Volatility Rising Volatility reigned in markets this week. The VIX volatility index closed the week above $20, with the exception of gold and silver. [...]

[AP] Biden betting on wage growth, while GOP warns of inflation [CNBC] Workers’ wages are rising at the fastest pace in years. Companies’ profits could [...]

For the Week: The S&P500 slipped 0.4% (up 10.6% y-t-d), and the Dow declined 0.5% (up 11.8%). The Utilities added 0.4% (up 4.7%). The Banks fell 1.0% (up [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise on Optimism Over Economy: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Heads for Third Weekly Gain on Inflation Concerns [Reuters] [...]

Gold Hits 3 Month High As Silver Remains In Rising Wedge. BTC saw a sharp drop this last week alongside inflationary fears which has powered a new rush of [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Mixed After Jobs Data; Oil Declines: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Near Four-Month High as Fed Signals Taper Talk Is Coming [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Drop on Inflation Concern: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Global Markets – Crypto crash deepens, stocks slip [Reuters] Gold prices [...]

More money went into equities in past 5 months than in previous 12 years combined Government fuels bubble: Forces mortgage rates lower while ten-year treasury [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise as Dollar Retreats: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar slumps to multi-month lows as expectations of flat rates cement [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Drop With Europe; Gold Climbs: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Hits Three-Month High as Speculators Increase Bullish Bets [...]

[Reuters] Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up [Dow Jones] Central Banks Jump Into Climate-Change Policy Fray [...]

[Reuters] Massive replenishment begins to ease U.S. fuel shortages [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Aides See Political, Not Economic, Peril in Inflation Data [MSN/WP] [...]

A big week on the inflation front. April CPI was reported up 0.8% versus estimates of 0.2%. And while the 4.2% y-o-y increase was partly a function of the year [...]

Rising Tension Despite a strong annualized Q1 GDP of 6.4%, expectations for an even stronger Q2 number, and an economic recovery that is widely considered to [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Gain as Inflation Fears Ebb: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Gold rises as dollar retreats after Fed downplays inflation fears [Reuters] [...]