Market Overview

What Can We Learn From Last Three Years?The chart of the NYSE Composite Stock Index below shows equities have been indecisive since the second half of 2013. The lack of sustained progress in either...

As we begin to wrap up the 2nd quarter of the year, I thought it was time to revisit the economy as the backdrop against expectations for stronger economic growth, rising inflationary pressures and an...

Broadly defined, commodities bounced higher last week, topping the performance list for the major asset classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. iPath Bloomberg Commodity (NYSE:DJP) increased 1.4% for...

A quantitative run-through of the Swedish fixed income market, from the Riksbank and money markets to government and mortgage bonds.To read the entire report Please click on the pdf File Below

“Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.” After a swift decline in January, a flat February, a strong turnaround in March and a pretty flat...

EUR/USDThe EUR/USD pair ended last week below 1.1356 level, to confirm the turn of the intraday and short term trading to the downside, and as we mentioned in our last technical update, the price will...

Monday May 16: Five things the markets are talking aboutInvestors are beginning this holiday shortened trading week trying to avoid making any major moves given a lack of fresh trading cues. Markets...

The Bank of England’s governor on Friday warned that Britain risked an economic recession if citizens voted to leave the European Union (EU) in next month’s referendum. “In that...

Abenomics RecapRecord Japanese stimulus coupled with negative rates yield produced no inflation, a flat stock market, a strengthening yen, falling exports, and a slowdown in bank lending. Running Out...

GBP/AUD Today’s support: - 1.9669, 1.9639, 1.9598 and 1.9575 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.9543, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.9528. Break of the latter...

The oil market has very swiftly made an about-move in recent days, with low prices driving disruptions in Nigeria, coupled with greater output from Iran and expectations of renewed demand all pushing...

A TSI subscriber recently reminded me of an indicator that I regularly cited in ‘the old days’ but haven’t mentioned over the past few years. The indicator is the bond/dollar ratio...

Recent updates suggest that the US manufacturing downturn is easing The NY Fed’s data for May should show healing for this battered sector US home builder sentiment is on track for another...

The most notable thing is not what has happened, but what has not happened. The market has not responded to the soft Chinese data over the weekend. Chinese equities began softer but recovered fully...