Market Overview

BOE’s Carney reminds markets Brexit is not all about stimulusThe heady post-Brexit rally looks to be at an end, with all major US and European markets down overnight except the FTSE 100, which...

Today, the Conservative MPs began the process of whittling down the list of leadership candidates from five to two , see BBC . While Theresa May, as expected, got the most votes from Conservative MPs...

In the euro area, figures for German factory orders for May are released. However, given that the data were collected before the UK vote, the market impact may be limited.In Sweden, the Riksbank's...

Market BriefThe pound sterling fell below the 1.28 threshold amid renewed concerns about the impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union on global growth. GBP/USD reached 1.2798,...

Most rational people with some knowledge of economic history will realise that the US$ will eventually be the victim of hyperinflation. The hard reality is that whenever money can be created in...

Factory orders declined slightly year-over-year in May 2016, the 18th contraction in the past nineteen months (the only positive was February and its 29th day).On a seasonally adjusted (SA) basis,...

In the wake of Brexit, investor fears on the value of property, especially in London, have surfaced.A flurry of redemptions from property funds is so great that three UK fund managers froze...

Among the questions that have acquired a great deal of urgency in recent days is: what will Brexit mean for MiFiD? Or for MAD? Or for the CMU?Britain has always been a major voice in the creation of...

In the face of post-Brexit discussions, global banks deal with various market concerns. It was clear enough, Brexit changes the direction of the stocks, the commodities and the financial market. And...

Sterling continues to move lower. It tested the $1.3050 area in North American trade, after being pressured through the Asian session and the European morning. That the UK economy is slowing down,...

While investors have been focused on the perennial failed hope for a second-half economic recovery, they have been missing the most salient point: the U.S. most likely entered into a recession at the...

As anticipated, international financial markets were calm yesterday with our neighbours to the south focusing on Independence Day festivities. In Canada, encouraged in large part by rising crude oil...

Worries ReturnDid you think you could put Brexit behind you? Well you can’t, especially when there are more worries in other EU economies. The market again is worried about the Brexit fallout as...