LESS BAD: Emerging markets (EM) dominate the world economy, its growth, and population. Yet been perennial stock market underperformers, with their $6 trillion market cap....

The key Christmas consumer spending test is about to start, and looking positive The resilience of the US consumer has been the biggest positive surprise of the year, and...

Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and a weekly ‘special’.  Stocks in...

MAGNIFICENT 7: The ‘Magnificent 7’ big US tech stocks rallied 11% from Oct. low, double the rest of the S&P 500. Driven by the boost from lower bond yields to their premium...

COP28: The world’s biggest climate conference starts Nov. 30, with another push to accelerate carbon transition investments, that may help the sectors derated stocks out of their...

TECHNICALS: The seasonal Santa rally started early this year, as last. This gave cautiously positioned investors a dose of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). The Santa rally effect is...

ELECTIONS: 2024 is a huge political year with 20% of all countries globally, equal to 40% of the world economy likely going to the polls (see table). The year is bookended by...

Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and a weekly ‘special’.  A...

GROUNDHOG DAY: Nov. 17th is the latest deadline for the US Congress to pass a 2024 budget that keeps the Federal government open. Little progress has been made since the last...

SINGLES: Sunday, November 11th, is China’s ‘Singles Day’. The world’s largest shopping event and finale of a three-week retail extravaganza. It will give an important read on the...