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Harold Wilson said “A week is a long time in politics” back in the mid 1960s. Never has this been more true than after PM May’s failed gamble of a snap election. After writing about...

The stark 2007 film "There Will Be Blood" featured one of my all-time favorite actors, Daniel Day-Lewis, as a self-proclaimed "oil man" who comes to Little Boston, California to capitalize on the...

Ladies and gentlemen, if I say I'm an oil man, you will agree. Now, you have a great chance here, but bear in mind, you can lose it all if you're not careful. Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood...

There’s a whole host of fundamental factors as to why the FTSE took a tumble today — from hawkish central-bank statements to weak retail sales. As technical traders, trying to rationalize...

The FOMC is about to deliver its quarterly policy announcement, which includes its interest-rate decision, updated projections and a press conference with Janet Yellen. The second rate rise of the...

The Wikipedia definition of "controlled burn" reads as follows (emphasis mine): Controlled or prescribed burning...is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, prairie restoration or...

EUR/USDLast week’s ECB press conference left EUR/USD in limbo following a typically non-committal speech from President Mario Draghi. Refusing to be drawn on the timing of tapering and lowering...

The stark difference between Labour’s and the Conservative’s ideological and Brexit negotiating stances makes Thursday’s election the most important in recent memory. Like Brexit,...

After a fascinating and absorbing election campaign, the UK today votes on its future Prime Minister, political party and Brexit negotiator for the next five years. The surprise snap election called...

Last week, we noted that the US utility sector's improving performance suggests that the Federal Reserve is less likely to raise interest rates aggressively over the rest of the year. We said, if we...

As we noted earlier this week, a Fed rate hike in less than two weeks' time was basically a "done deal" heading into today's Nonfarm Payrolls report. When the jobs figures were released, at least a...

UK Election (June 8) This time next week we’ll all be putting a cross in a small box (again) to determine which direction the UK heads over the next five years. A surprise snap election...

Utilities are often called "widow and orphan" stocks for the stable, lower-risk income they can provide. In addition to having minimal sensitivity to broader macroeconomic trends, the utility sector...

Last week’s Trump’s–Comey spat feels like a distant memory as equity markets retest all-time highs.Let’s take a look at some of the powerful price patterns that are taking...

It’s been a very long time since we’ve heard a piece of Eurozone data described as ‘euphoric’. It’s also very rare that the German Chancellor should comment that...

As we've noted before, US stocks are putting a bow on a stellar earnings season. At the start of the week, 95% of the companies in the S&P 500 had reported their Q1 earnings, with 75% of those...