Market Overview

It depends upon your perspective and the markets you follow …Perspective The global economy is drowning in debt – $230 Trillion and counting – that will not be repaid at current...

Calm before the storm?There is little to report this morning with a relative lull prevailing on markets as we await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s key rate decision tomorrow. The only noteworthy...

As one can imagine no one is prepared to take on too much risk ahead of the Bank of Japan and FOMC meets. The S&P 500 closed unchanged (range of 2135 to 2153). Utilities, REITS and financials...

CNH Hibor rates fell back on Tuesday showing the first sign of normalisation following the spike last week and on Monday. The one-week CNH Hibor rate declined to 7.98%, from 12.45% yesterday, which...

Forex News and EventsSwiss watch exports disappoint On the top-line, the outlook for the Swiss watch industry appears dire, yet looking at the underlying companies, there are some definite bright...

This week, the Fed will have its FOMC meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, culminating with an announcement as to whether or not there will be a change in interest rates. This announcement will be at...

Global markets are holding their breath before the critical Bank of Japan (BoJ) and Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy verdicts.Activity is expected to remain quite before a potential storm. The...

Key Points: Markets are pricing in a 15% chance of a hike. Jawboning likely following the decision. Fed likely to hold rates steady at 0.50% The US dollar has largely softened over the past 24 hours...

Nothing doing until tonightMotivation in these markets pre-BOJ tonight and Fed tomorrow evening is pretty slim; currencies traded very quietly yesterday through the European session with prices in New...

US housing construction expected to edge lower for first time in three months Policy-sensitive two-year Treasury yield to remain steady ahead of FOMC Is Mexican peso headed for record low exchange...

Tomorrow's Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve meetings are serving to dampen activity in the foreign exchange market. The US dollar is little changed against the euro, yen, and sterling. The...

Market BriefUSD/JPY has been trading in a very tight since the beginning of the month as traders has been reluctant to load on more risk ahead of Wednesday’s Fed and BoJ meetings. Traders do not...

We have revised our forecast on Finland to reflect the most recent data and expect GDP to grow 0.8% in 2016 mainly on the back of consumption and construction. Improving export demand should also...

We have a rather thin data calendar today and are probably in for a quiet day as investors await the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and FOMC monetary policy announcements tomorrow.Note that the BoJ is due to...