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...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what's out there? If so, you're not alone. Space is fascinating, and it has captured the imagination of humanity for...

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...

TOUGH: Commodities has been the worst performing asset class of 2023 (see chart). Energy, industrial metals, and agriculture are all lower. Precious metals is the sole exception...

RELOOK: High dividend yield stocks (HDV) have been this year’s big investment style losers, underperforming the S&P 500 (SPY) by 20 points. With unprecedented competition from...

BOOM: Commodity markets are down in the past year, but some smaller commodities have seen a standout performance, from cocoa (+60%) to sugar (+45%) and uranium (+35%). But none...

SWIFT: The modern music industry has existed since the 1877 invention of the phonograph. But been forced to constantly reinvent itself, from the near death experience of digital...