Market Overview

Twin bits of negative news in the past week have caused stocks across the eurozone to fall, but the decrease should not be considered a permanent or large drop, according to NordFX Company. U.K....

Wednesday's Market Movers In the data calendar focus is on durable goods orders and new home sales in the US. It will be interesting to see if there are any signs of a negative impact on home sales...

U.S. markets are now down four straight days and the S&P 500 has fallen below 1,700. Investors are timid as they face confusing comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) officials and as the debt...

Market Drivers September 25, 2013New Zealand Trade Balance -1191M vs. -722M pushing kiwi lowerEU sentiment mixed as French worse Italian betterNikkei -0.76% Europe -0.11%Oil $103/bblGold...

Five years removed from the last financial crisis, what’s the likelihood of another one gripping the world markets? “It’s a certainty,” says Former Treasury Secretary, Hank...

Yesterday saw another day of unwinding the post-Federal Open Market Committee reaction, which brings us to a full day five after the event. My long-time readers know that I often trot out my old rule...

The world's largest dairy company, Fonterra, has announced an increase in profits. It was revealed by the firm that it made a net profit of 736 million New Zealand dollars (£360 million) for the...

Investors continue to wrestle with the implications of the Federal Reserve's decision last week not to taper. What is being generally overlooked is that a full third of the market, according to...

EUR/USD Today’s support: - 1.3449(main),where correction is possible. Break would give 1.3432, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.3413. Break of the latter would result in 1.3390. If...

The news broke out right after I wrote the first draft of this commentary on BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ/BBRY): a surprise takeover bid emerged from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FFH) offering $9.00...

On Sunday, we saw the results of the election in Germany, the powerhouse of the eurozone. Angela Merkel won again. Her re-election sent a wave of optimism through Europe. I can just hear the chants...

Although White House officials have confirmed that President Obama will not meet with Iranian President Hassan Rohani at the United Nations General Assembly, it appears that Iran is preparing to...

STOCKS: The world economy is muddling through. The US payroll tax increase and sequestration are headwinds to the US economy, China is being pressured by Japan, and both the US and Chinese housing...

A newly issued report by the Bank for International Settlements speaks volumes about what is happening to the world banking system as the new millennium enters its troubled teen years. I refer to the...