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Economics and Market Research

Upon sharing the Mercator Letter recently with friends and family, some responded by saying, "I have no clue what you're talking about,...

Equities are down significantly across the board this Monday morning. This is something we warned about in previous weeks. Last week's...

This might seem like a silly headline at face value, because if I buy a stock, and it goes up, then I was right and I made money, right? ...

U.S. markets are closed on Monday, February 17 in observation of President's Day. Markets overseas are up so far on Monday, in spite of...

After a very nice, warm, and much-needed vacation, we are back to analyzing global financial markets. It hasn't been that long since our...

Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed down for the month of January, but the Nasdaq closed up. In terms of seasonality, January has served...

Stocks continue their pull back from all-time highs. It looks like a short-term peak was achieved, which sets up a decline that should...

The last week of January is upon us, and it sure has been quite the start to the new decade in terms of world events. In the past two...

There's a lot of talk in the financial world about how foreign stocks are "less expensive" relative to American stocks, and why it's a...

Equities closed out at or very near to all-time highs again on Friday, as we begin the shortened trading week thanks to the MLK holiday....

2019 was a record year for equities, as they finished at or very near to all-time highs, in addition to appreciating almost 30% in 2019...

Equity futures are up slightly to start this new week. Stocks appear slightly overbought in the short-term, and are showing some signs...

The first full trading week of 2020 is upon us. Needless to say, 2020 has started off with a bang, as President Trump ordered and...

There is perhaps no cheaper sector in the entire financial world right now other than agriculture. It seems like there are headlines on...