Tag: Federal Reserve
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![JP Morgan lead analyst pegs $150 price target for Brent Crude, are we in an oil markets supercycle?]()
JP Morgan lead analyst pegs $150 price target for Brent Crude, are we in an oil markets supercycle?
Oil markets are making headlines, but if you have been a reader of Equity Guru, then you were given the heads up back in late July 2023. My outlook and technical analysis play by play was given in subsequent articles and chart attack videos. Our first target has been hit, and prices are pulling back…
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![Major technical reversal pattern close to triggering on stock markets post Federal Reserve!]()
Major technical reversal pattern close to triggering on stock markets post Federal Reserve!
“Interest rates will remain higher for longer”. This is what most analysts can agree upon after yesterday’s Federal Reserve conference. It was quite a strange one. Powell did not want to give concrete answers to questions regarding if the Fed is done with hikes. But we know that there is one more rate hike coming…
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![The moment of truth for silver!]()
The moment of truth for silver!
It is now make or break for silver. The precious metal was on fire in the second half of August seeing five days of continuous rally followed by a few more green days taking the price briefly over $25. This zone turned out to be resistance and silver prices have given up those gains. We…
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![Jerome Powell signals higher rates may be needed]()
Jerome Powell signals higher rates may be needed
When Nvidia blew out earnings, many saw it as a catalyst to see stock markets break out higher. However, certain technical patterns and levels I have been highlighting in my Market Moment articles told my readers and I that the downtrend was not over. This, I believe, is the power of technical analysis. But fundamental…
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![World stock markets tumble as bond yields rise]()
World stock markets tumble as bond yields rise
Global equity markets are selling off hard this morning as the probability of more rate hikes increase. The real action is in the bond markets as yields are rising. The US 2 year yield actually broke out into new recent highs taking out the March 2023 peak. The 10 year yield is also breaking out…
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![Stock markets approach key resistance. Is a new downtrend about to begin?]()
Stock markets approach key resistance. Is a new downtrend about to begin?
What a month it has been for US stock markets. US markets have been in hard rally mode since June 1st 2023, with the Nasdaq seeing its rally begin on May 24th 2023. A few other markets in the world are joining in on the party. Japan’s Nikkei continues to break decades long records largely…
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![Fed hawkish pause, regional banks tanks, and gold nears record highs!]()
Fed hawkish pause, regional banks tanks, and gold nears record highs!
Well what developments in the past 24 hours. Investors and traders were anticipating the Federal Reserve meeting. A 25 basis point hike was expected along with some statement hinting at no more interest rate hikes. Well, the market got the 25 basis point hike (the Fed’s 10th rate hike in a row), and some sort…
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![First Republic Bank troubles weigh in on stock markets]()
First Republic Bank troubles weigh in on stock markets
As earnings continue to come out mixed, and raising the probabilities of an upcoming recession, leave it to the regional banks to once again take center stage. Many analysts warned that the regional bank crisis is not over when you consider the fact that deposits are shrinking, lending (a bank’s primary business) is slowing, and…
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![Digging into the potential of Tempus Resources: High-grade gold exploration in British Columbia and beyond]()
Digging into the potential of Tempus Resources: High-grade gold exploration in British Columbia and beyond
Tempus Resources (ASX: TMR, TSX.V: TMRR, OTCQB: TMRFF) is an Australian-based growth-oriented gold exploration company with a focus on developing its flagship Elizabeth-Blackdome Gold Projects in British Columbia. Listed on multiple stock exchanges, Tempus is also actively exploring projects in Canada and Ecuador. In this article, we will delve into the key aspects of Tempus…
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![Gold markets are on fire, a week away from VRIC 2023]()
Gold markets are on fire, a week away from VRIC 2023
With the beginning of a new year, I look forward to Cambridge House’s Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. A conference which has played a major part in my investing/trading career. It was the first ever financial conference I attended way back in the day when I was a young man. At that time, I was one…
