Market Overview

Eurozone Retail PMI for June should show that spending will continue to grow If retail sales rose again last month, that will be the sixth straight month of rises ADP’s estimate of US jobs...

Today Greg Ip opined that we should start worrying about a recession. He is the chief economics commentator for the WSJ. He held a similar position for the Economist, and he has written several books....

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

I have a confession to make: I love confessions. I spent countless hours in the late 1990s listening to sports radio dissect Mark McGuire’s acknowledgement of steroid use. And who did not get...

The latest North Korean missile test and hostile words from the US in reaction raise the risk of a destabilizing surprise. The Swiss franc was the top performer Wednesday while the Canadian dollar...

In this video we discuss the outlook for China's property market, real estate fixed asset investment, and the implications for commodities.The video focuses on a topic from a recent edition of the...

Most people are probably aware that US High Yield credit spreads are trading at the bottom end of the range - almost 1 standard deviation below the long term average. This is a fact. But what is not a...

Data that suggests self-sustaining economic growth in Europe was offset by unease in markets about North Korea and resulting tensions at the upcoming G20 summit. It was typically nervy trading before...

By Clint Siegner, Money Metals Exchange Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen says she is planning more hikes in the Fed funds rate, but you wouldn’t know it by watching the markets. So far,...

In the end it is not so much about “predicting” what will happen next in the financial markets, but rather recognizing – and being prepared for – the potential risks, that...

The United States: This chart shows sector contributions to all post-WWII recessions. The biggest component of most economic contractions has been deteriorating investment (fixed investment and...

DJT Makes New Closing HighOpinion: The indexes closed mostly higher Tuesday with positive internals on the NYSE while NASDAQ internals were mixed. Volumes declined from the prior session due to...

Relative monetary policy and strong DKK fundamentals have left DKK unscathed by the 4% rally in EUR since mid-April.We forecast EUR/DKK will trade around 7.4400 on a 1-12M horizon. We recommend Danish...

Currently we are @ 113.60 after breaking out of the day chart downtrend. We are looking to move the US dollar to the double top @ 114.38 with an overall target of 115.51. The average daily true range...