Market Overview

Editor’s Note: This week’s chart and article come to us from Managing Editor Rachel Gearhart and originally ran in The Oxford Insight, a newsletter exclusively for Oxford Club Members....

U.S. Economic & Financial Markets Outlook- Consumer Confidence at 10 Year High As GDP Growth Remains Below Normal! (Y H & C Investments may have positions in companies mentioned in this...

Don’t find fault, find a remedy. -Henry Ford In the financial markets, it is commonly accepted the best management teams create enormous amounts of value. Conversely, it is too often the case...

The US dollar rose against most of the major currencies in the last week of March, except the Australian and Canadian dollars, and the British pound. The greenback's recovery from the losses suffered...

Our basic view on the U.S. market remains positive. As we’ve written in recent letters, we believe that the post-election rally doesn’t just reflect the optimism of business people and...

Many observers are describing the dramatic failure of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as a debacle, but perhaps it will prove to be a step forward. As everyone knows by now, the United States is...

Emerging markets have enjoyed their best year in almost a decade. As the first quarter of 2017 comes to a close, traders have cast their votes and the results are in: emerging markets are the winners...

The EU favours a multi-speed Europe - progress will depend on upcoming elections.Italy is the big worry - expect the EU to get tougher on its debt and banking problems. Greece has become a political...

The European Union Council President Donald Tusk was in focus during Friday’s trading session as he shared the draft guidelines on the future of the UK relationship after Brexit. Although the...

Chinese official PMI manufacturing surprised on the upside , rising to 51.8 (consensus 51.7, previous 51.6). It points to still strong growth at the end of Q1. Caixin PMI manufacturing is due to be...

Risk appetite returned overnight with financial sector leading stocks higher. The surge in WTI crude oil through 50 handle also boosted overall sentiments. DJIA closed up 0.33% at 20728.94 and would...

The pound shortly reversed gains accumulated through the Asian session, as the European Council revealed the draft guideline for the Brexit.The EU said ‘nothing is agreed until everything is...

The US dollar fell against all the major currencies in the first three months of 2017. The weakness initially seemed to be a correction to the rally, which began before the US election last year. The...

FTSE -32 points at 7337DAX -30 points at 12226 CAC -18 points at 5071 Euro Stoxx -11 points at 3470 The US economy grew by 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2016, slightly higher than 2.0% expected by...