Market Overview

To use the vernacular, what was that all about? After the release of a distinctly run-of-the-mill jobs report for January on Friday, the stock market cratered again, producing yet another dramatic day...

The markets are collapsing again. A 300 point down day on the Dow Jones Industrial Average is almost common place. The NASDAQ is down 1,000 points from its recent highs -- almost a 20% correction....

For decades now, China has been the leading driver of global growth, consuming unfathomable amounts of raw materials and commodities.Today, the Asian giant is undergoing dramatic changes, as its...

A picture is worth 4-plus years and thousands of words, and the picture below has a lot to say. I’ll say some words as well, since I have kept them bottled up for years in an effort to make sure...

Stocks tumbleStocks in Europe have tumbled to their lowest since 2014 this morning with the Stoxx 600 down 2.2 percent at 10:55 a.m. London time, heading for its sixth day of declines. The MSCI...

The great British geographer Halford Mackinder invented the term “geopolitics” over 100 years ago. He painted a grand vision of international relations that revolved around one fear:...

We visited Warsaw on 28-29 January, meeting with private banks, the Ministry of Finance, the bankers' association, private companies and other officials. This document presents our key findings from...

Forex News and EventsMarket waiting for Yellen With Chinese markets closed for the week and a very light economic calendar, investors will watch Fed Chairwoman Yellen’s two upcoming appearances...

Waiting on New ChinaFor the volatility of last week and the strange ‘new normal’ that markets are having to get used to, today has started very quietly. The absence of Chinese influence on...

• Iran demands oil payments in euros Iran seeks to recover billions of dollars it is owed by other countries in euros. Following the removal of sanctions earlier last month, the country will also...

Many markets are closed in Asia, and although Tokyo managed to post equity gain, most other markets in the region that were open fell. And the selling pace picked up in Europe. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600...

Chinese currency reserve data for January showed another big decline of USD107.9bn, to USD3.230trn (released over the weekend).Adjusted for valuation (reflecting changes in exchange rates versus the...

The latest IMM data covers the week from 26 January to 02 February 2016To read the entire report Please click on the pdf File Below.

The main event in Sweden is the Riksbank monetary policy decision (Thursday at 09:30 CET). We expect a repo rate cut of at least 10bp (0.1 percentage points) to 0.45% or lower. With regard to the...