Market Overview

US stocks inch higher as investors await more data US stock indices inched higher lifted by energy stocks. The dollar was flat: the live dollar index data show the ICE US dollar index, a measure of...

Quiet but data ahead As befits a session wherein the only data releases were 2nd tier and in and around the consensus estimate, markets have been fairly quiet since yesterday morning. Today’s...

Projections for US economic growth in the first quarter still look challenged, which is weighing on Treasury yields and raising new questions about the wisdom of the Federal Reserve’s plans to...

Yesterday's second TV debate again saw Emmanuel Macron as one of the candidates with the most convincing performance. Although Emmanuel Macron remains the favourite to win the second round run-off on...

The United States is a strong nation but her economy is fundamentally broken.In a letter to shareholders from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, six major problems are outlined as well as a few possible...

The FTSE 100 stocks opened upbeat in London; energy (+2.03%) and mining stocks (+0.52%) lead gains on the back of firmer oil and commodity prices. Copper futures traded 1.45% higher.The barrel of WTI...

Banks’ 2016 annual reports revealed that cumulated Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) requirements for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) for 2017 are on average higher in the euro area than...

The debate over productivity rages on. Some believe productivity is understated. Others believe it is overstated.Janet Yellen believes a lack of strong productivity gains may be responsible for tepid...

The forex markets are pretty steady in Asian session today. Commodity currencies remain generally soft on mild risk aversion. Traders are cautious ahead of the meeting between US President Donald...

FTSE +15 points at 7337DAX +3 points at 12285 CAC +4 points at 5105 Euro Stoxx +4 points at 3485 The US dollar index consolidated near its 50-day average before the release of ADP employment data and...

While we're being reassured that all these grandiose promises are resting on trends that are as reliably predictable as the tides, the next easily predictable crisis will very likely reveal the trends...

The dollar is practically unchanged against the euro and yen after the first two sessions of the week. The pace can be expected to pick up starting Wednesday.Japan's service and composite PMI's rose...

The Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke committed several unforgivable mistakes during his tumultuous tenure, but cumulatively they could be easily summarized as “they really don’t know...

We had become either sensitive or desensitized, depending on your definitions, to quarter ends full of turmoil and intrigue. In the monetary world, especially last year, each of the four seemed more...