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The Real Brokerage’s February 2026 Agent Survey shows a pronounced optimism among its agents, with 73% expecting a stronger spring selling season than 2025 and 36% forecasting a significantly stronger market. Despite a dip in the Transaction Growth Index to 48.1, agents cite pent‑up buyer demand and modest improvements in mortgage rates as catalysts. AI adoption has surged, with 86% of agents using AI tools and 59% increasing usage, turning technology into a core workflow component. Nonetheless, economic anxiety and affordability remain the chief headwinds, delaying decisions for 76% of clients.
Ammonia fertilizer prices have jumped as the Middle East conflict disrupts shipments from key producers, lifting European spot rates by roughly $50 per tonne. The region, responsible for 23% of global ammonia trade, saw vessels stranded and diverted, tightening supply....
FII's are selling "Ruthlessly" 👿 This is not a good sign for the market ❌ Continuous selling from FII's and Buying from DII's. But Without FII's, recovery is not possible in small and mid cap sectors 🚨 @champ_trader
India and the United Kingdom are set to bring their Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) into force by mid‑April, just a month after the announcement. The deal grants duty‑free access for 99% of Indian exports to the UK market...
India’s imports from China have decelerated sharply, rising only 87.8% in FY2015‑25 versus a 618% surge in FY2005‑14, while exports to China accelerated to a 38.3% year‑on‑year gain in April‑January FY2024‑25 compared with a 13.8% import rise. The slowdown is...
Franco‑Nevada Corp. (FNV) posted a strong fourth‑quarter earnings beat, yet its share price has largely stalled after an initial post‑earnings rally. The royalty‑streaming model lets the company capture upside from gold, silver, platinum‑group metals and a growing portfolio of oil,...
The article compares the present oil supply shock, triggered by Iranian retaliation against U.S. and Israeli strikes, with the 1973 Arab oil embargo. Experts say the current disruption is the largest ever, affecting a far greater share of global consumption...
The S&P 500 index slipped below its December low of 6,720, a move that historically precedes an average 10% decline, putting the next target near 6,050. Technical charts now display a budding downtrend with the next support zone identified around 6,500‑6,550....
Life sciences real estate is entering a normalization phase in 2026 after a pandemic‑driven construction surge left the market oversupplied. Investors are pulling back, vacancy rates are climbing, and venture capital funding fell 25% to $33 billion in 2025. Demand may...
U.S. natural gas markets face heightened volatility as a series of pipeline constraints converge with an early‑season cold snap. Transco’s on‑frequency outage (OFO) throttles flow into the Northeast, while Gulf Run maintenance curtails Haynesville takeaway capacity and Creole Trail work...
I know Shanghai Copper inventories are at a record and believe CME may be the same...and yet HG is still not far off record high prices. Central bank gold buying - I feel a good proxy for anti-fiat shift -...
Developers at a Bisnow South Florida event dissected the Biscayne 21 condo‑tower debacle, where Two Roads’ attempt to lower the termination threshold sparked a lawsuit that forced a $65 million repair bill. The case highlighted how a minority of holdout owners can halt...
Oil prices still anticipate short war or early re-opening of the Strait Oil traders are still betting war between the United States and Iran will end relatively quickly - or that the United States will soon be in a position to...
European equity markets ended the day in the red, with France's CAC 40 falling 0.91% and Germany's DAX slipping 0.65%. The UK's FTSE 100, Spain's Ibex, and Italy's FTSE MIB also posted modest declines, ranging from 0.31% to 0.47%. Over...
Eutelsat announced the completion of its €5 billion financing plan by closing a €1.5 billion senior note issuance, the final step of a multi‑year equity and debt strategy. The proceeds will fund the deployment of OneWeb’s low‑Earth‑orbit satellites and support Europe’s IRIS²...
Wedbush analysts say any secondary share offering by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will likely be delayed until after the 2026 midterm elections, as the administration focuses on lowering mortgage costs. Low trading prices—around $5.88 for Fannie and $5.16 for Freddie—combined...
Perfect Buy Zone identified with Smart Money Concepts. Price swept liquidity from the demand zone and created a strong Break of Structure, leaving a Fair Value Gap for potential continuation. Discipline and patience always pay in the market. #ForexTrading #SmartMoneyConcept #PriceAction #ForexEducation...
A surge in global oil prices after President Trump’s attack on Iran has pushed Massachusetts gasoline prices up 45 cents per gallon, costing drivers over $2.4 million daily. The state consumes about 6 million gallons per day, so the extra expense totals...
Studying the Nifty50 chart in these crucial times. Today’s low came at 23112. Now the interesting part… each timeframe is telling a different story.... Daily chart suggests the bottom may be in. Weekly still hints some downside left. Monthly says the bear move may not...
The Treasury’s new “no tax on tips” deduction lets eligible tipped employees deduct up to $25,000 of tip income from their federal returns, running from 2025 through 2028. The benefit phases out once single filers earn $150,000 or joint filers...
The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association reported that polysilicon and wafer prices fell sharply this week, with n‑type re‑feed and dense polysilicon down about 6.4% to CNY 45,200 per tonne. Wafer prices slipped as well, with G10L at CNY 1.03, G12R at...
NEW: Why does gas set the price of electricity – and is there an alternative? Make yourself a tea (or grab a beer??) and enjoy my Friday longread on marginal pricing, ideas for market reform – & how to break the link btwn...
Potomac Co‑CIO Dan Russo, CMT, broke down the hottest market charts for the final week of February 2026, focusing on the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and the NYSE advance/decline line. He highlighted modest gains in the major indices while the breadth indicator showed...
