Market Overview

For smart investors watching the gold-Dow ratio rather than mainstream media headlines, this is an exciting time to be a precious metals investor. The world seems to be conspiring to push the price of...

We have looked hard at the details of the September employment report, but find nothing positive to say. Job growth was weak, average hourly earnings remained low, average weekly hours declined and...

Market movers ahead A variety of speeches and the minutes of the last FOMC meeting will shed light on the Fed's view of the economy and how far we are from a rate hike. The Bank of England is not...

DOW + 200 = 16,472SPX + 27 = 1951NAS + 80 = 470710 YR YLD – .05 = 1.99%OIL + .92 = 45.66GOLD + 24.90 = 1139.40SILV + .74 = 15.37The economy added a seasonally adjusted 142,000 jobs in September,...

Friday's US jobs report combined with the September FOMC decision has significantly altered market expectations for the timing of the first hike by the Federal Reserve. The Fed funds futures implied...

After the Fed's decision of 17th September leaving interest rates unchanged, a great confusion has spread throughout the markets. The varied opinions have oscillated from the...

The unexpectedly poor September US jobs data weakened the greenback's technical tone, as questions about the underlying strength of the world's largest economy, and the implications for the Fed's...

The US September jobs report dealt a significant blow to the notion of a 2015 Fed hike -- against which we consistently disagreed throughout the year as it achieved the gloomy feat of disappointing...

Wall Street edged up on Thursday with the release of mixed manufacturing data and ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payroll report that will shed some light on the world’s largest economy’s...

Fall in commodity prices increases systemic risks.Manufacturing weakness in the US could delay Fed rate hike. Chinese data showing signs of bottoming. Euro area back in deflation - pressure on the ECB...

The krona is becoming a short-term headwind for the Riksbank.We see 9.30-9.60 as a fair range for EUR/SEK over the next few months. We recommend to buy EUR/SEK at 9.35, target 9.60, stop-loss at...

CurrenciesEUR/USD: The pair is trading in a descending triangle pattern on a 4 hour time frame. The next resistance is at 1.146 and the support is at 1.1024. USD/JPY: The pair is trading in a...

Growth in Britain’s construction sector hit its fastest pace in six months in September, boosted by stronger house building and higher levels of hiring, a survey showed on Friday.The CIPS/Markit...

Capital outflows from emerging markets are on track to exceed inflows this year for the first time since 1988 amid concern that a slowdown in China, a currency selloff and higher interest rates in the...