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After last week’s conjecture about the many ‘fear gauges’ being eerily quiet, we have finally seen risk aversion in full effect. This has shaken the markets out of its VIX torpor...

Six weeks ago we highlighted the US stock market's resilience to the ongoing political drama in Washington and beyond.In that post, we noted: the fundamental pillars of support for US stocks...

Today marks the fourth time since June’s Brexit vote that the markets get a ‘Super Thursday’ from the Bank of England. This event – its decision on interest rates; the minutes...

For many markets, it feels as if the mid-December Federal Reserve meeting marked a turning point of sorts: that's when the dollar, 10-Year treasury yields, and oil prices all peaked. Despite plenty of...

For many markets, it feels as if the mid-December Federal Reserve meeting marked a turning point of sorts: that's when the dollar, 10-year treasury yields and oil prices ALL peaked. Despite plenty of...

Here’s a technical snapshot of the major currency pairs:EUR/USD Post-election ‘pop and drop’ is the headline today following Emmanuel Macron’s decisive win over the...

Like those two boxing heavyweights who took a battering over the weekend, the yen has been the worst performing major currency this week at the time of writing surpassing the aussie and its related...

"When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich, it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get...

When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich, it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get...

Canada has made business for our dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other border states very difficult. We will not stand for this. Watch!” The first 100 days of the Trump Presidency ends this...

Experienced traders will remember a few years ago, when markets were much simpler.For a period of time when the Fed was considering tapering asset purchases, it seemed like every day was either...

It's been a strange last four months for the US dollar.After the big post-election, "Trumpflation" surge, the greenback has seen the Federal Reserve raise interest rates twice...surely that would...

Investors are all too aware of Trump’s intentions to make America great again. Plans to repeal Obamacare, push through ambitious tax reforms and kick start the US economy through increased...

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Both in terms of political developments and price action, it seems like November 8th was about a half-decade ago, not just five months ago. When it comes to the stock market, traders rushed out to buy...

Despite several highly-publicized "failures" of late (financial market flash crashes, unexpected triumphs like Brexit and Trump in political prediction markets), the interaction of buyers and sellers...