Market Overview

How much influence do investors have over their portfolios? Perhaps it’s less than commonly assumed. The notion that randomness plays a role in money management has been widely studied in...

Japanese Economy Shrank By 1.2%The Japanese economy shrank in the period April - June with an annual rate of 1.2%, for the first time in the last three quarters, although the decline was ultimately...

U.S. indices are expected to open significantly higher following the long bank holiday weekend. The move follows strong gains at the start of the week in Europe while Asia also saw some impressive...

Trade still falling in ChinaYesterday’s Labor Day holiday in the United States ensured that markets so far this week have been relatively quiet, although we are walking in to rather a weaker...

The German trade balance data was simply astonishing and the reading of 22.8B was very encouraging. However, at the same time, Germany also need to keep a very close eye on its trade surplus data...

The Big Picture• China’s trade figures show weak demand all around China’s trade balance soared in August, as both exports fell and imports fell sharply. Imports in particular were...

Chinese shares rose and maintained their gains in the early Asian trading session after a six-day losing streak, despite increased volatility and soft economic data. Weak Chinese imports have capped...

The dollar fell against the euro in late Asian session on Tuesday after weak Chinese trade data raised the euro’s safe haven appeal. The euro jumped above the 1.12 handle to climb to 1.1217. But...

Over the past week, the index for European investment grade credits (iTraxx main) traded in the 70-75bp range and ended the week around 73bp. The index for European high-yield credits (iTraxx...

Daily BriefingCurrenciesEUR/USD: The pair is trading below its downward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1565 and the support is at 1.1006. USD/JPY: The pair has formed...

Market Movers In the euro area Q2 15 GDP growth figures will be released. The first estimate showed a growth rate of 0.3% q/q and focus will be on the composition of growth. Compared with Q1, we...

Many investors are wondering if the job market of the United States has recovered enough for the Federal Reserve to end the period of ultralow interest rates. Judging by how the US central bank has...

It’s all eyes on China again today, with the local markets scrambling for some sort of lead and inspiration.A 2.5% decline in the Chinese mainland markets was not what the key officials had in...