Wednesday saw the S&P 500 and Dow close higher by 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively, with the Nasdaq gaining 0.9% to close at a record high, driven by strong AI momentum. Nvidia rose nearly 2%, briefly touching a $4 trillion market cap, while Palantir added 2.5%. Boeing (+3.7%) and Caterpillar (+2%) led industrial gains, lifting the…
Despite this short-term pullback, gold price action shows strong bullish momentum driven by geopolitical tensions and fluctuating policy signals from the Trump administration. Fed Chair Powell’s recent warning about a possible stagflation scenario adds to concerns, supporting long-term gold demand. According to Powell, the Fed’s dual goals of controlling inflation and supporting employment could increase…
Foreign investors are fueling the “mother of all bubbles” in US stocks, Ruchir Sharma wrote in the FT. “Global investors are committing more capital to a single country than ever before in modern history.” As money flows into US markets, fundamentals will erode across foreign economies, he said. Despite mounting geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns globally,…