Market Overview

During the session on Monday, the economic calendar is all but empty, so truthfully it should be a very technical session. Obviously, by now you have heard about the UK election, so therefore avoiding...

Near 100% Certainty of a Fed Rate HikeWhile the global economy digests Jim Comey’s testimony before the Senate intelligence committee, another economic milestone is rapidly approaching: A...

While the general economy continues to expand at its now famous “moderate” pace, several economic releases over the last few months indicate there are small areas of softness. Two...

Internationally, the UK elections were last week’s biggest story. May’s party had a 20 point lead in the polls when she called for snap elections. By when all the votes were counted, the...

Three of the four G5 central banks meet in the week ahead: the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan. Only the Fed is expected to change policy, and investors are as sure as then...

by Pinchas CohenThe Week That Was Comey’s testimony leaves investors unresolved The Dow closed at a record, while the NASDAQ fell 2.5%, the most since May 17 on a major rotation out of tech UK...

Market Movers ahead In contrast with the consensus expectation and market pricing, we think the Federal Reserve will keep rates on hold when it meets on Wednesday and instead make an announcement on...

CME Fedwatch places a 99.6% possibility of a quarter point rate hike on June 14.There is an additional possibility of 0.4% the Fed hikes by half a point. Then what? November Odds December...

Today's release of the publicly available data from ECRI puts its Weekly Leading Index (WLI) at 144.5, up 1.0 from the previous week. Year-over-year the four-week moving average of the indicator is...

Nifty 50 futures price seems to take a pause inside the Breakdown Zone before a swinging move. On analysis of the movement of Nifty 50 futures price in different time zone which I constructed in my...

On May 24th, the rating agency Moody’s downgraded China’s credit rating for the first time since 1989 on concerns over risingdebt andslowing economic growth. Despite the downgrade, China...

UK, Switzerland, Japan and US central banks to deliver statementsThe US dollar is mixed against majors in a week that saw geopolitical factors drive markets. The surprising result of the UK elections...

In the CFTC reporting week that covered the US employment data and the run-up to Super Thursday that featured an ECB meeting, former FBI Director Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence...

(from my colleague Dr.Win Thin) The Reserve Bank of India cut its inflation forecast for FY2017/18. South Korean President Moon suspended the installation of the remaining components of the THAAD...