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Send us Fan MailDollar rebounds amid conflicting signals from the Middle East. Marketsawait Friday’s NFP for Fed policy clues. Yen pulls back, but risks for moreintervention remain prominent. Wall Street rallies ahead of SpaceX andAMD earnings.Risk Warning: Our services involve a ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailTrump cancels Iran attacks, raises hope of deal to open Hormuz; oilplunges. Yen extends intervention gains as joint US-Japan action raisesthe stakes. US futures edge up on lower yields but Korean chip stocks dragAsia down. Gold shrugs off yen volatility as dollar ...  Show more

Core retail inflation a tad hot, boosting odds of quarter-point Fed cut. (0:16) GameStop tumbles after sales fall. (2:25) Arm Holdings named a top pick. (3:39) Show Notes UBS updates its ‘election watch’ stocks to match new winning probabilities Episode transcripts: seekingalpha. ...  Show more

US consumer prices eased in July, and they eased more than expected. US yields pulled lower after the CPI print, the US 10-year yield retreated, the US dollar slipped, gold gained, and the US stock markets rallied. The EURUSD jumped to 1.0370 mark, as Cable made another attempt t ...  Show more

The core CPI is expected to have risen 0.3% in October. (0:17) Disney, Home Depot, Alibaba highlight earnings calendar. (2:41) Bitcoin hits $80,000. (4:57) Show Notes Wells Fargo’s Growth List Dividend Roundup Russia mulling mega oil merger Episode transcripts: seekingalpha.com/w ...  Show more

Inflation has slowed in the US, the UK, and the EU. Will this mean interest rate cuts next year? Markets seem to think so, but comments from central bankers this week may temper that enthusiasm. Also, we go long the antitrust suit against Google, and long the UK’s campaign aga ...