Market Overview

Global trade growth has been deteriorating steadily since the financial crisis in 2008 and fell to a new low in 2016. However, recent data suggest that the persistent downward trend in global trade...

The minutes from the May meeting from the Federal Reserve show that it’s set to continue raising interest rates this year. But a slowdown in the economy could deter the Federal Open Market...

In recent years, investors have been overwhelmingly been distracted by geopolitical headlines and risk aversion caused by the worst financial crisis in a generation. In the background, the tailwinds...

The Canadian dollar is trading in the middle of the weekly range against the USD. The USD/CAD had a volatile ride this week as US political turbulence and the lack of surprise in the Organization of...

In the CFTC reporting week ending May 23 speculators in the futures market continued to largely position themselves for further dollar weakness. The gross short position in the currencies were...

(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) Moody's downgraded China's rating from Aa3 to A1 with stable outlook. Reports suggest that the PBOC has informed local banks that it is changing the way it sets the...

The idea that the dollar bull move is over is gaining adherents. It now seems to be the consensus view. This is reflected in bank forecasts, futures positioning and indicative pricing in the options...

The main focus of the coming week will be the non-farm payrolls numbers out of the US as a positive report could pave the way for a June rate hike by the Fed. Japan will also have a busy data week,...

As the week draws to a close, risk appetite appears to be drying up, not helped of course by recent moves in oil, which is dragging on global benchmarks.Oil Bounces But Losses Weigh on IndicesOil has...

Friday May 26: Five things the markets are talking aboutBattered Brent Crude Oil prices have stopped the bleeding for now as the market seems to be looking past the disappointment that...

The three things you need to know about this week in marketsOPEC Extends Production CutsYesterday, OPEC and allies met in Vienna to discuss future production cuts. A nine-month extension in supply...

The markets are unsettled. It is not so much in the magnitude of moves as the breadth of the move. The nearly 1% rally in gold is a tell, but also the inability of the equity market to follow the...

EUR/JPYToday’s support: - 124.73 and 124.42 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 123.99, where correction also may be. Then follows 123.78. Break of the latter would result...

Sterling is on the back foot heading into the long weekend following a YouGov poll showing that the Conservative lead, that had sat at 20 points on the day that the election was called, has fallen...