Inflation Is Slowing—So Why Are Prices Still High?
Learn the difference between slowing inflation and falling prices, and how to read monthly and…
Author: Matt Hardy
Why Global Stock Indexes Can Rise While Many Shares Fall
Index weighting can explain the gap between a rising benchmark and falling individual stocks. Learn…
What Is an ADR? A U.S. Investor’s Guide to Foreign Company Shares
ADRs make foreign shares accessible through U.S. markets, but their share ratios, depositary fees and…
Bond Prices vs. Yields: How to Read a Global Markets Headline
Understand the difference between a bond’s coupon, price and yield, with a simple example and…
How Currency Moves Change International Stock Returns for U.S. Investors
A foreign stock can rise while its dollar return falls. Here is how to separate…
Resilience or Recession? A Health Check on the U.S. Consumer Spending and Retail Sector
The U.S. economy is a complex, multi-trillion-dollar engine, but for decades, its most critical component…
Risk Management in the World’s Most Liquid Market: Position Sizing and Stop-Loss Rules for US Traders
The foreign exchange (forex) market is a colossal, 24-hour financial arena where currencies are traded.…
Trading the Fed: A Swing Trader’s Guide to Navigating US Interest Rate Decisions
For swing traders, who operate in the space between the rapid-fire pace of day trading…
Inflation’s Global Ripple Effect: How Price Pressures in Europe and Asia Impact the US Consumer and Market Outlook
For decades, the American consumer has been the engine of the global economy, a seemingly…
Beyond China: Southeast Asia and Mexico Emerge as Top Contenders in US Diversification Strategy
For decades, the global economic narrative was dominated by a single, powerful story: the rise…