Gunmen Attempt To Storm Israeli Consulate In Istanbul Terror Attack

The Reflexive Rally Was Not Surprising Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The market rallied on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Tuesday’s rally one of the best trading days since 2022. However, that should also be unsurprising, since the best trading days tend to cluster with the worst market periods. As we noted in Stock Market Breadth on Monday: “The single most damaging decision most investors make during periods of falling stock market breadth is selling. The data on this is unambiguous. Seven of the market’s 10 best days in any given 20-year period occur within...

Iran Ceasefire Allows For Netanyahu's Corruption Trial To Finally Resume Israel is lifting its state of emergency given that the Iran ceasefire appears to be holding, and with that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume in the coming days, according to Reuters. "With the lifting of the state of emergency and the return of the judicial system to work, hearings will resume as usual," a statement from the Israeli courts confirms. via AFP Hearings are scheduled to take place from Sunday through Wednesday. Of course, the fragile truce could collapse...

President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran will have significant consequences for the US economy.  On Thursday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development forecast that US inflation will exceed 4% in December. “The energy price surge and the unpredictable nature of the evolving conflict in the Middle East will raise costs and lower demand, […]