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While bond ETFs have become a staple for investors, their relative market share compared to mutual funds is significantly lower than the market share of equity ETFs compared to their mutual fund peers.
The US-China trade truce has boosted stocks sharply, and also supported the US dollar, while pressuring safe havens such as gold, which was down over 3% this morning.
Although wage growth has slowed considerably from its torrid days of 2022 and 2023, on a historical basis job switchers are still seeing wage growth better than about 3/4’s of the time between the turn of the Millennium and the pandemic.
The relationship between the US. Dollar Index, stock markets, and commodity prices during periods of trade tension follows distinct patterns that experienced investors can leverage for strategic positioning.
The US and China struck an agreement that would lower tariffs for a 90-day cooling off period. The US tariff on China falls to 30% from 145%, while China's tariff on the US falls to 10% from 125%.
With JD.com set to report earnings on May 13, you may not realize that the stock is also heading into one of its most statistically supportive seasonal windows.
The US futures rose Monday as the US said “substantial progress” in trade talks with China after two days of negotiations in Switzerland over the weekend.
AUD/USD is holding above key support within a bullish megaphone pattern, with a breakout toward 0.6500 likely as traders await U.S. inflation and Aussie jobs data.
After a sharp rally, Bitcoin shows signs of overextension with likely profit-taking ahead, but remains bullish with support expected near the $100K–$95K range.
Despite the strong recovery over the last five years, U.S. GDP growth is now projected to hit a speed bump following the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs announced in April 2025.
Investors and managers digest the trade prospects and argue over the outcomes; while we have focused on selected non-big-cap stocks for the most part; seeking to stay out of the political circus center-ring antics.
An economy in which consumption is the number one driver there can be elements of adjustment in which the benefit for the overall economy for everybody may come from being a little bit more prudent about consumption
The pace of change in the world order has accelerated notably in 2025. The era of globalization is being fast replaced by nationalism, protectionism and a shift towards regional trading blocks.
The British pound was the strongest major currency last week, while the Canadian dollar was the weakest. Volatility decreased again over this period, as only one of the most important Forex currency pairs and crosses changed in value by more than 1%.
