Market Overview

Not everybody is an options trader, but during an election year there is at least one binary option that most of us care quite a bit about and that’s the option on the US Presidency. There are ways...

The FOMC left the federal funds rate unchanged at its July meeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the committee is gaining confidence based on good data The markets' confidence in a September rate cut...

I discussed gold, silver, dollar, oil, bonds the Economic Modern Family and what I see as future trends for investing in an interview recently. Later, the Fed announced they would keep rates the...

As we had expected, the BoJ raised its policy rate to 0.25% and announced the JGB purchases would be halved by 1Q26. The growth outlook was trimmed modestly for FY24 while the inflation outlook...

The Fed's July policy meeting is set to be a pivotal moment for markets, with expectations of holding rates steady while signaling a potential rate cut in September. Recent data showing cooling...

BoJ announces rate hike and bond tapering Focus turns to US data and the Fed Australian CPI fails to record a significant downside surprise Gold and oil jump higher due to Middle East...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its rate to 0.25% as cautiously expected and announced that it will reduce the monthly bond purchases in a predictable manner – but allow enough flexibility to support...

Last thursday, Nasdaq welcomed the world’s largest cold storage warehouse REIT, trading under the ticker symbol “LINE.” Following last September’s IPO launch of British semiconductor designer Arm...

The 2 day Fed meeting begins today. Here's a look at how has the US economy changed since the June Fed meeting. Does it justify a green light for a September interest rate cut by the Federal...

An unexpected decline in Japan's unemployment did not prevent a retreat in the USD/JPY to a four-day low ahead of tomorrow's data and conclusion of the BOJ meeting. The dollar has probed the JPY155...

The market is convinced that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates at the Sep. 18 policy meeting. Tomorrow’s central bank announcement and press conference is still a wild card, but...

The GBP/USD pair is currently experiencing a standoff between bulls and bears, with the pair clinging to support at the 1.2850 level. The upcoming Federal Reserve and Bank of England policy meetings...

With favorable economic data providing officials with greater confidence that US inflation is moving steadily along the right path, we think that Wednesday’s FOMC meeting should offer a clearer hint...

Key earnings releases and numerous central bank meetings coming up US stocks in waiting mode, dollar recovering across the board Key euro area data today but all eyes are on Wednesday's BoJ...