Latest Updates to Market Opinions & Analysis
- Week Ahead: NAS100 braced for more pain? - By ForexTime NAS100 ↓ over 4% this week Index set to be rocked by various forces Big tech earnings & key US data in focus Watch out for geopolitical tensions… ...
- Renewable energy innovation isn’t just good for the climate — it’s also good for the economy - By Deborah de Lange, Toronto Metropolitan University As the climate crisis escalates, there are urgent and difficult choices that need to be made to drastically reduce our carbon emissions before… ...
- Stock markets signal a growing gap between Canadian and American clean tech firms - By Yrjo Koskinen, University of Calgary; J. Ari Pandes, University of Calgary, and Nga Nguyen, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Canada is one of the largest oil and gas… ...
- Trade Of The Week: Bitcoin Halving vs. Geopolitical Fears - By ForexTime Big week for “OG” crypto Halving event looms large Watch out for geopolitical tensions Prices under pressure on D1 chart Key levels at $61500, $65000 and $68000 In… ...
- Speculators push Japanese Yen bearish bets to highest since 2007 - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
- Speculator Extremes: Silver, Peso & Coffee lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on April 9th.… ...
- The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI - By Adia Harvey Wingfield, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Few ideas in business are as misunderstood as DEI. While opposition to DEI – diversity, equity and… ...
- Week Ahead: Time for stock index “slowpokes” to catch up? - By ForexTime UK100 now less than 0.2% away from all-time peak! 3 stock index "laggards" could find reasons to catch up next week MONDAY: US30 (+2% ytd) needs a boost… ...
- Target Thursdays: Bitcoin, US400, RUS2000, and EURGBP - By ForexTime Bitcoin still climbing this CPI week; up over 2%/$1,600 since Sunday US400 and RUS2000 stock indices showed larger-CPI reactions, as predicted FXTM Trading Signals: EURGBP reaches all 4… ...
- Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow - By John Kounios, Drexel University and Yvette Kounios, Widener University Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists… ...
- Boeing: what the next CEO needs to do to ensure quality and turn things around - By Bart MacCarthy, University of Nottingham The woes of Boeing show no sign of abating. CEO Dave Calhoun has announced he will step down at the end of the year.… ...
- Trade of the Week: Cryptos to rise again this CPI week? - By ForexTime Bitcoin back to within 2% of record high! All 11 FXTM Crypto CFDs climbing in tandem with Bitcoin Cryptos often rise the same week that US inflation data… ...
- Speculators drop Swiss Franc bets for 9th week to most bearish since 2019 - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
- Speculator Extremes: Silver, Gasoline & Peso lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on April 2nd.… ...
- Week Ahead: EURCAD ready to breakout? - By ForexTime Big week for minor currency pair BoC + ECB rate decisions in focus EURCAD trapped within 300 pip range Prices gaining bullish momentum on D1 Bloomberg model: 76%… ...
- America’s green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn’t powered by renewable energy − yet - By James Morton Turner, Wellesley College Panasonic’s new US$4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is designed to be a model of sustainability – it’s an all-electric factory with… ...
- Expert Shares the Best Silver Stocks for the Breakout - Source: Ron Struthers (4/3/24) Ron Struthers of Struthers Resource Stock Report compares six silver stocks to the SLV ETF, shares Pan American, a gold producer with many silver lines, and… ...
- A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain - By Giridhar Kalamangalam, University of Florida Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects.… ...
- Turkey’s economy is paying the price for years of policy mistakes - By Gulcin Ozkan, King's College London For many years, it wasn’t the economy that determined voting behaviour in Turkey. The country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won almost every election he… ...
- UK100 index teases record high - By ForexTime UK100 index broke above 8k mark today This stock index came to within 150 pips of its all-time high Falling UK house prices fostered bets for UK interest… ...
- Speculator Extremes: MXN, Gasoline & Silver lead Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on March 26th.… ...
- Climate change puts global semiconductor manufacturing at risk. Can the industry cope? - By Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes,… ...
- Week Ahead: Oil primed for more upside? - By ForexTime Crude ↑ over 15% in Q1 Oil could kick off Q2 with bang OPEC+ JMMC meeting, EIA data & NFP in focus Prices bullish on D1 & W1… ...
- As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans - By Mary Hagedorn, Smithsonian Institution Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect… ...
- How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern - By John Edward McCarthy, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Humans are very good at spotting patterns, or repeating features people can recognize. For instance, ancient Polynesians… ...
