Money Supply Surges To Record Highs After a brief contraction in 2022 & 2023, the U.S. M2 money supply is once again surging—rising by $1.2 trillion in just over a year.
The Myth Of Fed Independence The Fed has never been politically independent of the U.S. government, and it has enthusiastically helped fund the U.S. government both in wartime and in peacetime.
Two Best Stock List Names Hit A New High: Which Other Stocks Just Came On – And Off – IBD's Top Stock Screens? Despite a dull day for market overall Intuit, a frequent visitor to IBD best stock lists, and Lincoln Educational Services hit a new high.
The Debt Tsunami Meets Fortress America: Bold Take On A Shifting World With $7 trillion in US debt to refinance this year, US Treasury debt auctions are akin to “selling hot dogs outside a vegan festival”.
The Ratchet Effect: Easy to Spend More, Spending Less Triggers Collapse What's required is not just a revised spreadsheet but an entirely new culture and value system.
Palantir CEO Warns US-China AI Race Will Have One Winner, Urges West To Keep Up PLTR CEO Karp believes US will win AI race with China, expressing concerns about its dangers while acknowledging its benefits. Stock down.