How to interpret the rise in bond yields across the G10? Here's a guess: the market has priced in moderate oil disruption that marginally raises upside inflation risks and lowers probability of central bank easing this year. If at some...
As oil prices surged on Thursday during the intensifying Iran war, President Donald Trump again urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, even as markets increasingly bet that rising energy costs would keep inflation elevated and delay...
Three stocks—Wayfair, Lyft and Caesars Entertainment—show bullish momentum signals according to MACD crossovers and RSI rebounds, suggesting potential short‑term recoveries. Wayfair benefits from recent tariff relief, Lyft appears to have established a $13 support floor, and Caesars is buoyed by...
Insurance stocks are gaining attention as defensive assets amid market volatility, thanks to steady premium streams and sizable bond investments. Chubb, Progressive, and Arch Capital each posted strong 2025 results, with record net incomes and combined ratios well below industry...
Nvidia made $68 billion last quarter. The stock is flat for 2026. The forward PE has compressed from 60x to 21x while the business tripled. On Monday, Jensen Huang takes the stage at GTC with what insiders say could be...
$GLD testing a pivotal trend line. Even precious metals are struggling in this market. Safe haven no longer?
The episode examines how the Middle East war is reshaping capital markets, highlighting a shift in euro‑denominated bond issuance: banks have paused their euro funding while corporate issuers, notably Amazon, are stepping in with record‑breaking deals. Amazon raised €14.5 billion across...
Solid report from small/micro Karat Packaging $KRT, a specialty distributor and manufacturer of environmentally friendly, disposable foodservice products. A way to play the growth in food delivery businesses like Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash etc and take-out. Has a small ongoing buyback. Fourth Quarter...
Prediction: We'll eventually see a wave of articles (followed by policymakers fretting over it) about "Wall Street" investing in manufactured housing. It'll be positioned as a "loophole" and/or consequence of the ban on single-family rentals. But it's not new at all. There...
Wealth Professional’s March spotlight turns to global markets as Canadian advisors note a renewed appetite for international allocations. Since early 2024, global equities have outperformed key U.S. indices, ending a 12‑year period of lag. Tyler Mordy of Forstrong Global explains...
Over the past 20 years, America has basically stopped building condos. Owing to a mix of restrictive financing regulations and endless defect litigation, the most viable path to urban homeownership has largely disapprared. In my latest for @TheAtlantic, we explain...
Good point & good question - what happens to the USD's reserve status if USD commodity contracts are broken on a widespread basis? What's the point of holding USDs if they are declared worthless for commodities when inconvenient? See 2022 seizure of...
For a $600,000 home, a borrower will now have to pay $130 more per month than what they would have paid the day before the war started when rates were 5.99%
Based on what Glapinski said during his press conference two days ago, all indications are, as I expected, that the plan is to use unrealised gains on the NBP's gold to fund the programme. https://t.co/csre6RPhlr
While the headlines around Cliffwater have been apocalyptic, here's how fund flows are looking for Q1: - redemptions received: $4.5 billion - amount repurchased in tender: $2.3 billion - expected new commitments: $3.0 billion All of this drama for $0.7 billion of net...
here are the sector returns that i showed in the #WhereDoWeStand webinar today, with the % change from the start of the U.S./Israel vs. Iran attacks... https://t.co/1Ym7meMAVf
I follow a fair amount of family office and endowment content (email newsletters, conferences, sell side research) and the two biggest stories of the past year have had zero coverage: 1. 351 ETF exchanges 2. Low cost endowment and family office style...
$WEAT Daily. Big red to green in Wheat so far today. Market taking supply issues seriously, coupled with most of Wall St. underweight ags. https://t.co/qBclTKMZNJ
US Dollar Technical Forecast: USD Surges to Fresh Yearly High – 100 Break at Stake DXY is now poised to mark the largest single-week advance since November 2024 https://t.co/c3SF8eEYBc $DXY Weekly Chart https://t.co/0hLHMw5pZH
Crude prices aren't what will ultimately drive the necessary demand destruction should the Strait of Hormuz remain closed. That job will fall to refined product prices, the things we as consumers actually consume. Singapore spot jet fuel prices are there already, over...
The American Petroleum Institute and CME (owner of the top US commodity exchange) are both pushing against some of the ideas the White House is floating to bring oil prices down. Reflexively, one would think that Joe Biden is...
$SPY at 2026 lows. Dow below 47K. The "buy the dip" crowd has gone very quiet. This is what a regime change looks like. Not a crash. Just a slow, grinding repricing of risk. https://t.co/p01B1V5aNG
Fear and Greed in Extreme Fear. Historically signals we're getting close to a short-term bounce. https://t.co/tN4YpIHB0E
When will the Copper-Gold ratio 'normalize' such that it will once again stand as a reflection of economic health? The unusual surge in gold these past months is still distorting it. Would be good to have a clear reading from...
"Gulf oil shock deepens crisis for Asia’s petrochemicals industry" https://t.co/4C3WI6qHaW "Prices of naphtha have jumped by half since last month to $875 a tonne" https://t.co/rNT2eRMXls
Yesterday's post on CL time spreads combined with this image of USO which has time spreads on the same underlying regardless of maturity (CL1) creates a fascinating circle to square. Anyone running the SEC/CFTC jurisdiction RV desk knows the fun...
Oil prices aren't expected to fall anytime soon. Futures markets suggest oil prices are very likely to be high high during the midterms. https://t.co/5A4nd2c298
