Sentiment is an important measure to gauge how hot or cold a market is at any given time. While it doesn't necessarily predict future returns, it informs investors of consensus thinking.
U.S. stocks account for almost half of global equities' market capitalization.
Homebuyers enjoyed a relatively affordable market in the decade following the housing crash. The recent rise in prices and mortgage rates put homeownership out of reach for many prospective first-time buyers.
The number of homes sold each month remains depressed at a level rarely seen.
An aggregation of polls shows Trump leads, in sharp contrast to 2020 and 2016.
A long-term look at inflation adjusted gold
Some interest charts from our recent posts
Today's topics include previewing tomorrow's payrolls report, explaining stock market valuations via productivity gains, Powell reiterates stance to congress, are central banks playing follow the leader on rate cuts?, Kashkari down to one or two cuts this year, government debt on the rise, NYCB gets capital injection, share buybacks, and some more perspective on Bitcoin ETF flows
Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg to discuss Fed Policy, Stock Market Dynamics & the 2024 Election with Manus Cranny & Bob Elliott.
Today's topics include all eyes on Powell today, timing the rate cuts, momentum investing, the fallout of owning CRE loans, big banks keep getting bigger, Chinese savings & investing, and can China have its cake & eat it too?