Market Overview

The US dollar is moving higher against nearly all the other major foreign currencies today. As far as we can tell, the driving force remains interested rate considerations. US rates are rising in...

According to the results of the last week both the US stock prices and the dollar index rose. On Monday, durable goods orders for January exceeded the forecasts in the US. This pushed the US stock...

EUR/NZDToday’s support: - 1.5108, 1.5086, 1.5052 and 1.5033 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.5008, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.4985. Break of the latter...

U.S. stocks record consecutive loss first time in more than a month U.S. stock indices retreated on Tuesday led by declines in energy, telecom and health care stocks. The dollar strength endured: the...

Glob Bioenergies' (PA:ALGBE) acquisition of Syngip in an all-share deal further strengthens the company’s third-generation processes and as such is very synergistic. Our valuation range is now...

This chart comes from the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes in which I talked about why another Federal Reserve rate hike is inevitable based on a couple of key charts which show an...

UK Politics: quantity over qualityToday’s newsflow is particularly UK-centric. With Phillip Hammond’s inaugural Spring Budget and the House of Lords coming out swinging, it’d be easy...

The subtle art of guidance is turning the upcoming FOMC meeting (14 and 15 March) into a non-event: the probability of a 25 basis points rate hike as priced in by the markets has shot up recently on...

The GBP/USD plunged to 1.2169 on Tuesday, amid UK PM Theresa May’s second defeat on Brexit before the House of Lords. Investors will keep an eye on the pound as Chancellor Hammond will reveal...

FTSE -23 points at 7316DAX -26 points at 11940 CAC -5 points at 4950 Euro Stoxx -3 points at 3382 The strong dollar remains the major macro story as the Federal Reserve (Fed) prepares to increase the...

Sterling weakens broadly yesterday and is trading as the second weakest major currency for the week at the moment. The House of Lords in US passed an amended bill on Brexit yesterday after having the...

German industrial production data for January (due at 08:00 CET) is likely to show a large monthly increase following the strong factory orders in December.The UK Spring Budget will be presented by...

Volatility in Hiding or Disappeared?Fed repricing continues to dominate markets with U.S. Treasury yields nudging higher. But FX volatility has gone into hiding while FX traders remain somewhat...

In a speech to the joint session of Congress that was widely recognized as "presidential," US President Trump said twice that there are 94 mln Americans out of the labor market. It is not a lie or...