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In 2026, implement portfolio tactics to participate with the market if the bullish forecasts come to fruition, but protect your wealth in case they don’t.
Amazon is navigating short-term earnings concerns and cost cuts while investing in long-term AWS projects aimed at enhancing AI capabilities and energy supply across key markets.
PayPal has been under a lot of pressure for a while now: there was a rising doubt whether PayPal can even still compete with Apple Pay or Stripe. But now the situation is changing.
GameStop, a company that sells gaming consoles, collectibles, and video games, received a boost when the CEO bought 1 million shares, bringing his total ownership to 9.3%.
On Friday, silver jumped nearly 3% to $99 per ounce, reaching new record highs as a weakening dollar provided additional support for precious metal prices.
Asian markets advanced, while the dollar continued to struggle as investors turned their attention to non-US assets amidst policy uncertainties and geopolitical tensions.
The cost of health insurance has been increasing much faster than the costs that Americans pay out-of-pocket for medical services, drugs, and medical supplies.
USD/JPY rose to 158.61 on Friday, continuing its upward movement as the yen remains under pressure. Investors are adopting a wait-and-see approach ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision.
Asian markets traded higher on Friday, following an overnight rally on Wall Street as geopolitical tensions eased, and ahead of the Bank of Japan's interest rate decision.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the latest developments in the metal markets, focusing on the impacts of geopolitical events such as President Trump's actions at Davos and their effects on trade relations and tariffs.
Nvidia’s aggressive expansion in AI infrastructure, data centers, and advanced semiconductor manufacturing is a reason that investors and analysts will want to watch its capital efficiency metrics more closely.
In this video, I break down the technical chart for INTC, highlight key levels of support and resistance levels on the stock chart, and walk through where the stock may head next.
The highlight of the week will be inflation reports in Japan and Australia, both of which are expected to show prices are cooling. Other key releases include GDP data from the Philippines and Taiwan, and industrial profits from China
The article suggests that Supreme Court justices (Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, Barrett) may rule against Trump's tariff powers based on their skepticism of executive overreach in the Lisa Cook Fed case and IEEPA oral arguments.
The Japanese Yen remains depressed near the weekly low against its American counterpart following the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) widely expected decision to leave short term rate on hold.
The GBP/JPY pair trades close to its multi-year high of 214.30 during Friday’s Asian trading session, while the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has kept interest rates steady at 0.75%.
Silver and gold led other asset classes with the highest returns in 2025. Gold and silver usually do well during high economic uncertainty. Technology has outperformed other sectors.
Silver continues to demonstrate a powerful impulsive rally, advancing steadily toward new all-time highs. The short-term cycle that began from the January 15, 2026 low is unfolding as a clear five-wave rally.
Japanese Inflation has fallen sharply, mainly due to fluctuations in energy subsidy programs, but core prices remain firm. The BoJ is likely to take a cautious approach to rate hikes amid slowing inflation and increased economic uncertainty
Markets rose again in Thursday’s session, kicking off the early market with more positive Jobless Claims and Q3 GDP revision. The Dow gained +306 points, +0.63%, while the S&P 500 +37 points +0.55%.
We’re witnessing yet another record-setting day on Thursday, as both the gold and silver prices are sharply higher again, and have set new all-time record highs.
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the financial market activities as of January 22, 2026, highlighting a significant rise in stock markets despite early profit-taking and Intel's supply chain issues
Gold price extends the rally to around $4,950 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal gains momentum as geopolitical risk and threats to the US Fed independence boost the safe-haven demand.
The article analyzes the technical breakout of precious metals as gold nears the historic $5,000 mark and silver approaches $100. It examines the long-term growth of mining sectors, noting that the GDX has surged 800% since 2016.
Stocks finished the day higher, with the S&P 500 climbing by 55 bps. As noted yesterday, there is not much IV left to crush, and after we are scraping the bottom of the barrel.
December data gives the National Bank of Poland grounds to continue its pause in the monetary easing cycle, as wage growth accelerated, while activity growth in industry and construction came in well above market expectations.
The Nasdaq has managed to stage a counter rally to the breakdown, but the symmetrical triangle pattern has played out, so need to look at new support and resistance.
Concerns about the weak consumer, the frozen jobs and housing markets, rising debt delinquencies, inflation, stubbornly high bond yields & geopolitical stresses cause many analysts to worry that the economy will slow materially this year.
CION has a typical middle-market BDC quality profile, with senior secured lending backing income but limited protection against valuation pressure, as evidenced by persistent NAV erosion.
With U.S. debt approaching $40 trillion, long-term bond yields rising, and the possibility of renewed quantitative easing in 2026, markets may be signaling a loss of confidence in Western financial systems.
It is clear, that our present liability-based fiat currency system, which includes the Federal Reserve and other central banks of the world is in process of being replaced by a new asset-based money/currency.
Healthcare is outperforming the S&P 500. While the broader market barely touched its gap, the healthcare sector blew right through it and kept climbing.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are barely clinging to their bear flag support levels. If these levels give way, the technicals suggest a significant correction is coming.
While global auto demand remains uneven and suppliers face a tougher volume backdrop, U.S. automakers are entering the year with clearer earnings momentum.
AstraZeneca enters a historically powerful seasonal window in early February – just as new clinical trial results and analyst forecasts signal renewed investor interest.
Today’s price action in Bitcoin and Ethereum confirms something important: both markets have rolled over, and momentum is shifting back to the downside.
Global equities ex-US are ahead 4.2% year to date — that’s a solid lead over US stocks, which are still trailing the rest of the world via a thin 0.5% increase.
The post-war order was built on trust, rules and American guarantees. That framework is now being renegotiated publicly, aggressively, and without sentimentality.
Prague-based defense conglomerate Czechoslovak Group is offering up to 15.2% of the company in an initial public offering, marking what is expected to be the largest defense sector flotation on record.
The big takeaway is that AI isn’t just a tech story anymore. It’s a macro force that’s driving a capex cycle across the economy - and it’s already reshaping what wins and what struggles.
