Market Overview

Private nonfarm payrolls in the US are projected to increase by 172,000 (seasonally adjusted) in Wednesday’s September update of the ADP Employment Report vs. the previous month, based on The...

Two huge pieces of news hit Monday like a one-two punch. First; UBS is about to blow the cover on a massive gold-rigging scandal followed by; Saudi Arabia withdraws overseas funds. Gold and oil both...

The scandal around Volkswagen (XETRA:VOWG_p) last week dropped prices of platinum and silver, which are widely used in the automobile industry. Another important factor pressuring the price is a...

Today marks the fourth straight month in a row that the S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index Composite has missed economist estimates, as a growing chorus of financial analysts call the top of the...

Yesterday was a particularly trying day on stock markets, with the S&P 500, NASDAQ and S&P/TSX Composite down by 2.6%, 3.0% and 2.8% respectively. Fears of a slowing economy in China and the...

We call on central banks to abolish their zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) framework before more harm is done. In our assessment, ZIRP is bad for all stakeholders and may even lead to war.ZIRP: Bad...

US stocks tumbled on Monday as investor confidence was undermined by evidence of slowing economic growth in China and uncertainty when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. The dollar...

Yesterday during an event held at the Marquette University Business Forum in Milwaukee, Federal Reserve Committee Member Charles Evans spoke out against jumping the gun and increasing interest rates....

The odds for a Fed rate hike are falling like a stone, or so it appears based on the implied inflation forecast via the yield spread on nominal less inflation-indexed Treasuries. The slide is...

This brief presentation gives an overview of the CNH market and the recent FX reform in China.To Read the Entire Report Please Click on the pdf File Below.

The MarketEUR/USD rebounds from 1.1150 and breaks above 1.1215•EUR/USD traded slightly lower on Monday, but hit support at 1.1150 (S2) and rebounded to break above the resistance (now turned into...

The global capital markets are stabilizing in Europe after continued selling was seen in Asia after the US slide yesterday. The dollar is narrowly mixed against the major currencies. Higher oil and...

European indices are for the most part slightly higher this morning with the FTSE lagging and trading down around 0.18%. While basic resources are catching a bid, not surprisingly given...

Those who were caught off guard by the August-September correction ignored a deluge of fundamental, technical and economic data. (See August’s Market Top: 15 Warning Signs.) Median U.S. stock...