Crazy Volatility in the Marketplace February 6, 2026 After a week of insane financial market movement, this Friday in particular has a TGIF aura to it. At lows around $60,000, Bitcoin’s price had corrected more than 50% from its record high last October. The price of silver soared to almost $121/ounce just over a week…
Fresh Anxiety about Coming AI Disruption Adding to Existing Worries about Trade & Geopolitical Tensions February 5, 2026 The jittery mood of investors is generating big and sudden swings in world financial markets. While last year showcased a suspect dollar but buoyant equity markets, stocks, Bitcoin and precious metals have lately been the objects of…
Many Purchasing Manager Surveys, Euroland CPI and PPI Reports and a Trio of Interest Rate Decisions February 4, 2026 Gold and silver prices remain strongly bid this Wednesday following sharp rebounds yesterday. Ahead of this weekend’s snap lower house elections,the yen traded 0.2% lower overnight, bringing is relapse since Friday to 2.4% against the dollar….
Softer Dollar, Stronger Equities, and an Australian Central Bank Interest Rate Hike that Was Generally Anticipated February 3, 2026 The dollar fell most sharply overnight against the Australian dollar (-0.8%) and kiwi (-0.5%) but also dipped 0.1% relative to the Swiss franc and Canadian dollar. There’s been no net change relative to sterling or the…
Groundhog Day Ushers in February February 2, 2026 (154) The 1993 movie Groundhog Day showcased a seemingly endless loop of life, constantly reliving the same day. So it is that this Groundhog Day kicks of a new week and month but with a slew of familiar geopolitical tensions, central banking uncertainties, and one-hand/other-hand economic risks….
Central Bank of Colombia Undertakes Surprise Full Percentage Point Interest Rate Hike in Vote that Split Policymakers January 31, 2026 Colombia’s benchmark interest rate had been cut by total of 400 basis points from a peak of 13.25% and starting with a 25-basis point reduction in December 2023. The most recent cut, also of 25…
January 2026 in Figures January 31, 2026 The most spectacular financial market changes last month involved precious metals, whose prices posted impressive net gains despite enormous sell-offs on the final trading day of the month. At record peaks of $121.79 per ounce for silver and $5,626.8 for gold, those metal had accrued gains of 72%…
Next Week’s Menu: January 31 – February 6, 2026 January 30, 2026 Central Banks: Monetary policy reviews are scheduled at the European central bank and in Australia, the U.K., India, Iceland, Mexico, Poland, and the Czech Republic. A slew of public speaking engagements by various central bankers, several like Bailey of the Bank of England,…
Dollar and 10-Year Treasury Bond Yield Up but Not U.S. Equities in Wake of Warsh Nomination for Next Fed Chairmanship January 30, 2026 Since markets closed in the U.S. yesterday, the dollar has strengthened by 0.9% against the Japanese yen. 0.5% relative to the euro and sterling, 0.4% versus the Swiss franc and 0.3% against…
Dollar Modestly Lower January 29, 2026 Fed Chairman Powell’s press conference yesterday elicited a subdued reaction in financial markets. Typical of the end of each month, there is an extensive menu of data getting released around the world today and tomorrow. Relative to Wednesday closing levels, the dollar has slid 0.2% or less against a…