Trump, Powell & Rates: The Post-Liberation Day Edition
The unexpectedly steep tariffs announced on April 2 have injected fresh uncertainty into markets, but with implementation delayed until April 9, investors have a narrow window to reposition around...
View ArticleXi Jinping Hits Back: China Raises Tariffs On US Goods To 84%, Doubling Down...
Xi Jinping‘s China has unveiled a significant hike in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, intensifying the ongoing trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
View ArticleGold/Silver: Precious Metals Rise 2% Overnight! Can The Gains Hold? Metals...
Phil Streible with Blue Line Futures discusses Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, and other commodity topics.
View ArticleForecast Contracts: Discrepancy of Expectations for Tomorrow’s CPI: April 9,...
Stakes are high for tomorrow’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) scheduled for 8:30 a.m. E.T., considering that there’s over 24,000 open forecast contracts awaiting settlement.
View ArticleEchoes of Power: Trade Moves Driving Us Closer to the Bottom
On this episode of Midweek Minute, Jeff Praissman sits down with Scott Bauer to unpack how trade tensions and policy ripples are rattling Wall Street. With markets teetering, they ask the big question:...
View ArticleTrade War Escalates as EU and China Retaliate: April 9, 2025
Shortly after Trump tariffs went into effect at midnight, China and the EU responded with levies of their own.
View ArticleThe Cavalry is Not Riding to the Rescue
One of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked recently is whether there is a precedent for what we’re seeing in the market right now. The short answer is “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it...
View ArticleUnderstanding What Drives Momentum in Global Stock Markets
This article explores why stocks that have been performing well tend to continue doing so, a phenomenon known as “momentum.”
View ArticleA helpful tariff pause but not a solution for the uncertainty
That was some kind of rally yesterday after President Trump announced a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariff rate for most countries.
View ArticleWhat’s Behind Gold’s Rally?
Gold prices have nearly doubled since late 2022, driven by Fed rate cut expectations, rising inflation concerns, and increased central bank buying.
View ArticleWill high tariffs push the US into recession?
We started last week with some trepidation about “Liberation Day,” but markets assumed that US President Donald Trump wouldn’t apply extremely high tariffs to trading partners because of the negative...
View ArticleQ1 Earnings Season Mired in Uncertainty as Banks Begin Reporting Friday
Q1 earnings season is about to kick off amidst what some might consider to be the most uncertain environment for US corporations since the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleMuscling in on lab-grown meat
We all need to eat and there is not enough food to go around. This is arguably the most profound challenge faced globally.
View ArticleTrump Trade: President Trump pauses most tariffs, raises China’s to 125%
Amazon CEO believes sellers will pass increased tariff costs on to consumers.
View Article16 Minute Abs
Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at the Options Clearing House, joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss the Rule of 16 and how traders can use it in their analysis and decision making.
View ArticleHow to Get Started with the TWS Excel API
This tutorial shows you how to download, install and configure the IBKR Trader Workstation (TWS).
View ArticleSingapore Economy To Grow 2.7% in 2025: April 10, 2025
The Singaporean economy is likely to slow this year after last 2024’s strong pace of expansion.
View ArticleVolatility Begets Volatility
If you told me last month that people would be taking a -4% drop and a 40 VIX in relative stride, I would have thought you were delusional. Yet this is what happens when volatility that once seemed...
View ArticleStocks Pare Yesterday’s Historic Gains on Beijing Focus: April 10, 2025
Despite the Trump administration reporting that many nations have approached the White House to work out a deal, heightening tensions between Washington and Beijing are taking center stage and...
View ArticleHigh Conviction PPI Trade for Tomorrow: Yes at 2.5%, No at 3.5%: April 10, 2025
A forecast contract trade that I like for tomorrow’s Producer Price Index (PPI) release is buying the “Yes” at the 2.5% threshold and the “No” at the 3.5% level.
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