Market Overview

Looking at the upcoming session, without a doubt the real market moving event will be the Core Durable Goods Orders number, coming out of the United States. With that, we feel that the S&P 500...

The economic numbers start rolling in again after a lull due to a long holiday weekend in the UK and US. One of today’s key releases is the CBI Distributive Trades Survey for Britain, which will...

- VIX made a new Cycle low on Friday, May 22. A close above the 50-day Moving Average at 14.94 may break out of the declining wedge formation and confirm a sell signal for SPX. SPX may be ending its...

The Greek Saga Continues!The euro continues to lose ground today, because the Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras declared on Saturday that his country would not accept "humiliating bailout...

All over the planet, large banks are massively overexposed to derivatives contracts. Interest rate derivatives account for the biggest chunk of these derivatives contracts. According to the Bank for...

One issue on the minds of a number of investors is the near term potential for an equity market correction. One's thinking is framed by the fact the S&P 500 Index has not incurred a 10+%...

While the markets in the United States and parts of Europe were closed on Monday there are four things that took place that global investors need to know. 1. Japan reported a smaller than expected...

In my opinion, the Fed has significantly contributed to the weakness of the current economic expansion as follows: (1) By keeping interest rates near zero for so long, risk-averse savers have had to...

Daily BriefingCurrencies EUR/USD: The pair is trading in a support zone (1.0995-1.0949) on a 60 minute time frame. The next resistance is at 1.1326 and the support is at 1.0949. USD/JPY: The pair is...

EUR/USDCurrent level - 1.0967 Friday's peak at 1.1210 was the final of the consolidation pattern above 1.1050 and now the downtrend has been renewed, heading towards 1.0900...

You can read part 1 here. Global Data Highlights Monday, May 25, 2015 22:45 GMT New Zealand Trade Balance (April) The mood in New Zealand hasn’t been too positive lately as many of the...

US CPI, Yellen restore dollar’s uptrend Friday’s announcement of a faster-than-expected rise in the core US CPI, coupled with some hawkish comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen, have...

Market overview - Greece still in focus - Appreciation pressure on the DKK has eased - We still expect the Fed to hike rates in September Theme: when markets correct and liquidity dries up ...

Following the positive inflation data from the U.S, the dollar continued to rise against most major currencies ending the week in positive territory. The Core CPI rose 0.3% for the month, its highest...