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The stock market is America's savings: why even a 2.9% Nasdaq drop hurts households
On October 30 the Nasdaq dropped 2.86% in a single session, while Intel collapsed 29% - its worst day since the 1970s, erasing roughly $12 billion of market value. The formal trigger was earnings from Amazon and Intel…
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Fitch cuts France's outlook to negative in an unscheduled move: what it means for the euro and who sells French debt next
On October 30 Fitch moved France's outlook to "negative" from "stable" in an unscheduled review, affirming the rating itself at A+.…
EURUSD Market Analysis for October 30, 2026
The Euro completed its bearish marginal cycle on Wednesday following Warsh's commentary and immediately rebounded toward the 1/2 level. I…
BlackRock cuts US stocks to neutral and says buy Treasuries
The world's largest asset manager has turned cautious on American stocks. BlackRock's Investment Institute (BII) downgraded US equities to…
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Goldman Sachs is selling clients a bet on French debt. It is not forecasting a Greek-style 2027
Last week a story crossed the market that sounds louder than it is. Bloomberg reported that Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank now offer clients "baskets" of…
Ineos shuts Europe's last acetyls plants. What it means for inflation, the FTSE 100 and the pound
On 22 September Ineos idled all three plants at its Hull site - Europe's last world-scale acetyls units. Two have already stopped; the third follows within…
OECD: Japan heads to 2%, the West makes a final move, and Britain may not need to hike at all
On 23 September the OECD published its Interim Economic Outlook and warned that global inflation will run faster than previously expected in 2027, forcing…
EURUSD Forecast for September 23, 2026
Yesterday, the Euro pulled back from the first resistance level, but today we have already broken through it and are heading toward the primary resistance.…
Britain: a millionaire leaves every half hour, and the model behind it keeps running
Numbers keep circulating online: a millionaire leaves the UK every 30 minutes, a non-working immigrant arrives every minute, and the white British share of…
Euro Forecast for September 22, 2026
The Euro failed to break above the 1/4 level immediately, though it is fortunate that no false breakout occurred. Following a period of consolidation, we are…
U.S. debt passed $40 trillion: what the milestone measures
U.S. federal debt did cross $40 trillion for the first time, but the event is not new today. The Treasury's daily series shows $39.987 trillion on August 17,…
China's Treasury holdings hit a 2008 low amid sanctions and tariff tensions
U.S. Treasury data put securities attributed to mainland China at $618 billion at the end of July 2026, down from $633.4 billion in June. That is the lowest…
EUR/USD Analysis for September 18, 2026
Regarding the EUR, I maintain my previous stance of staying on the sidelines. I believe that for the pair to cover the downward movement, it needs not only to…
A record expiration and record volumes: what history shows
Today, 18 September, is the quarterly triple witching: index futures, index options and single-stock options all expire on the same day. Citadel Securities…