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The Fed watches core CPI, the CPI excluding food and beverages. What it would like to see is 2.0 percent inflation. The last three core readings were 4.0 percent, 3.9 percent, and 3.9 percent.

One of the basic tenets of Dow Theory – first postulated by Charles Dow in 1901 – is that indices or market averages must confirm each other.

For the better part of the last two years, market analysts have been pointing to the inverted yield curve and the implication of a likely recession – and now it appears to be de-inverting.

What this week’s earnings reports from Big Tech and a FOMC meeting could mean for investors.

According to the Natixis Investment Managers global survey of individual investors, investors expect over 12% after inflation. Expectations versus reality… quite the divergence.

Despite gold flirting near all-time highs, gold stocks have seriously underperformed the market.

The markets spent most of the 4th quarter of 2023 rallying, but 2024 has seen a complete about-face.

One of the easiest ways to stay on the “right side of the market” is to simply pay attention to the relative strength of the various asset categories.

The Trifecta consist of the “Santa Claus Rally,” the “First 5 Days” and the “January Barometer.”

The market closed below its 21-day moving average for the first time since the beginning of November. Let’s take a closer look at what’s happening.