The prime rate had increased since May 2022, moving in tandem with the FOMC’s increases to the fed funds rate to combat high inflation. LIBOR was the amount banks charged each other for eurodollars on the London interbank market. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) group asked several large banks how much it would cost them to

From around February 2018 the commercials started reducing their net positions and by September they were stable. Finally, October 10, the commercials were almost 26,000 contracts long, a position they had not held since May 2001. There is not much point in looking at the current positions of market participants on their own. All market

Since the market is forward-looking, waiting until next year might be too late. It now costs about $2,265 to purchase a single share in Alphabet, making it a little pricey for most retail investors. To mitigate this issue, Alphabet will conduct a 20-for-1 stock split after the market closes on July 15. Google is obviously