- California is wrestling with electricity prices – here’s how to design a system that covers the cost of fixing the grid while keeping prices fair - By Yihsu Chen, University of California, Santa Cruz and Andrew L. Liu, Purdue University Small-scale solar power, also known as rooftop or distributed solar, has grown considerably in the U.S.… ...
- FX Speculators drop Australian Dollar bets to new record low - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
- Speculator Extremes: Peso, Silver, Aussie & Franc lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on March 19th.… ...
- Week Ahead: EURAUD on breakout watch… - By ForexTime EURAUD waits for directional spark Prices rangebound on M1 chart Incoming data could rock minor currency pair Technical indicators favour bulls Bloomberg model: 77% chance EURAUD – (1.64508… ...
- Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right - By Ferdinando Fioretto, University of Virginia Artificial intelligence’s capacity to process and analyze vast amounts of data has revolutionized decision-making processes, making operations in health care, finance, criminal justice and… ...
- Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers - By Michael E Odijie, UCL A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60%… ...
- Mexican Peso Speculator bets touching most bullish levels in 4 years - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
- Speculator Extremes: GBP, Peso, Soybeans & Australian Dollar lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on March 12th.… ...
- Robo-advisers are here – the pros and cons of using AI in investing - By Laurence Jones, Bangor University and Heather He, Bangor University Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaking up the way we invest our money. Gone are the days when complex tools were… ...
- Copper Has a Vital Role in the Modern Economy - Source: John Newell (3/12/24) John Newell of Golden Sky Minerals (AUEN.V) explains his view on where the copper market is going and shares one stock he believes is an attractive opportunity… ...
- How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast - By Latisha Nixon-Jones, Jacksonville University Imagine saving for years to buy your dream house, only to have surging property insurance costs keep homeownership forever out of reach. This is a… ...
- Venezuelan migrants are boosting economic growth in South America, says research - By Jose Caballero, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Venezuela is engulfed in a political and economic crisis, which has forced over 6 million people – some 20% of the… ...
- Nigeria: botched economic reforms plunge the country into crisis - By Chisom Ubabukoh, O.P. Jindal Global University and Kunal Sen, United Nations University Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is facing an economic crisis. From a botched currency redesign to the removal… ...
- New FXTM index enters “bull market” today! - By ForexTime FXTM launches brand new CHINAH stock index CHINAH index has now risen over 20% from January low CHINAH is most-volatile and “cheapest” stock index within FXTM universe CHINAH… ...
- Trade of the Week: Yen bulls to clap back? - By ForexTime JPY is G10's best-performer today, also month-to-date Yen climbing on creeping bets for imminent Bank of Japan hike Tuesday's US inflation release will feed market's main obsession Friday's… ...
- Palladium Is Good on Every Time Frame - Source: Barry Dawes (3/6/24) Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities shares his thoughts on the current state of gold, silver, nickel, cobalt, and palladium and explains why he believes silver is… ...
- Lithium-ion batteries don’t work well in the cold – a battery researcher explains the chemistry at low temperatures - By Wesley Chang, Drexel University Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to electric vehicles. In cold environments, however, they can be more difficult to… ...
- Is the United States overestimating China’s power? - By Dan Murphy, Harvard Kennedy School Which country is the greatest threat to the United States? The answer, according to a large proportion of Americans, is clear: China. Half of… ...
- Is Energy Transfer (ET) a Buy Opportunity Amidst Acquisition Momentum? - By Ino.com As a merger frenzy sweeps across the U.S. oil industry, pipeline operators are seizing the opportunity to join the fray. Fueled by ambitions to enhance scale, optimize assets,… ...
- Trade Of The Week: EURCAD knocks on major resistance - By ForexTime BoC/ECB combo could rattle EURCAD Both central banks expected to hold rates Keep eye on updated ECB economic projections EURCAD bullish on D1 but RSI overbought Key levels… ...
- Stocks: What This “Record Extreme” May Be Signaling - "The total easily exceeds the prior net long extreme" By Elliott Wave International When most everyone agrees on the future trend of a market, it's almost guaranteed that the market… ...
- Japanese Yen Speculators sharply renew bearish bets for 7th straight week - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
- Speculator Extremes: Peso, DowJones, Soybeans & Yen lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on February 27th.… ...
- Week Ahead: Will US30 hit 40,000 milestone? - By ForexTime US30 ends Feb over 2% higher Index set to be rocked by high risk-events Watch out for Powell Testimony + NFP report Bulls in control on D1/W1 timeframe… ...
- Bringing AI up to speed – autonomous auto racing promises safer driverless cars on the road - By Madhur Behl, University of Virginia The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers. Imagine that scene, but without the driver – the… ...