Market Overview

FTSE -18 points at 7316DAX -12 points at 11955 CAC -2 points at 4958 Euro Stoxx -3 points at 3386 The U.S. dollar extended gains against the G10 majors on the back of a solid ADP read on Wednesday....

Price Action Over the Past Several YearsThe market has rallied off the 2009 lows, and most people are convinced that the Fed powered the move. In fact, most were certain that once QE ended, the market...

There’s been a lot of talk about President Trump’s “border tax” lately as it relates to reshoring manufacturing to the U.S. and financing “great, great” border...

Although he didn’t state it specifically in his November 2010 Washington Post op-ed formally justifying QE2, it was very clear that then-Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke intended it to work through...

Chinese trade figures for the month of February 2017 were decidedly mixed. On the import side, total trade rose by 38.1% from February 2016. That latter month, however, was one of the lowest trade...

There are a lot of “interesting” things going on in the markets these days. Granted, alot of people may think of the words “soybeans”, “t-bonds” and “british...

U.S. Bond Yields RipBond yields surged after a strong ADP report which surprised to the upside, reporting a 298k gain in private payrolls in February. On cue, the USD jumped across the board. Oil...

U.S. equities finished mixed, despite a much stronger-than-expected ADP employment report, as the data may have added to already-elevated Fed rate hike expectations. Meanwhile, political uncertainty...

A blockbuster ADP employment report helped solidify a Fed hike next week and ramped up speculation about more hikes to come. The other drama in the market Wednesday was a 5% drop in oil prices as US...

I have to admit that on Monday morning I was looking for a break of the general sideways move. Now at the tail end of the week we’re still waiting and, of course, with the Non Farm Payroll...

By Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCGold is at the mercy of the Federal Reserve’s decision and communications next week. If the Fed confirms the desire for too many rate hikes this year, gold...

There are a handful of movies that suck me in whenever they come around. Goodfellas. The Godfather. The Shawshank Redemption.Still, there’s only one production where I can never get enough of...

Markets Ignore Budget, Wait For ECBSome confidence returned to stock markets on Wednesday as official UK growth targets were lifted and China reported an unusual trade deficit thanks to strong...

This week sees the second anniversary of the ECB’s asset-purchase program and Thursday's ECB meeting with Mario Draghi. He’s under some pressure to sound more bullish on the European...