Market Overview

A partial rebound was in play in July after widespread losses dominated the global markets during the previous two months. Notably, last month witnessed a sharp increase in US real estate investment...

Ready for Super ThursdayThis week’s movements are crucial for both sterling and the US dollar. Thursday’s run of announcements from the Bank of England are set to give GBP volatility a...

Canada’s gross domestic product dropped 0.2 percent in May from the prior 0.1 percent contraction, while economists had called for a flat reading.Following the release of the data, the Canadian...

Euroarea core inflation rose more than forecast in July, giving some hopes that the ECB’s massive bond purchases program is becoming effective.Core inflation soared 1 percent, the fastest in 15...

Asian markets open the week generally lower as worry over China's economy continues. The MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan index dropped as much as -1% and is heading back to this year's low made back in...

Dollar was mixed last week as traders sharply pushed back expectations of a September rate hike by Fed. By the end of the week, the markets are pricing in only 28% chance of September hike, comparing...

Japan is facing a significant rout in its war against deflation as Quantitative Easing becomes the next failed battleground. After nearly three decades of stagnation, Japan is facing new hurdles as...

Dollar rallies on end-month buying The FOMC has said that the decision on whether to raise rates depends on the US economic data, so traders are ultra-sensitive to the US data nowadays. Friday’s...

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. -- Henry Ford I highly recommend you take the time to read. His message in that writing is wildly...

A new week and a new month and there will be many in the market happy to see the back of July, although developed market equities generally did well.The key thematic we have been detailing of late has...

The answer to the first question is 'sort of.' The answer to the second question is no. The effects of having an institution with the power to manipulate interest rates and the money supply at whim...

Canada’s housing market has diverged in recent years: Vancouver and Toronto joined other international real estate markets such as New York, London, and Sydney, while prices in other major...

I’m not sure the term “Swing Trading” is quite apt. A more appropriate term is “Whip Trading.” I had not expected the sharp drop in the dollar – except in USD/JPY...

Lumber and the Homebuilders ETF (NYSE:XHB) have traded, essentially, in the same directions from mid-2010 until October 2014 -- when Lumber suddenly took a nosedive down to major support at 240, while...