Market Overview

The ECB does not include Greek bonds in its sovereign bond purchase operation. However, the progress is being made, and it is possible that starting early next year, the ECB will buy Greek...

It was hardly a constructive day – but then I hadn’t really expected any spectacular moves. I’m not really expecting much today. We appear to be in a temporary lull, not just in...

“Unsustainable things continue until they stop.” That is how Herb Stein answered Richard Nixon when Nixon asked about economic timing.The financial and economic construction of the EU and...

Equity futures are rolling into March (H7) on Thursday and thus we should expect an increase in volatility for the remainder of this week. For us traders more volatile tape means we will need to be...

Forex News and EventsMixed outlook keeps RBA side-lined After testing the key resistance at $0.7489 (Fibonacci 38.2% on November debasement) - this is the second time in the past week that AUD/USD...

US futures are trading flat as we approach the open on Tuesday, following a largely mixed session in Europe where traders already have one eye on the ECB meeting on Thursday in the absence of any...

Italian referendum impact lasts hoursThe Italian shock lasted about 3 hours yesterday morning and the euro found itself stronger on the session alongside European debt and global equities. Chaos and...

A trading link has been opened between the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock markets on Monday. The news was overshadowed by the Italian referendum and Trump’s twitter rant criticising Chinese...

“It makes you feel happy like an old time movie.” – The Lovin’ Spoonful, Do You Believe in MagicThe stock market did indeed back off a bit last week, not that it means really...

by Eli WrightTo everyone's surprise, “Quitaly,” the rubric bestowed on the result of Italy's “no” vote during Sunday’s constitutional referendum, didn’t have the...

Stride Gaming PLC (LON:STRST) has a clear focus on online bingo and soft gaming and is growing rapidly, with FY16 l-f-l revenue up 22%. The acquisitions of Tarco and 8Ball at the end of FY16 doubled...

CurrenciesEUR/USD – saw a strong rebound and reached the highest level in nearly a month amid a short squeeze. Again we see here that when the expectation is confirmed, we see the opposite...

A Very Odd Growth Spurt in the True Money SupplyThe growth rates of various “Austrian” measures of the US money supply (such as TMS-2 and money AMS) have accelerated significantly in...

Today, there will be an Ecofin meeting in Brussels and any comments on the political situation in Italy will be scrutinised.Today, the third estimate for euro area GDP is due to be released. In this...