Market Overview

The article is a must-read for anyone interested in US real estate trends and income demographics. Here is a slightly edited version of the Tim's table of the key data. We've rounded the dollar...

What is the single best indicator of the American Dream? Many would point to household income growth. The Census Bureau has now published some selected annual household income data in a new report:...

During the current bull market, I have favored a “Stay Home” investment strategy over the “Go Global” alternative. That’s worked quite well, though I’ve missed...

Lately there’s been quite a lot of volatility in world markets.The Shanghai Composite Index has tumbled close to 40 percent since hitting a seven-year high in June. The S&P 500 Index dipped...

Following the Bitcoin story is like riding a thrilling rollercoaster. There’s ups and downs along the way, but it does seem like the cryptocurrency is gaining legitimacy slowly. Only, it’s...

US stocks ended sharply lower on Tuesday as investor concerns over slowing global growth led to selloff in materials stocks. Investor concerns over global growth outlook intensified after Federal...

Euro manufacturing PMI declined to 52.0 from 52.3 in line with consensus. Given the weakness in China and EM we had expected a larger decline and it seems that the domestic economy so far remains...

CurrenciesEUR/USD: The pair is trading below its downward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1180 and the support is at 1.1080. USD/JPY: The pair is heading through its...

While price action is my main focus, understanding how volume plays a role in the market can be key in understanding the environment and health of a market cycle. We often use market internal...

Investor sentiment has been dealt another blow on Wednesday after the China Caixin manufacturing index slipped to a six-and-a-half-year low, fuelling Chinese growth fears at a time when concerns are...

After a few sessions of light news, the flash Chinese Caixin flash manufacturing PMI and EMU PMIs provided new economic insight. But the macro-picture has not changed very much. China's economy has...

Yale University market scholar Robert Shiller entered the bubble debate last week as noted in the Financial Times article, Fears Grow Over US Stock Market Bubble.The Nobel economics laureate told the...

The dollar continued to rise against the other major currencies in quiet trade on Tuesday, as trading volumes were expected to remain thin with no major U.S. data to be released and as the greenback...

China ManufacturingEveryone knows that the finest shoes and suits are fashioned and crafted in the UK, the fastest and most gorgeous cars machined and tooled in Italy and the finest cuisine honed and...