News and Analysis

MIXED BLESSING: Soaring used car prices has been a big driver of inflation, sign of snarled auto supply chains, and has given automakers, dealers, and renters some rare pricing...

Summary 73% DIY investors remain confident Our unique global survey tracks the unsung DIY investor anchor of this market. The focus stays on domestic equities and the US, but is...

Macroeconomic headwinds rock crypto market Macroeconomic concerns weighed heavily on the crypto market last week, causing Bitcoin to slide below $40K. Prices began falling...

GIVING UP? After outperforming the US earlier this year, Europe ex UK (EZU) equities have slumped under the weight of the Ukraine war and Russia sanctions, high oil prices and...

JUST STARTING: Secular growth ‘thematic’ investing, as opposed to in traditional sectors and geographies, has stayed popular despite the sharp correction in high flying disruptive...

SLUMP: The Japanese Yen (JPY) has slumped through 125 vs the USD, back to 2015 levels. The currency of the world’s no.3 economy and stock market has performed on par with ...

57% of DIY investors say international conflict poses the biggest external risk to investments, up from 26% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The majority of retail investors...

UTILITIES: We have seen a ‘stealth’ rally in utilities (XLU, @Utilities) stocks this year. They are only lagging the high-flying energy sector (see chart). This reflects a recent...

Last Week’s Top Five Market Winners Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ) The past week was unique with only two stocks on the NASDAQ finishing out the week in positive territory....

Doge defies downturn as Musk calls for meme coin Twitter payments Crypto has had a tough week, with Bitcoin sliding 9% lower after the Federal Reserve released minutes from their...