Market Overview

Market BriefAs expected, the Fed left its monetary policy unchanged and reaffirmed the current federal funds rate target range of 0% to 0.25%. The biggest surprise however, came from the tone of the...

On Thursday morning and early afternoon the dollar slid lower against the other major currencies, even after data showed that U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week, as sentiment...

Selected Market News In line with our expectations, the FOMC decided to keep interest rates on hold at its meeting, citing rising global growth risks and tighter financial conditions as adding risks...

What to make of the dots, numbers and words, we do the data crunching and give our view on implications for FX, rates and equity markets.Following the FOMC meeting, we will host a conference call,...

On Thursday, I noted Bloomberg's comment "Something Very Wrong" with the manufacturing sector.More completely, Bloomberg stated "There may very well be something wrong with the manufacturing sector,...

Dollar tumbles broadly as FOMC decides to keep the target range for the federal funds rate between 0-0.25% and refrained from a rate hike. The decision was made with 9-1 vote, with Richmond Fed...

I would be a rich man if I had a penny for every letter written about the Federal Reserve decision. To hear analysts discuss it, you’d think the fate of the free world as we know it rests on...

In the press conference following Thursday's wimpy rate-hike decision by the Fed, chair Janet Yellen responded to a reporter's question about the possibility of a hike in October.Yellen stated that...

The FRB, the ECB, the PBoC, and the BoJ are all central banksters. It matters not which country they infest. It matters not which form of gooberment they act as marionette. It matters not how much...

Economic indicators continue to paint a bleak picture of Chinese growth. Cited by various central banks as one of the major factors affecting the global economy there is little China can do to improve...

The Final gross domestic product (GDP) will be released on Friday, September 25. This is the third and final GDP release the is published 85 days after the end of the quarter. The U.S. economy had a...

Currency strategists at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC), Nomura, Societe Generale (PARIS:SOGN), and Danske Bank provide their views on what's next for the USD in...

We’re about to experience turbulence… please fasten your seatbelts!The Fed’s eagerly awaited key rate decision at 2 p.m. today could definitely cause a fair bit of stirring on...

The inimitable US musician Prince (and yes, this was before he changed his stage name to a bizarre symbol , officially becoming “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince”) released the iconic...