Market Overview

Despite the huge surge in market volatility the past three days and the tumultuous drop in US equities, these moves tell us nothing about the state of the US real economy. China is having its...

Canada – In June, wholesale trade grew 1.3% to $55.3 billion. Five of the seven broad subsectors (representing 86% of total sales) registered gains, led by motor vehicle and parts (+3.0%) and...

U.S. and Eurozone stock markets got slammed on Monday as global uncertainty over China pushes traders towards safe-haven investments. Despite the fact the Asian shares managed to move away from...

Asia bounces back after “Black Monday”Asian stocks obtained some respite after yesterday’s brutal sell off. Chinese stocks continued their declines, initially opening down over 6%,...

European markets are expected to pare Monday’s losses when they open this morning following similar moves in Asia overnight. That said, not all indices have experienced the same respite and...

Summer beach time is now over…Time to keep the kids and your portfolio indoors. Collapsing oil and Chinese equity markets continued to damage emerging market currencies and global equity...

A fascinating blog post by Bernard Sharfman takes a skeptical look at the activist investing of public pension funds, especially in the context of proxy access.Sharfman, a prominent...

Before I call it a day, I thought I’d share a few thoughts with you. For those of you finding this post later, US stocks broke down Thursday of last week from a long, extended range, and closed...

Tumbling stockmarkets around the world continue to raise questions about the outlook for the global economy. The case for trimming China's macro projections is compelling, but how much damage will...

Rip Your Face Off: Have you heard traders talk about a rip your face off type move? Well that right there was everyone’s collective face getting ripped off.The following S&P 500 charts tell...

Risk aversion turned severe for certain corners of the financial system to start this week. In particular, equities faced extraordinary selling pressure which led to dramatic declines in stock...

"Index shows economic growth picked up in July": This is the headline for yesterday's release of the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index, and here are the opening paragraphs from the report: Led by...

The Chicago Fed's National Activity Index is based on 85 economic indicators drawn from four broad categories of data:Production and Income Employment, Unemployment, and Hours Personal Consumption and...

Global markets are puking at the prospect of higher yields in the U.S. There are many reasons for global markets to melt down, but one that doesn't get enough attention is the strong dollar. In...