Market Overview

The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is a simple computation: You take the Civilian Labor Force (people age 16 and over employed or seeking employment) and divide it by the Civilian...

Monday the Institute for Supply Management published its latest Non-Manufacturing Report. The headline NMI Composite Index is at 56 percent, up 0.3 percent from last month's 55.7 percent. Sunday's...

Our earlier update on demographic trends in employment included a chart illustrating the growth (or shrinkage) in six age cohorts since the turn of the century. In this commentary we'll zoom in on the...

Churchill reportedly once quipped that one can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted the other possibilities. That description is equally fitting for Europe at...

Well, the Greeks voted “No,” yet markets didn’t crash and the world didn’t end. What should we worry about next?I don’t mean to make light of the situation. But...

Governor Alejandro García Padilla of Puerto Rico said this week he does not think the Commonwealth will be able to pay back the $73 billion in debt owed to bondholders. I find this rare bit of...

What we may be witnessing is the first phase of a new era of widespread non-state currencies. It was easy to predict the eventual collapse of the one-currency-fits-all euro: indeed, many analysts...

Although today’s news seems to be fixated on the Greek OXI, the real game-changer is located on the other side of the globe, with the specter of growing illiquidity and rising volatility amongst...

Tsipras produces a rabbitCredit where credit's due. In the boldest of political gambits, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras held his nerve, got his carefully-worded referendum over the line and now...

A Decisive No Victory in GreeceOur screens are covered in red this morning, following the decisive victory of the NO side in Greece. After the result was made public, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis...

Market Drivers for July 6, 2015 Greece Votes NO Varoufakis resigns rallying euro on hopes of more constructive talks Nikkei -2.08% Europe -0.62% Oil $55/bbl Gold $1166/oz. Europe and AsiaAUD: ANZ Job...

Many Market participants are clearly not understanding the current situation in Greece and the contagion it can cause. It's not Greece alone, its the real systemic contagion risk and potential...

The latest IMM data covers the week from 23 June to 30 June 2015 .IMM positioning data released on Friday revealed the change in positioning following the announcement of the Greek referendum (on 27...

Markets which seemed priced for a yes were disappointed by the No vote in Greece.The creditors and the Greek government are faced with difficult negotiations. However, there is little time left to...