Market Overview

Auto sales rebounded sharply in September, with most major car manufacturers reporting better numbers. Sales at Ford (NYSE:F) were up 8.9% last month from September 2016; +11.9% at General Motors...

Dollar Rally Fizzles as Market Speculates Over Trump’s Fed Choice. The dollar stepped back from a 1 1/2-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, as the rally triggered by strong...

Note: The charts in this commentary have been updated to include the latest monthly data.Our monthly market valuation updates have long had the same conclusion: US stock indexes are significantly...

Here is a summary of the four market valuation indicators we update on a monthly basis.The Crestmont Research P/E Ratio (more) The cyclical P/E ratio using the trailing 10-year earnings as the divisor...

Going through the various charts on credit strategy and risk pricing I noticed a couple of interesting and related charts that I thought would be worth sharing. The first one is the "dreaded TED...

Tuesday October 3: Five things the markets are talking aboutAhead of the U.S open, investors appear to be taking a breather after the themes of tighter U.S monetary policy, a potentially more...

S&P 500, Dow and NASDAQ Composite rally on higher ISM manufacturing index and construction spendingUS stock indices closed at record highs on Monday with expectations of strong third quarter...

USD: Nevada ignored by currency marketsWhile the world’s attention and concern focused in on Las Vegas following the shootings there, the USD gambolled higher after US factory data released...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) increased again in September. GMI, an unmanaged, market-value weighted portfolio of the major asset classes, is currently projected to earn...

Market Drivers October 03, 2017UK PMI Construction ContractsRBA holds rates unchnagedNikkei 1.05% Dax 0.58%Oil $51/bblGold $1271/oz.Europe and Asia:AUD RBA No ChangeGBP UK PMI Construction 48.1 vs....

by Pinchas CohenKey Events Equities recorded fresh record highs on the fastest US manufacturing growth in 13 years While Asia continued the rally, Europe stalled out Are traders taking a breather or...

Firm US interest rates and a strong manufacturing ISM yesterday help support the greenback, while disappointing construction PMI in the UK weighs on sterling. The euro briefly slipped below $1.17 in...

US equities surged to new record highs overnight on solid manufacturing data and dollar followed by gaining broadly in Asian session today. DOW jumped 152.51 points or 0.68% to close at 22557.6....

Shock and horror grip the entire world. Yesterday's events in Las Vegas have set a new record for human brutality and is a reminder that no matter how far we've come as a society, we need to do...