Market Overview

China’s Premier, Li Keqiang, tabled the government’s annual “work report” to the National People’s Congress last week and outlined a range of new economic targets for...

Our equity/bond model - This long term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets:- When the model favors stocks, investors should overweigh in equities for...

This coming week Janet Yellen and her minions are expected, with 100% certainty, to lift the Fed funds rate by another 0.25% to 1.00%.This certainty has been building as of late given the rise in...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates again at their meeting next week. They obviously view the recent cyclical upturn as being durable and the inflation data as pointing to...

It is surely one of the primary reasons why many if not most people have so much trouble accepting the trouble the economy is in. With record high stock prices leading to record levels of household...

Those that view the message of the market on daily basis are likely confused by trading noise. While trading noise contributes to the long-term trends, it does not define them. Human behavior tries to...

Bringing forward expectations of a Fed hike from May-June to March was worth something for the dollar, but to get more now, the market may need to recognize the risk of three (or more) hikes this...

In the aftermath of Friday morning's mostly uneventful jobs report, the U.S. Dollar Index pressed on key near-term trendline support at 101.40, which needs to contain the weakness to avert additional...

The worst sell-off of the year has brought the S&P 500 all the way back to its 20-day SMA. It has retraced a mere 36 points of its move out of the election low. Yet sentiment readings like the...

US equity markets have spent the last week in correction mode following a fantastic run throughout February, but futures suggest they could open higher on Friday in a sign that traders may be...

A week ago, after nine Fed officials had spoken, the market widely expected Yellen and Fischer to confirm that the table was set for a rate hike later this month. They did, and the dollar and US...

Low cost manufacturing in Asia – The Mighty Five - MITI V Low cost manufacturing is moving away from China Malaysia, India, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam will continue to benefit Currency...

As expected, the UK’s industrial and manufacturing production contracted in January.Cable remains offered pre-1.2200. The negative trend is picking up momentum for a potential pullback toward...

Equity markets have taken another leap higher as we had called for.However, fixed income and oil markets seem less bullish on long-term growth prospects, as the yield curve has flattened in the US and...