Market Overview

The Federal Reserve did not surprise. It did not change interest rates while announcing that its plan to begin reducing its balance sheet will begin next month. Through the economic projections, the...

Good afternoon traders,The video below outlines what we can expect from the upcoming FOMC meeting and on what to look for in Ms. Yellen's statement. More than the rate decision itself, this meeting...

Today's Highlights More Extreme Weather & Rhetoric Markets Calm Ahead of the Fed Something About Germany Please note: All data, figures & graphs below are valid as of September 20th. All...

Recent hurricanes have taken a bite out of US economic momentum, but the trend is only battered rather than broken. Surveying a broad set of indicators still points to moderate growth for the near...

Wednesday September 19: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal equities remain unsettled, sovereign bonds trade mixed and G10 (ex-sterling) currencies are mostly drifting ahead of...

The valuation question has been hanging over the current bull market. Valuation ratios such as price/earnings, price/sales, and market capitalization/revenues are uniformly bearish, showing that...

There is practically no chance that the BOJ changes policy. BOJ shares the common dilemma among major central banks. Growth is ok--above trend, which in Japan is seen as about 0.8%, but price...

Economic Projections and Yellen Speech Eyed for Rate Hike CluesMarkets have been relatively steady ahead of the US open on Wednesday, as traders await the latest monetary policy decision from the...

Market Drivers September 20, 2017 Uk Retail Sales Beat Market Waits for FOMC Nikkei 0.05% Dax -0.17%Oil $50/bblGold $1315/oz.Europe and Asia: GBP UK Retail Sales 1.0 vs. 0.2% North America: USD...

After much anticipation, the FOMC decision day is here. Much of the focus is on the likely decision that the Fed will allow its balance sheet to shrink gradually. No other country who employed...

The August data showed a further slowing of China's property price boom, and early signs that a slowdown if not a downturn could be on the way for perhaps the world's most important property market....

The FOMC Interest Rate Decision will be published today. All eyes will be on the Fed Interest Rate Decision and the FOMC Press Conference. No change is expected in monetary policy, but we should focus...

EUR/GBPToday’s support: - 0.8859, 0.8835 and 0.8820(main), where correction is possible. Break would give 0.8798, where correction also may be. Then follows 0.8775. Break of the latter would...

USD: ‘Totally Destroy’In a world in which politicians are often chastised for not saying anything, Donald Trump is beating a path for the straight shooter. Market’s largely ignored...