Market Overview

Asian markets are generally lower as crude oil pares gains. At the time of writing, Nikkei is trading down -360 pts, or -2.2% while Hong Kong HSI is down -120 pts, or -0.6% and China SSE (L:SSE) is...

European markets are expected to open marginally higher on Friday to round off what has so far been a very good week for equities.I think a number of factors have contributed to this week’s...

This morning, the British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron will hold intensive meetings with other European Union leaders.The discussions have been portrayed as a high-stakes meeting which will define...

One of the bullish arguments on the US economy and stock market involves pointing out that a) the yield curve hasn’t yet signaled a recession, and b) the historical record indicates that...

There are a good number of investors who believe that U.S. Government Treasuries – notes in particular – are bad for you and even worse for your money at the moment. Why really doesn't...

Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released fourth quarter 2015 e-commerce sales data. The report confirmed the fact individuals are increasingly turning to the internet for their retail purchases. The...

Today’s upbeat numbers on jobless claims raise fresh doubts about the implied warnings of a US recession via a markets-based view of the macro trend. New filings for unemployment benefits fell...

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said recent financial-market turmoil and a further decline in investors’ expectations for inflation have given the central bank scope to...

US stock market closed higher on Wednesday after the minutes of Federal Reserve January meeting showed the majority of policy makers were concerned about the recent volatility in markets and needed...

US macro risk has eased in recent days, thanks to a mix of upbeat economic reports and a rebound in financial markets. The potential for trouble is still elevated relative to the outlook during last...

EUR/USDCurrent level - 1.1136 The downtrend remains intact with an initial key support at 1.1086 and crucial resistance at...

• Fed minutes: FOMC discusses a change in rate path The minutes of the January 26-27 FOMC policy meeting showed that officials were divided on how to interpret the financial market volatility....

Prepare for another busy day of economic news from the US, including the weekly update on initial jobless claims. We’ll also see another early clue for manufacturing data in February via the...

The message coming from central bankers is clear: The beatings will continue until morale improves.If the global equity markets don’t perform well, negative interest rate coercion will be meted...