Market Overview

I want to point out that the digital banking system has made a huge impact on the UAE’s economy. I just read an article in the Khaleej Times newspaper, reporting that electronic payments have...

The Australian dollar has posted losses on Monday, following gains of 100 points in the Friday session. AUD/USD is trading just above the 0.75 line in the North American session. On the release front,...

It looks as if the European Central Bank (ECB) has learned something from their progressive venture into negative interest rate policy (NIRP). All the ECB’s detractors notwithstanding, it is...

US retail sales are expected to remain unchanged in tomorrow’s February report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator’s average point forecast for several econometric...

Is it time to sell real estate when the majority, believing in the plateau of prosperity and an unbreakable trend, owns it? If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is.Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group,...

The agenda this week is packed with news that will dictate the course of the USD, as Fed members meet tomorrow and Wednesday. The meeting will wrap up with a key rate decision and new economic...

A quantitative run through of the Swedish fixed income market, starting with the Riksbank and money markets before moving on to government and mortgage bonds.To read the entire report Please click on...

At its meeting on 17 March, we expect Norges Bank (NB) to cut the sight deposit rate by 25bp to 0.50% for the following reasons.- At the previous meeting in December, NB indicated a 60-40% probability...

Market BriefFX markets started off the week quietly as traders get ready for a busy one. The Federal Reserve will take centre stage on Wednesday as Chairwoman Yellen will deliver the Fed’s...

In his final State of the Union Address, President Obama chided, “Anyone claiming that America's economy is in decline is peddling fiction." Following the recently released February Non-farm...

The sun is shining over equity markets all over the globe. Money is pumping into stocks on expectations that Mario Draghi’s brilliant incentive to inundate the market with extra cash will...

European markets are trading higher and taking their cue from Asian makers where the sentiment has been stout among traders. Investors are banking on hopes that the central bank’s around the...

There are no real market movers today. Only release of interest is euro area industrial production where we look for a healthy monthly increase in line with the German number last week. This may be...

Traders have been hesitant to increase risk in portfolios in any great size today, but to be fair the news flow hasn't really justified it.Chinese economic data from Friday night (financing data) and...