Market analysis covering the Federal Reserve, inflation, jobs, interest rates, Treasury yields, commodities, sector rotation, and global market trends.
Index & ETF Watch
Funds that double, triple or flip the returns of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 have posted big numbers this year. Here is how leveraged and inverse ETFs work, what they have delivered through Oct. 2, 2026, and why they are built for short-term traders, not buy-and-hold investors.
Index & ETF Watch
Two State Street sector ETFs — SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) and Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) — are trading near multi-year lows, each pointing to a potential rebound of 14% to 38% over the medium term. Here's how their risk, cost, and upside profiles compare.
Market & Macro
Trump and Xi meet again on Sept. 23. Past summits pressured U.S. stocks, but this time AI chips, rare earths and trade could drive the reaction.
Index & ETF Watch
SCHD and JEPQ both target income, but their strategies are very different. One relies on dividend quality, the other on Nasdaq stocks and options.
Market & Macro
U.S. inflation held at 3.4% in August, keeping Fed rate-hike risk alive and raising fresh concerns for AI stocks, Treasury yields and the broader market.
Index & ETF Watch
Fed rate-hike expectations are pressuring U.S. stocks, but the pullback may create opportunities to gradually accumulate Nasdaq-100, S&P 500 and broad-market ETFs.
Market & Macro
Oil prices are closing in on $100 a barrel as Middle East tensions and tighter supply lift crude, creating upside for energy stocks but raising fresh inflation and Fed risks.