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Why did the ECB raise rates?
On 10 September the ECB raised its deposit rate to 2.50%, while core inflation was easing. The explanation lies in what it is trying to get ahead of.
11 September 2026 · 5 min read
It joined the index at 80 dollars and leaves at 14. What does the S&P 500 measure?
On September 4 S&P announced three arrivals and three departures. One company had joined fourteen months earlier. The reason it is leaving explains what an index actually measures.
7 September 2026 · 5 min read
Nvidia beat estimates by 4.5% and the stock rose 8.7%. Why?
The results on 26 August came in ahead of forecasts, but the market did not react to them. It reacted to a number about 2028.
31 August 2026 · 4 min read
One month, two inflation rates: 3.4% and 3.7%. Which one does the Fed watch?
July produced two official inflation numbers that do not match. The 2 percent target is defined on one of them, and it is not the one in the headlines.
29 August 2026 · 5 min read
The euro at 1.157 and the currency you do not know you hold
The euro dollar rate is near a two month high. If you hold a global ETF in euro, the exchange rate affects your return even though you never bought a dollar.
16 August 2026 · 3 min read
The consumer is worried, the market keeps rising. Who is right?
Retail sales fell 0.6% in July and consumer sentiment dropped to 51. The stock market closed its third winning week in a row. Both make sense.
14 August 2026 · 3 min read
Inflation 3.4 percent, wages 3.2 percent: the gap you never see
US inflation eased to 3.4% in July. Wages are rising 3.2%. Together the two numbers say something neither of them says alone.
12 August 2026 · 3 min read
Gold is at 4,400 dollars and nobody mentions the other half
Gold opened Monday 10 August at 4,400 dollars an ounce. The same metal had touched roughly 5,590 dollars in late January. Both statements are true.
10 August 2026 · 3 min read
The economy lost 23,000 jobs and unemployment fell. How?
The US economy shed 23,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%. That is not an error in the data, it is how unemployment is measured.
8 August 2026 · 3 min read
Europe is breaking records and your World ETF barely noticed
The Stoxx 600 at an all time high, the DAX above 26,100. Why a global ETF shows so little of it, and what that means for a European investor.
6 August 2026 · 4 min read
How rare is a record in the S&P 500?
On 4 August the S&P 500 closed at 7,736.52 and the Dow passed 54,000 for the first time. What an all time high tells you, and what it does not.
4 August 2026 · 3 min read
Three months, three prices for oil
Brent went above 126 dollars in late April, fell below 71 in early July and was back at 105 on 23 July. What that journey does to the prices you pay.
2 August 2026 · 4 min read
725 billion for AI. Who pays the bill?
Four companies plan 725 billion dollars of capital spending during 2026. What that does to their profits and why it matters to anyone holding a global index.
31 July 2026 · 4 min read
The Fed stood still, but three said no
The Fed held its policy rate at 3.50% to 3.75% for the fifth meeting in a row. Three members wanted a hike. What a 9 to 3 vote tells you about the state of the economy.
29 July 2026 · 4 min read