Market Overview

Uncertainty regarding the Trump administration’s ability to keep its campaign promises rose again last week, after the surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey. The Canadian dollar was unable...

Record highs in UK and GermanyMarkets seem to be enjoying the signs that incumbent governments are set for victory in upcoming elections. A surge in energy company shares helped the UK’s FTSE...

President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey sent a shot across Washington’s bow last week. Republicans and Democrats alike questioned the timing of the action and professed unease...

This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey, which leveled off. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions at -1.0 was a decrease of 6.2 from the previous month's 5.2.The...

Let’s take a step back and look at the highlights of recent days to start off the week on the right foot: disappointing U.S. economic indicators released on Friday, including inflation below the...

Friday was another disheartening day for US economic data and has left dollar bulls in doubt entering this week. Focus shifts to pivotal European economic releases, as the lack of tier one US economic...

The US dollar has opened the week softer against the major currencies, except for the Japanese yen. The disappointing US inflation and retail sales data before the weekend have not been shrugged off,...

by Pinchas CohenWhile investors continue to wait for any details, however scant, on President Donald Trump’s promised infrastructure spending plans, Chinese President Xi Jinping beat the US...

Politics taking a break It’s nice to begin a week with no overarching political theme dominating asset prices as markets open up on Sunday. As we in Europe walk in this morning and take a look...

UK Retail Sales should be a good release and similarly to the CPI scheduled earlier this week a strong surprise will surely drive the market for at least a couple of hours, depending on the degree of...

What’s at stake: Almost a year after the UK voted to leave the European Union, its economic performance has showed mixed results. The risks of a Brexit-induced recession do not seem to be...

Softer U.S. data may prompt USD/JPY to drop below 113, good time to short?U.S. dollar downside risks seen increasing after soft inflation Dollar index fell below its 200-day moving average during...

Is DAX Topping Out?Last week the French president Emmanuel Macron was elected and shortly afterwards the European indices slowly slowed down the enthusiasm. Only the TOPIX was rising to record gains....

A massive global cyber-attack hit more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday. Businesses across all industries are expected to be affected. The UK’s NHS (National Health Service)...