Market Overview

Between France’s increasing yields and the UK’s colossal debt-to-GDP ratio, Europe is facing difficulties financing itself. Meanwhile, SNB head bows out with a last rate cut and China unveils its...

The resonance of summer warnings that the US economy is on the precipice of recession continues to fade from the perspective of the upcoming third-quarter GDP report. The latest run of numbers...

Softer PCE data keep chances of another 50bps Fed cut elevated Fed Chair Powell speaks, ISM PMIs and NFP on this week’s agenda Yen rally pauses after Ishiba says policy should stay...

The Chinese real estate market is de-leveraging very hard. Economists estimate Chinese households have suffered $10+ trillion of wealth losses as a result. There is now a strong urge to stop the...

Amid geopolitical developments in the Middle East and rising tensions in Lebanon, oil prices rose in the first session of the day, with U.S. crude contracts up by 0.5%, exceeding $68.50 per barrel....

Soaring indeed has been our Gold:  year-to-date, price has risen from last year’s settle at 2072 to as high as 2709 this past Thursday, to then settle the week yesterday (Friday) at 2681. That is a...

The week kicked off with another bull run in Chinese stocks on further stimulus news. This time, three major cities announced to ease homebuying rules to prop up their housing market. The Chinese...

An analysis of Presidential Candidate Trump’s policy proposals recently suggests that tax cuts will increase the deficit. While the raw analysis is correct, as it subtracts the potential for reduced...

With the US presidential elections just a few weeks away, we take a look at the economic and social program of the Democratic candidate for the White House. Following the interest rate cut announced...

There is only one way to rescue America’s faltering economy and that’s the wholesale abandonment of Washington’s reckless spending, and borrowing policies of the last quarter century. These policies...

Investors see decent chance of another 50bps cut in November Fed speakers, ISM PMIs and NFP to shape rate cut bets Eurozone CPI data awaited amid bets for more ECB cuts China PMIs and BoJ Summary of...

China stimulus and rate cut bets propel stocks higher Dollar caught in choppy trading as crucial inflation data awaited Yen surges as new LDP leader in favour of rate hikes set to become PM Gold...

Annual consumer inflation decelerated in August to 2.5% from 2.9% in July, giving the Federal Reserve (Fed) flexibility to focus on the job market. In the Fed’s eyes, the balance of risk shifted...

Gold Slows Down as Traders Closely Monitor the US Reports Gold (XAU/USD) showed the first signs of slowing down on Thursday, as the recent US reports were better than expected. The US Gross Domestic...