Market Overview

This Great Graphic was created on Bloomberg and depicts Japan and U.S. 5-year credit default swap indicative pricing. Japan's 5-year CDS is denominated in dollars and is represented by the white line....

Back in 1776, Adam Smith talked about the “invisible hand” of the economy. Investopedia explains how the invisible hand works as: In a free market economy, self-interested individuals...

In a context in which U.S. yields have risen substantially more than Canadian yields, many observers are looking anywhere for a reason explaining the surprising resilience of the Canadian dollar...

US dollar bullish bets fell to $14.98 billion from $17.08 billion against the major currencies during the previous week, according to the report of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),...

In the US, the normalisation of the monetary policy has been put on hold for the time being pending the release of stronger data. The rebound in oil prices has brought relief for the...

We are half way into February, but the jury is still out as far as what the next twelve months might bring. Uncertainty surrounds President Trump’s entreaties of better days to come, but...

The three most important indicators for day-tradingTraders must view charts as a way of identifying trading opportunities. The charts will help to recognise what type of market the instrument is in....

US markets are closed for the Presidents' Day holiday, but it hasn't prevented its pre-weekend gains giving a bullish tone to global equities. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ recovered from early weakness...

Brexit bill in the LordsWith Parliament back in session, Brexit is back to being the number one concern for the pound. A year ago to the day, David Cameron strode out of the 10 Downing Street and...

As the financial world waits with bated breath for details of Donald Trump’s “phenomenal” tax plan, it’s important to understand that regardless of what Trump announces on the...

In this week's market analysis, we will look at potential trading opportunities and zones where we should look for price action, evidence and potential moves.Pairs and markets analyzed this week:...

Home prices in London recorded the sharpest drop in nearly six years, according to the latest Rightmove release. Meanwhile, the rise in countrywide house prices dropped to 2.3% year-on-year in...

FTSE +16 points at 7316DAX +95 points at 11852 CAC +34 points at 4901 Euro Stoxx +18 points at 3327 Traders trimmed their net long USD speculative positions to a four-month low last week, as net short...

CHF/JPYToday’s support: - 112.33 and 112.06 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 111.84, where correction also may be. Then follows 111.53. Break of the latter would result...