Market Overview

On October 5, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a very telling statement about the future course of interest rates. YELLEN SAYS DEBT SERVICE COSTS WILL BE 1% OF GDP FOR THE NEXT DECADE....

On Tuesday, the South African rand (ZAR) was the best-performing currency among the 20 global currencies we track, while the Russian rouble (RUB) showed the weakest results. The British pound (GBP)...

Fed’s Bostic and Kashkari join the ‘no more hikes needed’ campPPIs and Fed minutes on tap ahead of tomorrow’s CPIsAussie and kiwi helped by China stimulus reportsWall Street...

The S&P 500 finished about 50 bps today higher but had been up more than 1% at one point—stocks turnaround after 1 p.m. ET, following a weak 3-Year Treasury auction.The 3-year auction ended...

There is currently a major divergence within the US economy. Over the past 12 months industrial production has been flat and the ISM Manufacturing Report has been warning of imminent recession, but...

The IMF lowered its global growth forecast to 2.9% but boosted its inflation projection from 5.2% to 5.8% for next year, warning the global central banks that they should hold on to their tight...

How does the Israel-Hamas war impact the financial markets and your investments, trades in stocks, gold, oil and forex?It all boils to Iran. Here are the opportunities in Treasuries, gold, oil, oil...

The next direction of the long bonds is crucial in determining the macro.First, after a wrecking ball crash and ahead of the FOMC, we could surmise that a bottoming-like action defines the last...

Soaring bond yields have pushed the equity risk premium to the lowest level since 2002, signaling a potential equities sell-off.US Treasury yields have been hitting record highs lately as the Federal...

5 Stories Impacting Gold, Forex, and Stocks this Week1. Israel-Hamas Conflict and impact on markets 2. China's Country Garden missed payment 3. US jobs report follow-through 4. US Fed Minutes &...

Higher yields prompt a rethink at the Fed as policymakers turn cautiousBut less hawkish tone pushes yields lower, boosting equitiesOngoing tensions in Middle East further pressure yields, keep gold...

On Monday, the Russian rouble (RUB) was the best-performing currency among the 20 global currencies we track, while the Indonesian rupiah (IDR) showed the weakest results. The Japanese yen (JPY) was...

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s have a look at how the data infrastructure stocks have fared in Q2,...

Financial behemoths JP Morgan, BlackRock and Wells Fargo are set to kick off earnings season JP Morgan looks set to continue positive earnings streak as BlackRock's stock approaches key support area...