Market Overview

What happens when new currency is created with few limits by central banks and commercial banks?Answer: Far too much debt and currency are created. Central Bank Balance Sheets have increased by $10...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCSince the last Fed meeting in March, US CPI as well as jobs growth have slowed. Surprisingly, CPI went negative on the last reading and March nonfarm payrolls...

Just recently, Wealth Management had an interesting interview with Jeremy Grantham in which Jeremy suggests the “rules have changed” for value investors. To wit: The market was extremely...

As widely expected, the ECB left its key rates and asset purchase plan intact. It reiterated its forward guidance that rates will remain at present levels or lower.Draghi was more confident about the...

Here is the opening statement from the Department of Labor: In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous...

The Advance Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders released today gives us a first look at the latest durable goods numbers. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New...

ECB seen waiting for June meeting to announce any fresh changes to stimulus; Muted market response to Trump tax plans; Economic data and earnings eyed. U.S. equity markets are expected to open...

The correction continued yesterday for the Canadian dollar, which is the worst performing G10 currency against the U.S. dollar since the start of April! Difficulties with energy prices, tweets from...

Russia’s macroeconomic situation has consolidated. After a 2-year recession, the Russian economy swung back into growth in fourth-quarter 2016, inflationary pressures dropped sharply allowing...

Russia’s macroeconomic situation has consolidated. After a 2-year recession, the Russian economy swung back into growth in fourth-quarter 2016, inflationary pressures dropped sharply allowing...

The withdrawal of 500 and 1000 rupee notes does not seem to have had much of an impact on economic activity or on Narendra Modi’s popularity. His BJP party won a major victory in legislative...

Economic growth has picked up slightly over the past two quarters, supported by the authorities’ stimulus policy measures. In Q1 2017, the growth acceleration was fuelled by a rebound in...

Since 2014 Colombia has been in the frontline of the strong external shock resulting from the collapse of global commodity prices, notably for oil. Its macro fundamentals deteriorated markedly up to...

For more than a year, Mauricio Macri has been pursuing far-reaching economic reforms: the country has returned to international financial markets, numerous taxes have been eliminated, energy prices...