Market Overview

Volumes show it. Sentiment reflects it. Major index trading ranges are very narrow. But don’t let the headlines lull you into drowsiness because while this leopard sleeps, its next meal is being...

We have been tracking the coming of an economic bounce phase for a few months now. This dates back to pre-Brexit when market sentiment was over bearish but leading economic signals from the...

Six consecutive red daily candles for USD/CAD and a spike up in Oil has caught the attention of Forex and Commodity traders alike.USD/CAD Daily: The above USD/CAD daily chart was one that Oscar...

The August 8, 2016 Equity Management Academy Economic Report painted a bleak picture of the US economy “accelerating to the downside”, despite rosy employment figures.The report argued...

On July 29 we published a long piece entitled “Cash, NIRP & Bonds.”Now we see a German bank succumbing to pressure and starting to charge its customers a pass-through of the negative...

Our Federal Reserve is composed of labor market economists who place their faith in the theory that inflation is spawned from too many people working. They believe there is a trade-off between...

Business activity in New York State declined slightly this month, according to rms responding to the August 2016 Empire State Manufacturing Survey.The headline general business conditions index fell...

It is rare that I write early on a Monday morning, but today there is this. A story on Bloomberg highlighted the pressure that the IMF is putting on Japan to institute an “incomes policy”...

Monday August 15: Five things the markets are talking aboutCapital markets are again adjusting themselves to disappointing data from the world’s largest economy. Friday’s July U.S retail...

Forex News and EventsArticle 50 - The long goodbye? Fears are increasing that the UK's separation from the EU may take quite a bit longer than anticipated. Indeed, insiders now claim that the UK is...

Market Drivers August 15, 2016Japanese GDP missesMarket in tight ranges in lackluster tradeNikkei 225 0.00% Dax 0.27%Oil $44/bblGold $1345/oz.Europe and Asia:JPY GDP 0.0% vs. 0.2% North AmericaNAHB...

Following a seventh straight week of gains, the FTSE closed last week above the 6900 level for the first time since May 2015. On a weekly basis, the FTSE stepped into the overbought market for the...

The US dollar closed the pre-weekend session well off its lows that were seen in response to the disappointing retail sales report. It has been unable to sustain the upside momentum, and as North...

Market BriefIn the wake of the release of disappointing July US retail sales figures, the Japanese yen appreciated sharply against the greenback on Friday, with USD/JPY returning to around 101.20,...