Market Overview

Let's have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) and inflation. The range...

US Economy The United States represents the world’s largest economy. With 22% of nominal Global GDP and 17% of global GDP (PPP) it is the frontrunner in world economy. Being a major player in...

BackgroundThe fourth of July is arguably the second biggest holiday in the US after Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November. Therefore in the US, be advised that Friday is a market holiday, a...

The leadership at the Federal Reserve has consistently signaled its intention to lift rates this year. It is conditioned on the labor market continuing to absorb the slack, and provided the officials...

All eyes are on Greece again today and whether there will be any sign of a deal being reached during tomorrow emergency eurogroup meeting.While many deadlines have come and gone, is has been suggested...

Quality and growth from Asian small-capsScottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (SST) is one of the longest-established Asian trusts, and one of only two in its sector with a specialist smaller...

More evidence is emerging that Greece stands on its own when it comes to euro area exit risks. Unlike in the 2011/12 period, capital outflows are not an issue elsewhere in the Eurozone periphery....

•Greek talks break up with no resolution, to continue tomorrow…or did I use that headline yesterday? It seems I could use the same comment every day, but just change the date. Greek...

Market BriefUS data released yesterday were mixed as usual and did not allow the USD to gain positive momentum. Personal spending rose 0.9% in May after a disappointing 0.1% in April while personal...

Investors will be on the edge this weekend because the Greece saga could end this weekend. If traders were anxious going into the weekend last week, the risk averse attitude will be even more intense...

The US economic trend remains modestly positive as the second quarter comes to a close, based on a markets-based estimate of macro conditions. The Macro-Markets Risk Index (MMRI) closed at +4.8%...

Market Drivers June 26, 2015 EUR holds steady as Saturday Summit appears key Japanese data better all around Nikkei -0.31% Europe -0.60% Oil $59/bbl Gold $1175/oz. Europe and Asia:NZD Trade 350M vs....

When Saturday ComesIt’s not quite time to rename these updates the “World First Greek Update” but we are getting close. Yesterday’s Eurogroup meeting once again fizzled out...

As far as we can see, there’s really nothing in the economic announcements coming out today that should move the markets. With that being said, we look at technical analysis to guide our...