Market Overview

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...

EUR/USDToday’s support: - 1.1160(main),where correction is possible. Break would give 1.1138, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.1109. Break of the latter would result in 1.1087. If a...

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...

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...

The global capital markets remain subdued for the most part despite the fact that paralysis in Europe is bringing Greece to the very brink. There will be no agreement today, and the finance ministers...

U.S. services growth eased for a third straight month in June, raising concerns about growth pace in the second quarter as a manufacturing report released this week also signaled a slowdown.The...

Asian markets open broadly lower, following global markets, as worries on Greece persists. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that "we don't yet have the necessary progress" regarding the debt...