Market Overview

This Great Graphic caught my eye. It was tweeted by Ninja Economics. Her point was about immigration. Germany had much higher immigration than the UK, but also saw real wage increase of nearly 14% in...

Forecasting season is upon us. Anyone who gets to be quoted in print or speak to a reporter is asked an opinion. Expertise not required! It is paradise for pundits.Many have decried the “folly...

On December 5th we already forecasted the S&P500 would hit SPX2175 +/- 5 followed by a 15-25p pulback and then a rally to SPX2300. See here.Since the proof is in the pudding, 6 days later the...

As I type this, it looks like the equity bulls are making it their life’s mission to reach Dow 20k A.S.A.P. Given the momentum, it seems they’ll succeed easily.On a different subject, gold...

Markets have settled into their traditional holiday lull and with many countries on bank holiday today (and in effect, for the entire week), there's little prospect of an imminent pick-up in market...

While the global bond markets have begun to correct their 35 year bull market, the major U.S. stock indices, including the Dow, NASDAQ, Russell and S&P, have rallied nicely. Official U. S....

Will the bullish momentum stay in 2017?Most of the shares in Asia ended higher after the opening bell on Tuesday amid the recovery of the US dollar. The Asian equities extended their gains after the...

Economists see healthy run of price gains for US house prices in November US Consumer Confidence Index expected to end the year on a high note US manufacturing activity is on track to stay positive in...

by Eli WrightGlobal markets have mostly been trading sideways during the second half of December as a holiday induced calm descended on markets. With many exchanges still closed today for...

It is the end of the year, and therefore time to review the performance of various markets that we trade.Energies Oil as well as other energy products are among 2016’s top market performers....

The Japanese Yen edges mildly lower in very quiet holiday trading today. A bunch of weak economic data is weighing slightly on the currency. Japan national CPI core dropped -0.4% yoy in November,...

There are three reasons that the Trump Presidency will very likely go down in history as a disaster for the US, only the last of which has anything to do with Trump. The first two reasons are...

We have a very thin data calendar in this last week of 2016 with only a few tier 2 key figures scheduled, which are not expected to have significant impact on markets.Instead, price actions are likely...

FTSE - Bank HolidayDAX +2 points at 11452 CAC -2 points at 4838 Eurostoxx -2 points at 3271 Asian traders showed a little preference for the USD, yet thin holiday volumes were in play at the early...